Corruption Pushing 60% of African Youth for Immigration

 

60 percent of African youth want to leave the continent to escape unchecked corruption that threatens their future, according to a survey of more than 5,600 young people in 16 countries released Tuesday.

Corruption is seen as the "biggest obstacle" faced by young people in Africa to achieve their own skills and improve their lives, according to the "Echikovitz Family Foundation" and Ha Jocensburg headquarters, all by conducting a survey that included 5604 people between the ages of 18 and 24.

"More than anything else, they believe that their governments are not doing enough to deal with this scourge, and because of this, about 60% seek migration in the next five years," she said.

The "African Youth Survey for the Year 2024," which the foundation says is unprecedented in its size and scope, was conducted through face-to-face interviews in January and February in countries ranging from South Africa to Ethiopia.

North America was the top migration option for this age group, followed by Western European countries such as the UK, France, Germany and Spain.

More than half of respondents (55 percent) said that Africa is on the "wrong track," despite a limited 37 percent increase in "African optimism" compared to a survey conducted in 2022.

The foundation found that about two-thirds of respondents believe in democracy, and nearly 60 percent of them support democracy with an "African character.

Nearly one in three believe that non-democratic regimes of the army or one-party rule may be preferable under my circumstances.

Most respondents (72 percent) said that outside influence is a problem. "They are concerned about the exploitation of their country by foreign companies, especially its natural metal wealth, which is extracted and exported without any additional benefit to the people," the foundation said.

A large majority (82 percent) viewed Chinese influence positively, while 79 percent said the same about the United States.

In Malawi and South Africa, in particular, more than half of those who saw Russia said they had been given grain and fertilizer.

Most respondents reported that the impact of Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election will be much worse for Africa than the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris.

The "African Youth Payments", which was the first time in 2020, "aims to give youth in Africa in Africa," according to the director of communications at the Foundation, Niko de Clerek, to France Press. It also provides useful data for governments, NGOs and investors.

Africa is home to the world's fastest-growing and most populous continent.

In 2020, the continent's average age will be 19.7, compared to 31.0 in Latin America, 38.6 in North America and 42.5 in Europe, according to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

Africa has about 420 million young men between the ages of 15 and 35, a third of whom are unemployed, according to the African Development Bank. The population is expected to double to more than 830 million by 2050.

PSB Insights conducted a 2024 African Youth Pattern Revenge in Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.