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OECD calls for Africa jobs boost
Young people represent 60 per cent of Africa’s unemployed, and of these 40m youths around 22m have given up looking for work, according to a report out yesterday from the OECD. That represents a threat both to Africa’s chances of reducing poverty, and to social cohesion, said the report. Improving education in agriculture as well as adopting new technologies will help improve the conditions for business growth and boost youth employment prospects, it explained. “Export diversification beyond raw material and private sector development are important to mitigate the continent’s susceptibility to external shocks, but that takes time,” added director Emmanuel Nnadozie.