editorial

Does rural Africa have a “youth problem”?

by James Thurlow and
Valerie Mueller
Open Access
Citation
Thurlow, James; and Mueller, Valerie. 2020. Does rural Africa have a “youth problem”? Africa Report. First published online on February 11, 2020. https://www.theafricareport.com/23075/does-rural-africa-have-a-youth-problem/

More than 20 million young people, aged 15-24 years, join the workforce in Africa south of the Sahara every year. These young job seekers will need to find work in today’s more competitive global economy, and not everyone thinks they will be successful.