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BOTSWANA: Young Batswana Seek Radical Amendments to African Youth Charter
Mmegi reported on 22 May that young people want a quota of seats in national parliaments of AU member states reserved for young people and a repeal of laws that bar youths with criminal records from employment. The recent national conference of BNYC was convened to adopt a country position ahead of the World Youth Conference, which will be preceded by two African youth conferences - one in Namibia for the SADC region in June, the other for the continent in Nigeria. The conference was jointly organised by the Department of Youth in the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture and BNYC in partnership with UNFPA. Read: Mmegi