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Diaspora institutions are charting new courses for diasporic African youth

Diaspora institutions are charting new courses for diasporic African youth

THE desire for knowledge about Africa and a growing sense of African pride among African youths living in an increasingly discriminatory diaspora has fueled a surge in institutions promoting African identity. A new Africa No Filter report, "Being African: How African Youth Experience the Diaspora," finds that African diaspora youth maintain their African identity and seek cultural exchange and information from Africa and fellow Africans even while abroad. “Speaking or knowing an African language, learning about African history and current affairs, eating African food, wearing African clothes and hairstyles, and enjoying the cultural and sporting achievements of the continent are…
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Investors train eyes on African youth with gaming campuses

Investors train eyes on African youth with gaming campuses

IN early June, Maliyo, a game studio in Nigeria began training its pioneer class of 27 participants, drawn from the West African country as well as Kenya, Cameroon and South Africa, while this July, Microsoft is scheduled to run a 2-day virtual gaming camp that will take place across four African cities: Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, and Johannesburg. Also lining up in a growing list of gaming academies and short-term learning experience camps springing up on the continent is ‘Level up Africa’ with a planned student intake in early 2024. Organisers of all these virtual and onsite programs -lasting from two…
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Shun ethnic rivalry and corruption, pope tells African youth

Shun ethnic rivalry and corruption, pope tells African youth

PHILIP PULLELLA and PAUL LORGERIE POPE Francis urged young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future without the ethnic rivalry, corruption and distrust that have fuelled so many bloody conflicts in Africa. Addressing more than 65,000 young people in Martyrs Stadium, Francis spoke of forgiveness and reconciliation, themes that have dominated his visit to Congo, where armed conflict has killed and displaced millions of people over the past decades. But Thursday's speech focused on what he called "ingredients for the future", and struck a more hopeful tone than his previous ones as he spoke of…
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African youth warm up to plant-based food

African youth warm up to plant-based food

SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY CHANGING taste preferences among Africa’s big consumers is driving plant-based diets mainstream in Africa as diners become more conscious about their health and climate. US-based North Mountain Consulting Group and South Africa’s Credence Institute study show Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt have the continent's biggest appetite for vegan meat. It further found that Gen Z and millennial age groups (18-39 years) have developed the biggest taste for PBM in the three African states. “Although not currently familiar or widely adopted, consumers in Kenya and Nigeria were quite open to trying and purchasing PBM (about three quarters…
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