Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, the Omanhen of Cape Coast and the President of the Oguaa Traditional Council has called on African leaders to create a constant avenue to prepare young people for governance and leadership. He said that the potential for Africa to change lies in its young people, hence the need to tap into …
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Speakers at this year’s African Youth and Governance Conference have urged youth on the continent to be proactive and start engaging in entrepreneurship programs, instead of complaining about problems found on their continent. Professor N’Dri Therese Assie-Lumumba, a lecturer at Cornel University and a board member of Youth Bridge Foundation, organizers of the conference who …
AFRICAN YOUTH SHOULD NOT BECOME MODERN-DAY SLAVES – PROF. ASSIE-LUMUMBAA Read More »
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria has stated that the realization of ‘Africa Beyond Aid’ can only be achieved through partnerships and youth mentorship. He said that the Africa Beyond Aid agenda can only be achieved through partnerships and broader inclusiveness of the youth. “The transformation of Africa lies in the power of the …
AFRICA BEYOND AID CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND YOUTH MENTORSHIP – OBASANJO Read More »
Africa has the youngest population in the world with about 41% of the people below 15 years old while another 19% are between 15 and 24 years. It is estimated that in 2055, the continent’s youth population aged 15-24, will more than double the 2015 total of 226 million. However, the continent remains hostile to …
CHARTING A PATH FOR AFRICA BEYOND AID; GHANA HOSTS AFRICA AND DIASPORA YOUTH Read More »
The African Youth and Governance Conference has been rebranded as African Youth and Governance Convergence (AYGC). This was announced by Prof Ransford Gyampo, Head of the Youth Bridge Research Institute at the launch of the 11th AYGC held in Accra on Tuesday, 26th March, 2019. Explaining the rationale that had necessitated the re-branding, Prof Gyampo …
The 11th African Youth and Governance Convergence (AYGC) has been duly launched in Southern Africa. The Partner’s Breakfast and Fundraising meeting was held at the Best Western Plus Grand Hotel in Lusaka- Zambia, in preparation towards the main event which will take place in Ghana at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel from the 11th …
YBF ZAMBIA LAUNCHES 11TH AFRICAN YOUTH AND GOVERNANCE CONVERGENCE Read More »
Dr Zanetor Agyemang Rawlings, the Member of Parliament for the Klottey-Korley Constituency, has charged the youth, especially delegates of this year’s African Youth and Governance Conference (AYGC) to be ethical in everything they do. She said, the youth must remember that human values made the nation special and making changes wherever they found themselves was …
ZANETOR RAWLINGS CHARGES YOUTH TO BE ETHICAL LEADERS Read More »
Mr Seth Oteng, Executive Director, Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), on Wednesday said the African youth holds the key to the continent’s integration and progress in leadership and governance. He said the well-touted Pan African dream, economic liberation and the ‘beyond aid’ agenda, would be meaningless today, unless it was linked to the empowered African youth. …
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The 10th African Youth and Governance Conference (AYGC), held on the theme: “Mobilizing Africa’s youth to build a continent beyond aid”,has ended, with a call on governments to include the youth in the development and leadership processes. The conference, which was held in Accra, gave the youth a platform to deliberate on key thematic areas, …
A delegation of Youth at the ongoing 6th African Youth and Governance Conference (AYGC), led by Mr. Seth Oteng, the Executive Director of Youth Bridge Foundation (conveners of the AYGC) has paid a courtesy call on Kenneth Kaunda, a founding father of Zambia. The former politician who served as the first President of Zambia from …
YOUTH DELEGATES PAY COURTESY CALL ON ZAMBIA’S FIRST PRESIDENT-KENNETH KAUNDA Read More »
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