African youth as the 7th region of African Union
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- The article argues that African youth should be recognized as the African Union’s seventh region.
- It contrasts this proposal with the Union’s 2003 recognition of the diaspora as its sixth region.
The African Union recognized the diaspora as its sixth region in 2003, acknowledging Africans whom geography had placed outside the continent. The article argues that the Union has still failed to address a structural gap: the role and place of Africa’s youth.
The proposal for African youth to become the African Union’s seventh region was raised at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa in February 2026.
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