This is a quick account into the age of Africa rulers in 2015. The Oldest presidents in Africa and most of them are still serving. Then the question of youth as leaders of tomorrow comes into play. Are youths still going to lead tomorrow?

See the African presidents, their date of birth and country they are presently ruling while President Mohammadu Buhari’s position will shock many Nigerians

1. Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the current President of Zimbabwe, serving since 22 December 1987. As one of the leaders of the rebel groups against white minority rule, he was elected as Prime Minister.
Born: February 21, 1924 (age 91), Kutama, Zimbabwe

2. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, GCB is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party’s victory in the 2009 general election. He was reelected in the 2014 election. Born: April 12, 1942
(age 73)

3. Alassane Dramane Ouattara is an Ivoirian politician who has been President of Côte d’Ivoire since 2011.
Born: January 1, 1942 (age 73)

4. Arthur Peter Mutharika is a Malawian politician, educator and lawyer who has been President of Malawi since 31 May 2014. Mutharika has worked globally in the field of international justice.
Born: 1940, Thyolo District, Malawi

5. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the 24th and current President of Liberia, in office since 2006. She served as Minister of Finance under President William Tolbert from 1979 until the 1980 coup d’état, after which she left Liberia and held senior positions at various financial institutions. She placed second in the 1997 presidential election won by Charles Taylor. She won the2005 presidential election and took office on 16 January 2006, and she was a successful candidate for re-election in 2011. Sirleaf is the first elected female head of state in Africa. Born: October 29, 1938 (age 77), Monrovia, Liberia

6. Manuel Pinto da Costa is a Santoméan economist and politician who served as the first President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991. He was again
elected as President in August 2011 and took office on 3 September 2011. Born: August 5, 1937 (age 78),
Água Grande District.

7. Alpha Condé is a Guinean politician who has been President of Guinea since December 2010. He spent decades in opposition to a succession of regimes in Guinea, unsuccessfully running against President.
Born: March 4, 1938 (age 77), Boké, Guinea

8. Abdelaziz Bouteflika is an Algerian politician who has been the fifth President of Algeria since 1999. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1963 to 1979.
Born: March 2, 1937 (age 78), Oujda, Morocco

9. Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been
the President of Cameroon since 6 November 1982. A native of Cameroon’s south, Biya rose rapidly as a bureaucrat under President Ahmadou Ahidjo in the 1960s, serving as Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1968 to 1975 and then as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 1975 to 1982. Born: February 13, 1933 (age 82), Mvomeka’a

10. Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi is a Tunisian politician who has been President of Tunisia since December 2014. Previously he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1981 to 1986 and as Prime Minister from February 2011 to December 2011.
Born: November 29, 1926 (age 89), Sidi Bou Said,
Tunisia

11. President Buhari is JUST a baby among them Muhammadu Buhari GCFR is the President of Nigeria. He is a retired Nigerian Army major general and was Head of State of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military coup
d’état. Born: December 17, 1942 (age 72).

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MagicBishop:

[size=18pt]The Useful Idi0ts[/size]

The last election witnessed the highest voter turnout among young people especially university students.

This was a feat made possible due to the exploitation of social media by the APC targeting the youth which was made possible by the widespread proliferation of smart phones and Internet enabled phone technology among this demograph.

The youths desire to participate in the elections was also largely due to the reformation and strengthening of the electoral body by the last administration which gave the youth a sense of confidence for the first time in their votes.

The youths not only voted but took to campaigning for their candidate and also involved in one form of volunteerism on behalf of their APC.

The delusion of participating in an epoch changing event where their roles were vital and recognised by the politicians gave them a false sense of worth.

This is not unique to Nigeria and it's APC followers but is a reoccurring phenomenon across the west, where newly culturally enriched college kids dump their traditional childhood upbringing and beliefs to embrace vague political ideologies and respective political parties.

For the first time these young college kids, like every newly inducted d novice believed they can and ought to do more to spread the word on their new political ideology which replaces any religious view of their upbringing.

The college student even though bugged down by class work, several low paying jobs and extra curricula college activities will some how find time to sign up as a volunteer for one political candidate or cause.

Before graduating his or her zeal will wear out after finding the system is all rigged not to better society but to further the career ambitions of greedy selfish politicians.

By the time the student finally graduates and gets a job with his degree, he will find out there is more to life than useless politics and from there their zeal dies only to be rekindled in future when they begin to experience mid life crisis.

As for our hatchling APC zombies, they didn't have to wait till they leave school as Buhari and the APC made no time or effort setting out to achieve what they promised and have even come out to deny they ever campaigned on such. This is 101 Politriks that they will never forget in a hurry!

Most of them are now delusional about what change actually means but there still remain a few stubborn fanatics who refuse to let go and are still displaying symptoms of change fever. This minority category are those to whom the elections made a lasting impact on them. I want to believe they got a rush to the head from the elections climaxing during the counting of votes and announcement of their candidate as the winner. To them the elections filled a void for good entertainment just like the world cup and just like Yuri Bezmenov aptly described these "Useful idi0ts" who are easily prone to propaganda as suffering from inferiority complex, these die hard zombies without benefit keep up to date with latest propaganda to fill their empty lives. You will find them here on NL daily posting on "our money" and Dasukigate.

https://www.nairaland.com/2898349/dealing-useful-idi0t-how-reformart

DIKEnaWAR:
No wonder African continent is under developed. We have carried our respect and hope in elders too far.

While the like os the USA, Britain and Canada are electing people who can get the job done, irrespective of age, we are here trusting the (un)wisdom in old age. Pray how can these men move us forward when many of them 'rule' from recliners, reminiscing about yesterday.

No wonder Africa is trapped in yesterday while the rest of the world have marched on in dynamism.

Freegift75:


Age is not the barrier. Even in advanced countries like United State Of America, aged people had ruled and shall still continue to rule

He is not to rule alone, but to appoint the seasoned youth to form the cabinet.