Voices of the youth in the margins: digital citizenship participation of Generation Z representatives in the African region – comparative study

The article refers to the characterization of civic activities in the virtual space carried out by young Africans from Generation Z. The purpose of the article is to present the relationship between the level of technological development and civic engagement, using African countries as an example. The first part of the article presents key data on the development of ICT in Africa: internet adoption, data relating to the number of mobile devices, social media use and other sociodemographic and economic indicators. The rest of the article shows examples of digital civic activities in various African countries. Possible forecasts for the development of such activities in the future are also indicated.