12/11/2025
🎥 Day 1 at Africa Tech Festival — powerful insights & inspiring voices!
From MTN, TikTok, Carry1st, SABC, BBC, and Trace, the conversation centered on AI, tech, and the power of African youth — the youngest and fastest-growing population on Earth, representing nearly 60% of the global youth. 🌍🔥
Representing , and highlighted how is driving inclusion through hyper-local content, local languages, and creator monetization, because attention is the new currency.
🎯 Upskilling youth is now critical to building a thriving creator economy.
📱 Telcos enable access and new financing models.
🙌🏽 Brands amplify stories through collaboration and co-creation.
💡 And strategic partnerships remain key to reaching the youth where they are.
The future is young, digital, and African — and it’s already happening. ⚡