This recording is from “Africa’s youth surge, and why it matters” which was an hour long webinar by Edward Paice held on 14 December 2022.

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Some of the areas the talk addressed, were:

• Historical and future trends of ‘the greatest demographic upheaval in history’
• The demographic trends — by region, country, and within individual countries — and what this tells us
• A rebuttal of the received wisdom and generalisations
• Analysis of Africa’s youthfulness and jobs statistics
• Politics and demography
• How Africa’s demographic expansion will impact everything

Speaker

Edward Paice is director of the Africa Research Institute independent think-tank which provides a forum for the discussion of issues of critical importance to the continent.

Edward studied history and subsequently was a visiting fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge. After working as an investment analyst in the City he moved to Africa in the 1990s and began a new career as an author and historian. His published works include the critically acclaimed ‘Lost Lion of Empire’ and ‘Tip & Run: the untold story of the great war in Africa.’

The paperback edition of his Youthquake: Why African Demography Matters was published in November 2022.

Edward is a World Economic Forum thought leader on African topics and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.