African Youth

In 2019 GeoPoll continued to expand our work conducting mobile-based research around the globe. In addition to moving into new markets in Latin America and Africa such as Somalia, GeoPoll [...]

Following our joint report with Ipsos, on the reaction to the crackdown on gambling in Kenya and the suspension of several gambling firms’ licenses, GeoPoll is pleased to release additional [...]

Jumia, an e-commerce store in Africa, has been rapidly gaining clout in the business world, both in Africa and across the globe. The increase in attention is well deserved seeing as the start-up [...]

Almost half of the Nigerian population have internet connectivity, supported by high mobile penetration, and as Africa’s largest economy Nigeria is one of the most prosperous consumer markets in [...]

At the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit in Washington, DC last month, GeoPoll had the opportunity to see the power of youth voices in action. Hearing 19 year old Paola Veroy discuss her [...]

GeoPoll is pleased to release our latest report, which examines viewer engagement and habits throughout the 2018 World Cup in Africa. The report is the second and final release of a two-part [...]

Young people in rural sub-Saharan Africa are rapidly moving to urban centers—hoping to start their lives anew. Studies conducted by GeoPoll show that SSA’s rural population decreased while urban [...]

African Millennials who were born from the early 1980s until around the turn of the new millennium are perceived as having changed the world’s understanding of Africa, bringing it from a ‘dark [...]

Mention the word millennials in a gathering and you may hear the words ‘entitled’,’ lazy’, and ‘narcissistic,’ among other adjectives. The millennial generation typically thought of as those born [...]

In June 2017, GeoPoll conducted a pilot utilizing short-message service (SMS) and computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) data collection to locate and recruit potential employers in [...]

Internet usage continues to grow, in large part due to increased smartphone penetration in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. GSMA predicts that, in 2020, there will be more than 700 million smartphone [...]

Thirty-five percent of Africa’s population is between the ages of 15 and 35 years[1]. They are growing up in a more connected world—with mobile phones, access to the internet, and engaged in [...]

In March 2017, GeoPoll partnered with a coalition of leading organisations, including The Red Cross Society, Well Told Story (Shujaaz) and Organisation for African Youth to carry out two surveys [...]

In March and April 2017, GeoPoll conducted two activities critical to enabling Kenyan youth (aged 18-35) gain the skills and support they need to compete and succeed in the workplace. Between [...]

At 1.5 billion, today’s global youth (aged 15 to 34 years old) is the largest in history.  They are driving changes in economic opportunities, development, and, increasingly, political systems. [...]

Millennials in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are using their mobile phones to bet on football and are spending less than $50USD per month. Kenya has the highest number of betting youth , this is [...]

Increased dependency on technology and a mobile-first approach is being driven by African Millennials, this is according to a recent GeoPoll rapid survey carried out among youth in five [...]

Millennials in East Africa are turning to Agriculture as a side business, a majority have attempted to turn their side hustle into their main focus borrowing starting capital from banks and [...]

Youth consumers in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) are very image conscious and are spending over 50% of their earnings on personal care items, this is according to a recent GeoPoll rapid survey carried [...]