All at the polls?
(part 2)
MARCO LONGARI / AFP
By: Diara Ndiaye Follow
1 min
Youth represent the majority of the population on the continent, but remain under-represented in politics.
Very often, their only participation is limited to voting for a party to which one feels more or less close.
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A situation that some hope to change.
Among African youth, men and women intend to bring about change by themselves.
Illustration in Niamey in Niger where several young candidates will run for office at the end of 2020.
Guest (common thread): Dougoukolo Ba Konaré
, researcher and founder of the Kisal Observatory.
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