Youth of PAICV

Youth of PAICV (Juventude do PAICV, JPAI) is the youth organisation of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde.

History
The organisation was founded on September 12, 1974, as African Youth Amílcar Cabral (Juventude Africana Amílcar Cabral) as the youth organisation for the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, which operated in both Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau. When the Cape Verdean section of PAIGC formed its own party, the organisation was renamed Youth of PAICV.

Organisation
JPAI is a full member of the International Union of Socialist Youth.