BY OMOH GABRIEL –
The just-concluded World Economic Forum on Africa held in Abuja has identified key drivers that will usher in prosperity in Africa. Participants at the three-day event which practically shut down Abuja said that Africa’s prosperity can only be driven by inclusive growth strategies that create jobs and include all Africans.
This is coming on the heels of massive youth unemployment on the continent. As at 2013 according to Wikipedia, unemployment figures in Algeria was 10.2 per cent, Chad –22.6 per cent, Egypt– 8.7 per cent, Kenya –42 per cent, Mali– 30 per cent, South Africa– 25 per cent, Nigeria– about 22 per cent and Zimbabwe, 70 per cent.
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