How Africa can turn the Covid-19 crisis into a springboard for change
Young people are our continent’s greatest asset, but if we don’t create opportunities for them — to learn, to find work, to be productive — we risk losing them as they migrate to places that can deliver what they’re looking for. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA
The past two decades have seen steady improvements to the extent that a child born in Africa today has a better chance of living longer, avoiding extreme poverty, receiving primary school education.
There must be investment that creates jobs and builds stronger societies.
Every year, tens of millions more young people from the continent join the labour market.
