AGORA NextGen Scholars: Shaping Africa’s Future

At AGORA 26, young researchers brought fresh perspectives to Africa’s jobs and skills debate, drawing on research into education, digitalization, job quality, food systems, and economic transformation. In candid conversations with Lukwesa Burak, BCC Presenter and Moderator, they reflected on what needs to change, from improving access to data and preparing young people for an AI-driven economy to creating better jobs.

Interviewees:

• Nouréini Sayouti Souleymane, Research Scientist, Innovations for Poverty Action
• Regean Mugume, Research Analyst, Economic Policy Research Centre, Makerere University
• Hardi Ahmed, PostDoc, NOVA School of Business and Economics
• Yselle Flora Malah-Kuete, Development Economist, University of Yaounde II