Soro Soke : : the young disruptors of an African megacity / / Trish Lorenz.

• Superior document: Social Sciences
• VerfasserIn: Lorenz, Trish,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Social Sciences
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 158 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

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.

Table of Contents

List of Figures; About the Nine Dots Prize; 1. The Soro Soke generation; 2. The New York of Nigeria; 2.1 Speaking out: Chekwube Okonkwo on expressing African identity; 3. Cultural capital; 3.1 Speaking out: Osinachi on art and Nigerian identity; Speaking out: Priscilla Eke on feminism; 4. Challenging norms; 4.1 Speaking out: Uyaiedu Ipke-Etim on facing homophobia; 4.2 Speaking out: Michael Elégbèdé on the diaspora; 5. Japá; 5.1 Speaking out: Davies Okeowo on entrepreneurship; 6. Entrepreneurs with a mission; 7. The new oil; 7.1 Speaking out: Rinu Oduala on the #endSARS protests; 8. The hashtag generation; 8.1 Speaking out: Princess Obiajulu Ugwu on standing for election; 8.2 Speaking out: Fortunes Oronkwo on the monetisation of politics; 9. Contesting for Power; 10. We're in this together; Acknowledgements; Notes.