Africa’s youth population between the ages 15 to 24 has seen a rapid growth rate in the last 12 years according to the Population Reference Bureau’s (PRB) 2009 World Population Data Sheet. The report said ‘the growth of the world’s youth population is shifting into the poorest countries’ especially Africa and Asia. According to the report, Africa’s population which has just passed 1 billion is growing by about 24 million per year, and will double by 2050. Carl Haub, PRB’s senior...- full story