Experts Talk

Since independence, the resilience of the African state has been tested on issues of legitimacy of governments, service delivery and citizenship, to mention but a few. The idea of a resilient state has risen to prominence in the international security and development fora. It has featured in political discourse on state-building and state fragility, especially in postwar states. However, a research gap exists on the link between resilience and youth inclusion. Africa has the youngest population in the world1 but is also home to some of the fastest-growing economies2 globally. Yet even with some of the fastest-growing economies, the African continent is struggling to include youth into state structures. Unemployed educated young people3 have posed security risks to their communities through engaging in organized and petty criminal activity. In contrast, others have been radicalized in countries like Mozambique and have taken arms against the state. Other youth have chosen to engage in political discourse as s own by people power in Uganda and Economic Freedom Fighters in South Africa, to mention but a few. The political path has been mired with violence in some cases as the ruling
regimes have sought to keep hold of power. This has created a powder keg over Africa’s continent that has exploded numerous times, as the case was with the 2011 Arab Spring, 2020 election riots in Uganda and disaffected youth in Mozambique have been drawn
into terror organizations.

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