Afrobarometer's study, From Aspiration to Action: Barriers to Youth Empowerment in Africa, finds that young people aged 18 to 25 face the most severe employment challenges on the continent.

About 45% of those surveyed, report being unemployed and actively seeking work. Inadequate training and a lack of required experience emerge as the leading barriers to youth employment. Respondents say governments should prioritise job creation, followed by improving education and expanding access to business loans. 

Thami Ngubeni spoke to one of the authors of the report, Komi Amewunou, an editor at Afrobarometer.

Afrobarometer's study, From Aspiration to Action: Barriers to Youth Empowerment in Africa, finds that young people aged 18 to 25 face the most severe employment challenges on the continent.
About 45% of those surveyed, report being unemployed and actively seeking work. Inadequate training and a lack of required experience emerge as the leading barriers to youth employment. Respondents say governments should prioritise job creation, followed by improving education and expanding access to business loans.&nbsp;
Thami Ngubeni spoke to one of the authors of the report, Komi Amewunou, an editor at Afrobarometer.

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