African youths and politics.

Most Africans grew up believing in the statement "the youths are the future of tomorrow", yet most of them have gotten into their old age without seeing the same future that was promised to them. Poverty has been used by most politicians to maintain a grip on power. It's a common practice to see money being shared by politicians during election in Africa and the youths are always the target here.

Thanks to the power of social media and other enlightened youths especially the African diaspora, most youths are beginning to understand that their future and that of their children have been hijacked by old leaders who don't want to leave power and are only fighting for their interest and that of their family. It's common to see the internet being shot down in most part of Africa during agitations so as to subpress information flow. A common example is the case in Cameroon during the out break of the Anglophone crises. The most recent example was in Nigeria when Twitter was also taken down, not also forgetting how most Nigerian youths are getting soo much involved in the upcoming presidential elections. Most celebrities are on the field encouraging the youths to register and vote in the upcoming elections for change. 

One might be tempted to ask if the  youths are beginning to realize that they are what Africa has been waiting for. This brings us back to the point that African youths have to rise and take the bull by the horn and fight every "ancestral" leader  still in power