{"id":13825,"date":"2025-10-27T05:10:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T03:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/young-south-africans-take-part-in-continental-youth-initiative-in-burkina-faso\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:26:36","slug":"young-south-africans-take-part-in-continental-youth-initiative-in-burkina-faso","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/young-south-africans-take-part-in-continental-youth-initiative-in-burkina-faso\/","title":{"rendered":"Young South Africans take part in continental youth initiative in Burkina Faso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of young South Africans (SA) are heading to Burkina Faso to participate in the African Diaspora Development Institute\u2019s \u201cGoing Home\u201d initiative, a pan-African gathering designed to strengthen connections between the continent and its diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event brings together youth activists, entrepreneurs, and creatives from across Africa and abroad to exchange ideas on innovation, identity, and sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Delegates will take part in a business summit, cultural discussions, and community outreach projects, including visits to hospitals and libraries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among the SA participants is influencer and youth activist Peter Kriel, who says the initiative provides a platform for young people to connect, collaborate, and contribute to Africa\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about rediscovering who we are as Africans while building partnerships that can create real change,\u201d Kriel said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Organisers describe the \u201cGoing Home\u201d initiative as part of a broader effort to unite African youth and the diaspora in advancing cultural pride, entrepreneurship, and inclusive development across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13826,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-13825","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"A group of young South Africans (SA) are heading to Burkina Faso","published_date":"2025-10-27 07:10:30","news_description":"A group of young South Africans (SA) are heading to Burkina Faso","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18766,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13825\/revisions\/18766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=13825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}