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African Union Innovation Festival 2025 Celebrated Youth Innovation As the Driving Force for Africa’s Digital Transformation

eriinfo.com3 days ago08 mins

Youth-led innovation lies at the heart of Africa’s transformation. With more than 70% of the continent’s population under the age of 35, Africa’s young innovators are shaping solutions to address the continent’s most pressing challenges from climate change and health to digital inclusion and industrialization. Recognizing this, the AU Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD),…

Microsoft SA unveils Ikamva Digital to boost youth tech skills

eriinfo.com4 days ago06 mins

Ikamva Digital – a digital learning platform that offers flexible, mobile-friendly learning pathways in high-demand skills – has officially been launched by Microsoft South Africa, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Supplied image – back row (L-R): Sohail Dhoda, Head of Business, Growth and Strategy at Philanthrosoft; Tobias Muehler, Head of…

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Africa: Gen Z Youth Driving Unstoppable Wave of Political Change Across Africa, Somali MP Says

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Mogadishu, Oct 19 — Somali legislator Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has issued a stern warning to governments across Africa attempting to stifle youth-led protests, saying such efforts will not halt the growing wave of demands for political change. Speaking during Shabelle TV’s Garnaqsi, a panel discussion focused on Africa’s political future and the role of youth…

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Africa: AU Signs MOU With Pan African Youth Union to Bolster Partnership

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Addis Ababa — The African Union Commission and the Pan African Youth Union (PYU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together aimed at empowering the youth in the continent. Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received Hon. Dialla Moumouni and Mr. Ahmed Bening, Executive Leaders of the Pan African Youth…

Octotel’s learnership programme continues to transform youth into workforce-ready professionals

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Octotel, South Africa’s top-rated fibre network provider, proudly announces the successful conclusion of its second learnership programme intake. This milestone highlights Octotel’s commitment to addressing youth unemployment and building a more skilled, inclusive workforce in the country’s growing digital economy. The announcement comes as the Western Cape records its lowest unemployment rate in six years…

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Africa: Liberian Teenagers Evans David, Kamara Kosso Selected for Fiba Africa Youth Camp

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Published: September 30, 2025 MONROVIA– Liberian youngsters Evans David and Kamara Kosso have been selected to participate in the 2025 FIBA Africa Regional Youth Camp – Men’s Edition, scheduled for Oct. 12-15 in Cairo, Egypt. The camp will be held at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall and will bring together some of Africa’s top young…

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Africa: Inside Africa’s Big Bet On Youth to Feed the Continent and Who’s Actually Getting Funded

eriinfo.com2 months ago017 mins

Dakar — Winnie Wambui leans forward on the panel stage, microphone in hand, scanning the room until she spots a raised hand. Everyone in the room wears headphones, each voice isolated so that discussions don’t clash with sessions in adjacent halls. A question cuts through: how did a student science project become a commercial business?…

MRI Software’s innovative solution to tackling SA’s youth unemployment

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

Addressing youth unemployment requires more than job creation; it demands building real capability. Source: Supplied. Melissa Wessels, director of Professional Services at MRI Software in Cape Town. MRI Software’s Lead SA internship programme, launched in 2025, is tackling this by equipping 17–21-year-olds with no prior work experience with technical, professional, and industry-specific skills. Through 12…

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Africa: Empowering Youth – Key to Africa’s Peace, Prosperity

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– For Africa to thrive, overcome conflict, and achieve sustainable development, governments must place youth at the center of their agendas, African youths told The Ethiopian Herald. Africa has the youngest population in the world, with 70% of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30. This demographic reality presents an immense opportunity for growth–but only…

Empowering SA youth to lead green tech revolution

eriinfo.com3 months ago08 mins

Professor HB Klopper, academic head at Belgium Campus iTversity. As we strive to meet global climate targets, such as the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we must do more than adopt available technologies at our disposal. We must also ensure we equip our youth to shape, lead and own the…