This paper introduces the Special Collection 'Youth, the Kenyan state and a politics of
contestation'. It focuses on youth and the heterogenous ways this social category responds …

In Zimbabwe after 2000, ZANU (PF) leaders' past experiences of student activism in
Rhodesia were celebrated by the state-owned media as personifications of anti-colonial …

This article explores the impact of the reintroduction of multiparty politics at the University of
Nairobi in the late-1990s. It argues that the reinstatement of Nairobi's student union (SONU) …

University students have often played a critical role in shaping political dynamics across sub-
Saharan Africa. This article situates the expressed political attitudes of students at the …

This chapter provides the context and background of the book, drawing on diverse
perspectives of the definition of a youth in the context of Africa. The chapter also analyses …

This study aimed to assess the determinants of criminal activities among youth in Tanzania:
A case of Temeke District, Dar Es Salaam. Specifically, this study sought to determine …

The'problem'of youth has recently been high on the agenda of African governments and non-
governmental organisations (NGOs). This perceived threat is compounded by the …