Unemployment among African youth a recipe for increased unrest
The rate of underemployment is difficult to measure, but experts say that it is likely that millions more were either working at jobs for which they are overqualified or else receiving below-average wages. TEA Graphic
African economies are facing a risk of uprisings due to their failure to stem youth unemployment and poverty, with millions of young people increasingly feeling isolated.
Experts from the World Bank and the International Labour Organisation said there are growing concerns that despite progress on poverty reduction, a majority of the population continue to feel left out.
