Youth entrepreneurship key to tackling South Africa’s unemployment crisis

Why Africa’s unemployment crisis demands a new generation of entrepreneurs

Why Africa’s unemployment crisis demands a new generation of entrepreneurs

Cameroon Youth Unemployment Crisis Drives Graduates Toward Informal Work and Emigration

YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON — The escalating Cameroon youth unemployment crisis is forcing a generation of educated citizens into a bitter dilemma: struggle within the domestic informal economy or pursue emigration for better opportunities overseas. As formal job prospects remain severely limited across the Central African nation, recent graduates are discovering that their academic qualifications no longer []

Eight African Universities Rethink Entrepreneurial Pathways at Entrepreneurship Strategy Workshop 

Every year,an estimated10-12 millionyoung Africans enter the labormarket, yet only about 3 million formal jobs are created (African Development Bank, Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy 2023). The result is a widening employment gap: more than one in four young people across the continent are neither in employment, education, nor training, while three in four young people in sub-Saharan Africa lack secure work (International Labour Organization, Global Employment Trends []

From Joblessness to Enterprise: Makerere’s Landmark Climate Initiative Opens New Doors for Uganda’s Forgotten Youth

KAMPALA, UGANDA — As Uganda grapples with persistently high youth unemployment, a new initiative from Makerere University is offering more than vocational training—it is creating pathways to entrepreneurship, economic independence and climate resilience. The Africa Climate Collaborative (ACC) at Makerere University, with support from the Mastercard Foundation, has launched a fully funded Youth Skilling Programme [] The post From Joblessness to Enterprise: Makerere’s Landmark Climate Initiative Opens New Doors for Uganda’s Forgotten Youth appeared first on Watchdog Uganda.

Youth Must Fight Failure for Success

The pressure on young Namibians to succeed is enormous. When a university door closes, a job application gets no reply, or a small business idea fails, it feels like the end of the world. We grow up hearing that failing is not an option. Because of this, we become so afraid of making mistakes that [] The post Youth Must Fight Failure for Success appeared first on The Namibian.