View from Africa illustration by Kate Copeland.

Youth-led movements have exploded onto the streets of several African countries this year. Young people are angry about skyrocketing living costs and unemployment, all while the ruling elite live in tone-deaf opulence.

In early September a small group of young women deployed one of the oldest forms of protest in Uganda – a nude one. Norah Kobusingye, Praise Aloikin Opoloje, and Kemitoma Kyenzibo were on the Kampala streets calling for the resignation of parliamentary speaker Anita Among who has become the face of various corruption scandals in the country.