Younger Africa: What does it mean ,,,, ? ....

Younger Africa

Across Africa, a continent where the average age is about 19, protests have flared against leaders who may have outstayed their welcome. See a country-by-country breakdown of population age 15 or under and tap the icons for more info on recent political shifts.

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Egypt: Islamist Mohammed Morsi was elected in June as the country's first freely elected civilian leader after six decades of military-backed dictatorship.

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 Algeria: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's allies scored a victory in parliamentary elections in May. Islamist groups and other opposition parties alleged irregularities. Mr. Bouteflika is 75 years old and has been in office for 13 years.

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Angola: Prodemocracy activists are rallying ahead of presidential elections set for Aug. 31. The incumbent, José Eduardo Dos Santos, is one of Africa's longest serving rulers. He has been in office for 33 years.

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Burkina Faso: Leader Blaise Compaoré, who is 61 years old, has been in office for 25 years.

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Cameroon: 41% of the population is 15 years old or under. They are presided over by Paul Biya, who is 79 years old and has been in office for 30 years.

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Cote d'Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara was sworn in after the arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo in April 2011. In June 2012, the government said it thwarted a plotted coup by army officers loyal to Mr. Gbagbo.

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Eritrea: 43% of the population is 15 years old or under. They are presided over by Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who is 88 years old and has been in office for 11 years.

Ghana: 38% of the population is 15 years old or under. After three years in office, President John Evans Atta Mills fell sick and died suddenly in late July 2012, age 68. The vice president, John Mahama, 53, is finishing Mr. Mills’s term, which had been due to end within months.

  

Guinea: Transitional authorities were sworn on May 23, six weeks after the military seized power in a coup. No president has ever completed a full term in office since the country's independence from Portugal in 1974.

 Kenya: Prime Minister Raila Odinga is a leading candidate in Kenya's upcoming presidential elections, in May 2013.

  

Lesotho: After closely fought general elections in May 2012, a coalition government was established under Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, 73 years old, who joined several smaller parties to end the 14-year career of Pakalitha Mosisili.

Mali: Dioncounda Traoré, 70, is interim president charged with helping move the government back to democracy after a March coup.

Morocco: King Mohammed VI quelled the youth-driven Arab Spring protests by conceding to limited political reforms to his absolute monarchy. A vote resulted in the country’s first coalition government.

Niger: Mahamadou Issoufou was elected in 2011. He is a long time opponent of Mamadou Tandja, who was toppled in a military coup in 2010.

  

Senegal: Abdoulaye Wade was 85 when he was voted out of office in March after 12 years as Senegal's president. Macky Sall, his successor, is 50.

Somalia: An interim government has ruled since 2004, after years of civil war that followed the ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre, in 1991. In August 2012, the country was in the process of electing parliamentarians to choose a president.

Uganda: Young people have led protests against long-serving leader Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

  

Zimbabwe: 44% of the population is 15 years old or under. They are presided over by Robert Mugabe, who is 88 years old and has been in office for 25 years.

 Tunisia: After overthrowing ex-President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, Tunisians elected a ruling coalition of three parties that divided up the jobs of president, prime minister and parliament speaker. The moderate Islamist party, Ennahda, has the prime minister's position. Lately there has been talk of strains in the alliance.

Libya: In the first post-Gadhafi election, July 7, 2012, an alliance of secular parties led by U.S.-educated economist Mahmoud Jibril, 60, won handily over Islamist rivals.

Sudan: President Omar al-Bashirhas ruled the country since 1993, after leading a revolt that overthrew an elected government in 1989.

South Sudan: Became an independent state in 2011.

South Africa: President Jacob Zuma seeks to hold onto to his ruling party post at a conference later this year, as worker unrest simmers.