{
  "id": 9266088,
  "title": "Africa’s Youth Need More Than a Voice; They Need Power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/africas-youth-need-more-than-a-voice-they-need-power",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-09-23-africa-s-youth-need-more-than-a-voice-they-need-power/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly 60 percent of Africans are under the age of 25, but scale alone is not power. Investing in civic skills and practical advocacy infrastructure is vital to converting Africa's demographic potential into real, lasting change.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}