• Governance,  Public Service

    The Young and the Political: Why Gen Z Is Tuning In

    By Dede Cape Coast, Ghana — At 21, Kwame Owusu doesn’t just scroll TikTok for fun. He scrolls for news. From trending debates in Parliament to live broadcasts of town hall meetings, Kwame and thousands of young Ghanaians are consuming — and participating in — politics in ways their parents never imagined. “We may not have power now,” he says, “but our voice? It’s louder than ever.” In a country where political apathy once defined the youth, Gen Z is showing up — online, on the streets, and at the ballot box. Their engagement isn’t always traditional, but it is real. And it is rising. A New Kind of Activism…