São Tomé, Sept 24, 2026 (AFP) - Sao Tome voters want to stop exodus of 'neglected' youth

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2026-09-24

In Sao Tome and Principe, one issue towers above all others ahead of Sunday's elections in the tiny island nation in the Gulf of Guinea: how to stop young people from leaving. From market stalls to taxi ranks, voters across the archipelago of 210,000 people say they want the next government to create jobs and opportunities for a generation increasingly looking overseas for its future. In the small parliamentary democracy, often regarded as one of......

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