Africa’s Youth Aren’t Disengaged—They’ve Just Moved Online
A cultural shift is taking place, where political and civic action is increasingly taking place online. Youth activism has moved to digital or online activism. Nigeria’s #EndSARS campaign in October 2020 was carried by about 1.5 million Instagram posts and about 48 million tweets, and 158–273 million post impressions globally. This was a social movement calling for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit in the Nigerian Police that was known for abusing citizens, especially the youth....
