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BY JOY MAKENAH
What is Agenda 2063 and Why should African Youth care about it? Well, it is the future of Africa’s self reliance and as COVID19 has shown us, global supply chains can and will be broken down and compromised. This is why Africa needs to be self-reliant, peaceful and continuously growing. Here’s all you need to know:
Africa has been a place of wars and unresolved conflicts for a long time. The conflicts have been political, economic, social and ethnic. One can argue that it is time the youth of Africa should step up and fight for their nations and a united Africa at large. According to the UN 2019, the youth between 15-24 years constitute around 20% of the population of Africa and it is predicted by 2030 youth in Africa will have increased by 42% which means they are the ones mostly affected by the conflicts in the continent. It therefore justifies why the youth should be included in peace making initiatives, policy making and planning. Decisions that are made will always affect the youths therefore they have to be part of them all.
If you are alive then you have encountered some form of media or another. In fact, if you have access to the internet (which according to Internet World Stats is about 89.7% of Kenyans), then you have encountered digital media. Many of us use the media for information, for connection and just for laughs. But in the age of clout-chasers and fake news, how can we, as youth, be more responsible in our media use and production? The answer to that is Media Literacy.
Conflicts are believed to affect men and women in different ways. Women and children are considered the most affected and therefore the main victims in conflict situations. It is therefore believed that the specific needs of women and children for a long time where not considered until the year 2000. Women constitute the better percentage of the population of Africa and the world at large. The United Nations Security Council (2000) adopted resolution 1325 on women which recognized the damaging effects of conflict on girls and women.
The UK-Africa Investment Summit on 20 January 2020 laid the foundations for new partnerships between the UK and African nations based on trade, investment, shared values and mutual interest. Billions of pounds of new commercial deals were announced highlighting the strength of the UK’s offer and existing relationships with Africa.
