Unemployment in Africa: What is the way forward?
The African continent is day by day sliding into unemployment and poverty, especially of the youth. If leaders do not make long-term strategic plans, Africa will certainly be plunged into another cycle of subjugation and violence. The high fertility rate among our females and population growth in most countries, speaks volumes! This is because 50 per cent of people in most countries are below the age of 30. The spiralling rate of urbanisation exacerbates this threat. And yet, the said rate is not in consonance with job-creation!
Worth pondering is also the fact that the number of youth dropping out of school is increasing. Reasons range from poor societal norms, especially in the countryside, to non-affordability of tuition fees and requisite scholastic materials, especially for the boys. Girls drop out mainly due to puberty-related stress factors, being forced into early marriage, being defiled by errant teachers or relatives, or getting unwanted pregnancies.
Why is Africa likely to suffer severe unemployment and related repercussions? In my view, one of the root causes is education. Lamentably, most African countries have never changed colonial-time curricula! While other countries, especially in the northern hemisphere, have been moving in tandem with the times - technology and job market imperatives - we in Africa have not.
India, China and other emerging economic giants are churning out goods and services at the lowest global cost of production. Their labour and electricity costs are something to write home about. As a result, they are selling their goods and services to Europe, US and Canada. It is now not uncommon for key industries in the West to mass-produce in either India or China and then re-export the goods back home to Europe and America. The surplus is sent to Africa, negatively impacting our skills development and job market.
High labour costs. For example, electricity is prohibitively expensive. As a result, most industries in Africa have to cheat. They ‘by-pass’ normal meter readings or else they would have to close shop. Bureaucracy, which is still endemic. Corruption. In September 2002, African Union estimated that corruption cost African economies more than $148b a year. The World Bank, in its annual Africa Development Indicators report, also says that so-called “quiet corruption” is widespread in Africa.Colonial Times Jobs - News
Lamentably, most African countries have never changed colonial-time curricula! While other countries, especially in the northern hemisphere, have been moving in tandem with the times - technology and job market imperatives - we in Africa have not.
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