The United Nations Foundation, The Elders, and the African Union Youth Envoy have launched a new podcast series titled The Future of Africa, designed to give young leaders across the continent a platform to debate pressing global challenges and opportunities Punch reports.
According to a statement from the organisers, the limited-episode series, which premiered on August 12, 2025, will focus on issues such as climate justice, development finance, democratic trust, and the future of education.
The programme is co-hosted by Kenyan media personality Adelle Onyango and Mark Leon Goldberg of the Global Dispatches podcast. Its first episode explored Africa’s growing influence on the world stage, highlighting the role of emerging voices and visionary leaders.
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Organisers noted that many of Africa’s young people — particularly in Nigeria — face high inflation, graduate unemployment, weak job creation, and limited entrepreneurial opportunities. They said the podcast aims to provide space for constructive dialogue and solutions.
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“The Future of Africa challenges Africans and those interested in the continent’s future to hear young people’s voices, explore their ideas, and set the scene for what’s to come,” the statement read [Punch].
Featured guests include Chimdi Neliaku, Special Assistant to the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Interparliamentary Affairs; Samson Itodo, Executive Director of Yiaga Africa and Convener of the Not Too Young To Run movement; and Chukwuemeka Eze, Director of Democratic Resilience at the Open Society Foundations.
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