{"id":49618,"date":"2026-10-31T12:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=49618"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:40:46","slug":"survey-finds-low-youth-confidence-in-gambian-government-economic-performance","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/survey-finds-low-youth-confidence-in-gambian-government-economic-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey finds low youth confidence in Gambian government economic performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three out of four young Gambians are contemplating leaving the country to escape growing economic hardship, according to a new report published by research network Afrobarometer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The findings highlight a deepening crisis of confidence among the country&#8217;s youth, with nearly 80% of respondents aged between 18 and 35 stating that The Gambia is heading in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite being better educated than older generations, over half have completed secondary schooling, young people bear the brunt of the nation&#8217;s unemployment crisis. Crucial public concerns cited by youth include declining healthcare standards, soaring living costs, rising crime rates, and a severe shortage of jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Public satisfaction with government action on these priorities remains strikingly low. Fewer than 10% of young people surveyed believe the government is doing enough to create job opportunities or stabilise basic prices, driving a growing majority to look for prospects outside their home country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica\/Afrobarometer &#8212;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30254,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-49618","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Survey highlights deepening economic frustration among Gambian youth","published_date":"2026-10-31 12:36:09","news_description":"Survey highlights deepening economic frustration among Gambian youth","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49618","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":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49620,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49618\/revisions\/49620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=49618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}