Soro Soke
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Soro Soke

The Young Disruptors of an African Megacity

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Soro Soke

The Young Disruptors of an African Megacity

About this book

For the first time in human history, people aged over 65 now outnumber children under five. Yet one region in the world is bucking this trend: the world's top 20 youngest countries by population are all located in sub-Saharan Africa, and Africa's population under 35 now equals almost a billion people. Whilst there has been much research and reportage in the West around the lives of millennials and Gen Z, little has been written on the dreams and aspirations, the fears and hopes, the needs and desires of young Africans. The Yoruba expression Soro Soke, meaning "Speak Up", has become a clarion call for young Nigerians seeking to make their voices heard, resonating across the African continent and around the world via social media. Trish Lorenz speaks to the bright new entrepreneurs, artists, and activists of Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, to understand what it means to be young in an otherwise ageing world. This book is also available Open Access.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures and Illustrations
  7. About the Nine Dots Prize
  8. 1 The Soro Soke Generation
  9. 2 The New York of Nigeria
  10. Speaking Out: Chekwube Okonkwo on Expressing African Identity
  11. 3 Cultural Capital
  12. Speaking Out: Osinachi on Art and Nigerian Identity
  13. Speaking Out: Priscilla Eke on Feminism
  14. 4 Challenging Norms
  15. Speaking Out: Uyaiedu Ipke-Etim on Facing Homophobia
  16. Speaking Out: Michael ElégbÚdé on the Diaspora
  17. 5 JapĂĄ
  18. Speaking Out: Davies Okeowo on Entrepreneurship
  19. 6 Entrepreneurs with a Mission
  20. 7 The New Oil
  21. Speaking Out: Rinu Oduala on the #endSARS Protests
  22. 8 The Hashtag Generation
  23. Speaking Out: Princess Obiajulu Ugwu on Standing for Election
  24. Speaking Out: Fortunes Oronkwo on the Monetisation of Politics
  25. 9 Contesting for Power
  26. 10 We’re in This Together
  27. Acknowledgements
  28. Notes