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African youths and politics.

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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 Nigeri