A staff member of a Kenyan car wash start-up.
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Significant numbers of young people remain unemployed or underemployed, despite being educated.
Nigerian police officers detain a man during a political rally in Lagos on 21 February 2023.
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Youth migration, unemployment, proliferation of small arms and drugs are some of the drivers of violent crimes in Lagos.
The impact of extra cash payments introduced during the COVID pandemic in South Africa is being considered.
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When evaluating the costs and benefits of the employment programme, and similar ones such as social grants, ‘extra’ economic benefits need to be part of the calculation.
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Youth unemployment is on an upward trajectory.
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Youth unemployment is a complex issue but even more so in China as a result of government policy and society’s expectations.
Gabonese woman embracing a soldier after the announcement of the coup.
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Failed developmental promises, ever shifting domestic elite alliances and popular demand for better living conditions contributed to the military removal of Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba.
Nelson Chamisa, leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change, addresses supporters at a rally.
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Nelson Chamisa defines himself as a social democrat who believes in providing substantial welfare to support healthcare and basic education.
Young people are especially quick to adapt to new technology.
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By building and maintaining a personal brand, young social media users can identify work opportunities.
Study finds that soft rather than technical skills are more effective in getting rural youth jobs.
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A mismatch between the skills employers want and what young people have is the major cause of youth unemployment in South Africa. Soft skills are key.
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Australia’s employment growth is slowing, but the ups and downs from month to month make it hard say what happens next.
People queue outside a bank in Lagos on February 22, 2023. Nigeria was hit with a scarcity of cash after the central bank began to swap old Naira notes for new bills.
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There are at least five errors that marred the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, most of which could have been avoided.
Local residents gather around the biggest mosque in the region for the evening prayer in Bahai, Chad.
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Chad fulfils all conditions to be affected by Islamist terrorism. But the threat so far comes from its neighbours, not from the inside.
Young people in Nigeria seek freedom from repression and other governance failures. Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeolai/NurPhoto,
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Young Nigerians actively discuss politics and governance despite being kept on the sidelines. They seek a government that would promote their inclusion and solve problems affecting them.
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, present the redesigned banknotes in Abuja.
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For a country that aspires to reduce bureaucracy and liberalise its financial sector, currency redesign and cash withdrawal limits can only be counter-intuitive.
A banner is displayed to advertise diesel available at a filling station in Lagos, Nigeria.
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From the economic perspective, the year 2022 will be remembered, by many Nigerians, as a time of dashed hopes and disappointments.
An entrepreneur.
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Sometimes the street trader, roadside mechanic or food vendor is the best person to teach students about entrepreneurship.
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Experts explain why there might not be much to celebrate and proffer solutions.
Protesters and police clash during a march against illegal immigrants in South Africa.
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Scapegoating immigrants will not result in significantly improved healthcare service provision, reduced crime or less unemployment.
Mahdi Shaban, a Palestinian living in Gaza, paid for his master’s degree with earnings from digging graves.
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Political and economic forces across the Middle East and North Africa combine to mean well-educated young people spend years looking for work, which delays their independence and adulthood.
Interest rate hike may not directly impact the average Nigerian.
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It is hard to fathom how Nigeria’s Central Bank interest rate increase would benefit most Nigerians.