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Tangang  \nUniversity of Dschang, Cameroon.  \nAccepted 3 March, 2017  \n\n| ABSTRACT\u003Cbr>The growing population of young people in the world today makes them an indispensable factor in international, regional, national and local development today. The UN World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY) and the African Union’s African Youth Charter all attest to the concern development stakeholders pay to youth development. This paper analysis youth policy within 9 member states of the Central African Sub region, showcasing the vital, yet significant role that polities are creating in fostering an enabling environment for youth participation. It explores the tenets of youth policy within this sub region by depicting how the participation of youths in societal activities and decision making instances should be an asset and a prerequisite for sustainable economic growth and social development. It also expresses abysmal concern about the magnitude of youth unemployment and underemployment throughout in Africa and its profound implications for the future of our societies, particularly those residing in the Central African sub region. The study is descriptive and applies a qualitative approach based on expert interviews and desk research. It employs the explanatory case study approach, and the combined anthropological research techniques through the use of key informant interview, written records and non-participant observations. The authors also conducted research in major databases like google scholar, PUB Med with the search phrase being youth policies, participation and youth governance. The 2016 Youth Development Index Report indicates that all 9 Central African countries have a low index, and 4 of the 9 countries are ranked in the bottom 10 of the classification. The findings also reveal that conflicts, underdevelopment and lack of political willingness are customarily accountable for the lagging of this Sub region in youth policy matters. The paper also proposes indicators to monitor and evaluate Youth Policies in the Central African Sub region, using the model proposed by Tanya BASARAB, develop initiatives to promote youth participation, and encourage networking among youth organizations and institutions with the Central African Sub region.\u003Cbr>Keywords: Youth policy, participation, ECCAS, sustainable development. |\n| --- |\n| *Corresponding [author. Email: mzukane@yahoo.com. Tel:](author. Email: mzukane@yahoo.com. Tel:) (237) 677364550. |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nAccording to the Commonwealth Secretariat, youths between the ages of 15 and 29 constitute 1.8 billion of the world’s population. Close to 87 percent live in developing countries, and in Africa, one in three people is a young person. 1 Youths therefore constitute an important stake as far as the planning and implementation of global development agendas are concerned.  \nThe United Nations has always recognized that the  \n1 Global Youth Development Index and Report 2016, London, Commonwealth Secretariat, 2016, p 5  \nimagination, ideals and energies of young people are vital for the development of the world. This dates back to 1965 when member states of the UN endorsed the Declaration on the Promotion of Youth, the ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding between peoples.2 The UN General Assembly observed 1985 as the International Youth Year: Participation, Development and Peace, drawing international attention to the important role young people play in the world, in particular their potential  \n2 World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY), New York, United Nations, 2010, p i  \ncontribution to development.3 This explains why in 1995, the UN adopted an international strategy; the World Programme of Action for Youth to the year 2000 and beyond. 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