Abdel Nasser Boubacar, Mamane 'Kaka' Touda, Rachida Abdourahamane : Niger's Youth In Crisis

In mid-June, the bodies of 34 migrants were found in the Niger desert, 20 of them were children. They had been abandoned by human traffickers.On June 3, Boko Haram, the armed group battling Western influence, carried out an attack in the Diffa region of eastern Niger. More than 30 soldiers were killed and about 50,000 people were forced to flee.The people of Niger, a landlocked country almost entirely covered by the Sahara Desert, face unemployment, the threat of armed groups, hunger, poverty and drought. Niger is one of the world's poorest countries and one with the highest percentage of people under the age of 20.Yet, hope remains for many young Nigeriens who are most affected by the country's lack of opportunities.In March 2016, three young people in Niamey, the capital, talked to Al Jazeera on what they want to accomplish and the dangers they see as they try to build a future in an uncertain environment.Abdel Nasser Boubacar, Mamane 'Kaka' Touda and Rachida Abdourahamane tell of what it means to grow up in Niger, how they give hope to others and what future they see for their country.