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Africa's Young Population: Opportunity and ChallengeCEFR A1
28 Jan 2026
Adapted from Laura, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
1 min
42 words
- Africa has many young people.
- The population is growing fast.
- Young people need good schools.
- They also need safe jobs.
- Some countries make new programs.
- Others still have big challenges.
- Many children do not go to school.
- Better policy can help youth.
Difficult words
- population — all the people in an area or country
- grow — to increase in size or numbergrowing
- school — a place where children learnschools
- job — work that a person does to earn moneyjobs
- program — a planned set of activities or servicesprograms
- policy — a plan or rule made by leaders
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Discussion questions
- Do you go to school?
- Would you like a safe job?
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