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Why Africa needs a continental pension conversation
Participants during the East African Pensions Conference & Expo 2025, held under the theme “Retirement Planning: Get Started Now,” at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC), Nairobi on October 24, 2025.
Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group
Social security systems around the world face a 'polycrisis': ageing populations, expanding informal labour markets, and rapid digital disruption at an unprecedented scale, all dramatically changing the retirement landscape.
According to the International Social Security Association’s (ISSA) Social Security Developments and Trends – Global 2025 report, Africa continues to hold the position of the world’s youngest continent, with a median age below 20.
