Africa rising: Young people are fighting back everywhere – The Wall Street Journal

Dictators and corrupt politicians have had it easy in Africa for decades, but that is changing. As The Wall Street Journal reports, young Africans are fighting back.
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EDINBURGH — Dictators and corrupt politicians have had it easy in Africa for decades, but that is changing. As The Wall Street Journal reports, young Africans are fighting back. There is a backlash against some of the most entrenched leaders, as better-educated, urban, poor people demand economic opportunities. Protests have erupted in Sudan, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe. Analysts are watching Nigeria and South Africa, both facing elections this year, closely. Africa is the world's youngest continent, observes The Wall Street Journal, with 19-year-olds increasingly frustrated with the yawning gap in wealth and lifestyle between the youth and an ageing elite. – Jackie Cameron

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