A youth leader from São Tomé and Príncipe appears on the list of 100 most influential youth figures on the African continent in 2023. This is São-Tomeen Wildiley Barroca, former president of the National Youth Council and one of the leaders of the Pan-African Youth Union, who is among the 100 young leaders in Africa in the classification of a Public Relations and African Classification company. , ''Average Advance''. Contacted about the news, Wildiley Barroca was very pleased with the recognition from ''Media Avance'' and recalled his journey as one of the youth leaders in São Tomé and Príncipe. ‘’During about 6 years of youth leadership, I contributed immensely to the development and consolidation of the democratic process in Africa, awareness raising, information, youth mobilization for sustainable development,'' stated Barroca. His journey, engagement with African youth and advocacy on issues linked to Sustainable Development allowed him to be selected by Africa Diligence, among the 69 most influential young leaders on the Continent to speak about the contours of Emerging Africa, and the book was published in France , on March 15, 2017. Still in 2017, he was distinguished by PositiveYouthAfrica Magazine as one of the most influential young people on the African continent, highlighting his youth and association leadership work. Widiley Barroca, remember, in addition to prominent roles at national level, he was the first young man from São Tomé and Príncipe to join the consultative body of the African Union (UPJ) where he served for 6 years as Advisor for Communication and Public Relations and later Vice President, General Coordinator for Central Africa. He is currently an International Consultant, CEO and founder of WildGroup International Sarl. an international company providing consultancy, financial intermediation and mining services, which creates bridges and turns dreams into reality. The group is based on clear missions, shared by all employees, for use in all subsidiaries, offering outsourced services with high added value. promote digital solutions; provide innovative solutions; provide local solutions to local problems and develop affordable solutions to facilitate access to goods and services.