Soro Soke : : the young disruptors of an African megacity / / Trish Lorenz.

For the first time in human history, people aged over 65 now outnumber children under five. Yet one region in the world is bucking this trend: the world's top 20 youngest countries by population are all located in sub-Saharan Africa, and Africa's population under 35 now equals almost a bil...

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Superior document:Social Sciences
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Social Sciences
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 158 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures; About the Nine Dots Prize; 1. The Soro Soke generation; 2. The New York of Nigeria; 2.1 Speaking out: Chekwube Okonkwo on expressing African identity; 3. Cultural capital; 3.1 Speaking out: Osinachi on art and Nigerian identity; Speaking out: Priscilla Eke on feminism; 4. Challenging norms; 4.1 Speaking out: Uyaiedu Ipke-Etim on facing homophobia; 4.2 Speaking out: Michael Elégbèdé on the diaspora; 5. Japá; 5.1 Speaking out: Davies Okeowo on entrepreneurship; 6. Entrepreneurs with a mission; 7. The new oil; 7.1 Speaking out: Rinu Oduala on the #endSARS protests; 8. The hashtag generation; 8.1 Speaking out: Princess Obiajulu Ugwu on standing for election; 8.2 Speaking out: Fortunes Oronkwo on the monetisation of politics; 9. Contesting for Power; 10. We're in this together; Acknowledgements; Notes.