Africa Matters

Real-world consequences of disinforming young people

Summary Inclination to violence and brutality, identity crises, perversion, and distaste of education and religion, are all being infused into societies by the use of information Globally, information has grown to become a valuable commodity for trade as well as a means of patterning societies’ and people’s lives and affairs. As such information oftentimes is potential money, as there…

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Microsoft, AfDB partner to scale youth employment in Africa

Through its African Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft will work with the bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks (YEIB) Initiative to develop youth entrepreneurship ecosystems, create jobs and dramatically scale impact in Africa through digital inclusion. The partnership is expected to ease unemployment pressure especially among the youth facing African governments after impact of COVID-19. “We believe much can be done…

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Why Africans should be able to work anywhere on the continent

Inter-African migration is being driven by a rise in demand for skilled and semi-skilled workers in different economic sectors Because emigrants bring with them more than just economic needs from their home countries, migration is a trade stimulant in and of itself For migrants who contribute to upskilling, movement within the continent results in better-paying, more stable employment Migration…

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