Bad leadership let down Africa's jewel, the youth

Migrants run on Spanish soil after crossing the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco in Melilla, Spain, on June 24, 2022. [Courtesy, VoA]

This past week two events, more than 11,000km apart, crystallised the cost of incompetent leadership in Africa. In Morocco, security officers savagely murdered dozens of migrants in Melilla.

In South Africa, at least 21 teenagers mysteriously perished in a night club. Authorities suspect they might have consumed tainted alcohol.