Kenyans and Nigerians have recently taken to the streets to express frustration about a rising cost of living and their governments' response to inescapable economic pressures. Young people have played a prominent driving force in both countries, as they leverage social media and decentralised organisation to ensure their voices are heard.
In this episode, Charlie Robertson, a leading emerging and frontier markets specialist, looks at the factors that contributed to the demonstrations and explores the governments' medium term policy options in light of the current reality.
We also discuss the meaning and implication of Africa's "demographic dividend" and Charlie draws from the themes explored in his latest book, The Time Travelling Economist. The book outlines three centuries of economic development and highlights the education, energy and demographic lessons for frontier markets in Asia and Africa in the coming 50 years.
