Africa is a continent with one of the largest youth population; more than half of the population is “aged less than 21 years and two-thirds less than 30 years”(Awogbenle and Iwuamadi 2010: 1) or in terms of age brackets usually 15–30 and 15–35 (Mkandawire 2000; Argenti 2002; Chigunta et al. 2005). However, the actual definition of youth generally varies from country to country (Temba and DeWaal 2002). For example, Nigeria defines it as 18–35, Botswana 12–29, Ghana 15–35, South Africa 15–35, Malawi 14–25, The Gambia 12–30 and Sierra Leone 15–30 (Chigunta 2005; ILO 2015). Even in terms of international organisations such as the United Nations and the Commonwealth, there is no clear agreement. Indeed, the United Nations defines a youth as anyone between the ages of 15 and 24, whilst the Commonwealth defines a youth as anyone