The Dream of an African Youth
Sometimes, when I think Africa, I ask myself what’s wrong with us. What’s wrong with the mother continent? Why all the main wrongs exist in their majority here in my continent? Why can’t Africa be the continent where we can live without fear of war, without hunger; the continent where we can stay and grow without envying others?

This is the kind of continent I always dream of, a continent united with peace. Sometimes I thought that it would never be possible to live in such a continent. But now I’m sure that it is possible. Yes, because in this continent there is hope, there is future, there is YOUTH: 294 millions of persons have between 10 and 24 years in Africa i.e. 33% of the total population.

These youths (we) are obviously the future of our continent and the future of the world; it is the way of African development. But to achieve this goal, we, young Africans, have to leave our small selfish life and think about development in Africa. And the first step for that may consist in developing communication between us, to exchange in how we can contribute to develop our countries and our continent, and how we can make our ideas into practice. We have now the opportunity to meet, to talk and see everyone, everywhere in the world, at every moment with the lowest price. So let’s take this chance to make our dream real. Because I’m sure that it is the dream of all young Africans to express themselves, to be proud of his continent, to live in a safe place and to build his own future the way he thinks it should be.

NAYD is making the first step; it creates the space for all of us to express how we think we have to lead our destiny for Africa. So to all young African, everywhere you are in the world, “get up” and join networks like NAYD, create a network or join NAYD for Africa development. We don’t have the right to stay behind again like our elders. Cheikh Mamina Diédhiou, Sénéga, cheikhmamina@yahoo.fr