This blog is cross posted from the main IFPRI website and was originally written by James Thurlow, Valerie Mueller and Julia Wilson.
Creating enough jobs for the continent's young people is a daunting challenge – but there are reasons for optimism. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Book Launch: Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa
The share of working-age young people in Africa south of the Sahara has risen due to past declines in mortality coupled with high fertility. This “youth bulge” has created a sense of urgency among national governments and the international development ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Research Post: Informal traders in Africa’s cities: Coopted, coerced or just neglected?
BY DANIELLE RESNICK In early 2018, as Zambia’s capital of Lusaka faced a widening cholera epidemic, the country’s president called in police and the military to raze makeshift food stalls in the city. The Minister of Local Government also issued an ord... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
