15 million new jobs needed to combat Africa’s unemployment crisis ~
More than 15-million decent jobs must be created for Africa by 2025 if governments are serious about making a dent in its unemployment crisis, according to a new charter launched today.
Following a six-month-long consultation process across seven African countries that account for a third of the jobs in the continent, the 40 organisations behind the coalition warned that the continent is at the tipping point of what could be the economic breakthrough from the pandemic, but only if investments are made now to prioritise jobs creation and harness the potential of youth.
Without a commitment to effectively tackle the unemployment crisis – such as investing in the tech and digital industries and green jobs opportunities, modernising agriculture to increase productivity and ensuring the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area – the organisations behind the coalition warn that the continent risks losing out on the next generation of leaders.
Roy Telewa, CEO at the National Youth Council, Kenya adds: “The population of young people is growing faster than the ability of the continent to create job opportunities for them, and the gap is widening. That’s why #JobsNowAfrica is the contemporary discussion to have.
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