“Everything that was meant to lead me to success…. I did the opposite” – Elsa Majimbo

million young people aged between fifteen and twenty-four, and according to the United Nations Development Programme and the African Development Bank, that figure is set to double by 2045. Kenyan comedienne and internet sensation, Elsa Majimbo marks the International Youth Day guest editing the BBC Focus on Africa program, interviewing young African stars like Ayra Starr and Laolu Senbanjo.

Also on the programme, the authorities in Sierra Leone extend curfew after violent protests erupted yesterday in Freetown and at least two towns in the north of the country known to be opposition strongholds. A cautious calm has returned today with some shops opening. Six police officers are among the dead.

Plus, security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have recaptured some of the 800 convicts that were freed by armed rebels at a prison in North Kivu province.

Photo: Elsa Majimbo speaks during Black Excellence Brunch Queens Edition. Credit: Getty Images