Advancing the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in 2025

In 2025, Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its pursuit of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda. Since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2250 and the African Union’s Continental Framework on YPS, progress has been made in recognizing youth as agents of peace rather than passive beneficiaries. Countries like Kenya, The […]

Climate Is Changing Fast – Adaptation and Mitigation Are Falling Behind

Africa stands at the frontline of climate change. From the Sahel to the Swahili coast, the continent is warming faster than the global average. Yet, as the climate crisis accelerates, our response (both in adaptation and mitigation) is lagging dangerously behind. According to the African Initiative on Climate Change, “Africa contributes less than 4% of […]

Ai and the Future of Work: Africa’s Youth at the Crossroads

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant frontierit’s the engine reshaping the global workplace. In Africa, where over 60% of the population is under the age of 25, the stakes are uniquely high. From Nairobi to Lagos, AI is redefining what it means to work, learn, and lead. But will Africa’s youth ride this […]

Breaking the Chains: Africa’s Moment to Reclaim its Future

 How a Shaken Aid Ecosystem Could Spark a Revolution in African Development Over the last five years, philanthropy in Africa has been jolted by seismic shifts in global donor funding.  There is an unspoken but shared realization; the old ways of doing things are crumbling. The reduction of Official Development Assistance (ODA), the abrupt U.S. […]

My Reflection post the 2022 One Young World Summit

FELLOW YOUTH, OUR GENERATION MUST NOT FAIL! “Our generation has failed, yours must not.” said Mary Robinson the former president of Ireland and Chair of the Elders at One Young World. As I watched and listened, angst gripped me as I endeavoured to find resonance with her articulation. “Is it possible for a generation to […]