Source: United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) | Aug 10, 2017

African Decentralization Day 2017: Creating Opportunities for Our Youth

The persistence of conflicts and wars on the continent continues to fuel uncertainty for the resolve of African leaders to strive and propose a better life for the youth and future generations

This year 2017, the theme of the African Union Decentralization Day celebrated today 10 August is “Youth Participation”. At the Local Government and UCLG Africa (www.AfriqueLocale.org) levels, we translate this as “Investing in Youth”. It seems we are stating the obvious. According to the US Census Bureau in 2010, 63%…