Youth Leadership in Africa with Godbless Otubure
Youth leadership in Africa has been seen by many as the real remedy for the unacceptable leadership flaw across the continent. But this is not a simple battle to win for the youth.
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The role of Youth Leadership in Africa
The role of youth leadership in Africa is critical for the continent’s development and future. Young people make up a significant portion of Africa’s population, and they have the potential to drive change and bring about positive social, economic, and political transformation.
Youth leadership in Africa can take many forms, including activism, entrepreneurship, innovation, and civic engagement. Effective youth leadership requires young people to be informed, empowered, and engaged in their communities and countries.
Young leaders can play a crucial role in addressing Africa’s challenges, such as poverty, unemployment, inequality, and corruption. They can provide innovative solutions to these problems by leveraging technology, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
Furthermore, youth leadership can promote democratic governance and social justice in Africa. Young leaders can hold governments accountable, advocate for human rights, and mobilize communities to demand change.
In summary, youth leadership in Africa is crucial for the continent’s development, and it can bring about positive change by promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and democratic governance.
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It’s going to be hard to penetrate the African seats of power by the youth. But there are no many alternatives out there if the change must come. African youths must become the protagonist of their economic and political affairs and they must do everything with their possibility to get there. This is their right and no one is going to give it to them at the platter of gold.
For centuries, the kind of leadership that is set up in Africa has been nothing more than a mere representation of the multinationals and western colonial powers that still, directly and indirectly, control the African narrations and her socio-economic and political life.
The African people have never really been considered as part of the bargain and therefore the younger regenerations have never been prepared to take on the mantle of leadership and become good leaders over their people.
Even though on per population basis, the continent has the youngest proportion of young people in the world, Africa is still be run by much older technocrats with their almost medieval mindsets, while the younger and more vibrant minds are almost set aside, as if they do not count.
This is the background from where we are paying special attention to today’s episode of African Leadership Podcast.
The question now is “Are African youth really Ready to Lead the continent?”
Helping us to make sense of this argument in today’s episode of African Leadership Podcast is Godbless Otubure, president of “Ready To Leader Africa”
More about the project
Youth Awakening 1.0 was an inspirational dialogue and a partnership between ReadyToLeadAfrica, Godbless Otubure and Olakunle Soriyan to explore the role of youths in a post-pandemic world. Youth Awakening also analyzed the role youths played globally during the pandemic and asked deep questions about if this represented the possibilities of a much deeper awakening by young people as a result of the pandemic? Over 1500 youths attended the online event and participated by asking questions and sharing their new gained wisdom.
Gubernatorial Election Observation Ondo State & Implementation of Youth Against Violence Accord 2020
ReadyToLeadAfrica was also part of the Ondo State October 2020 Governorship Election as observers and promoters of peace through the Youth Against Violence Accord (YAVA) implemented by our Ondo State Chapter which was well received by both the APC, ZLP and the PDP candidates.
We also served as media resource observers for TVC News Nigeria on the ground covering the elections. Our work also involved encouraging young people to shun violence and embrace greater participation in the electoral process.
Download the first chapter of The Storytelling Series: Beginners’ Guide for Small Businesses & Content Creators by Obehi Ewanfoh.
