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Young, urban, African: What it means to be a good citizen in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania

Youth in our study spent little time describing good citizenship as voting, advocating or protesting. FILE| SHUTTERSTOCK

By  THE CONVERSATION

Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 make up two-thirds of Africa’s population. The number is expected to reach 75% by 2030.

They live in an environment of rapid urbanisation, high unemployment rates and poor state services. These are some of the factors that incline young people towards political involvement – as seen in Kenya and Uganda most recently.

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