Africa has the youngest population in the world with more than 400 million young people aged between the ages of 15 to 35 years necessitating an increase of investment in economic and social development factors, in order to improve the development index of African nations. The AU has developed several youth development policies and programs at the continental level aimed at ensuring the continent benefits from its demographic dividend. The policies include the African Youth Charter, Youth Decade Plan of Action, and the Malabo Decision on Youth Empowerment, all of which are implemented through various AU Agenda 2063 programmes.