Africa: Why Entrepreneur Mentorship May Be the Answer to Youth Unemployment Problem

15 January 2013
opinion

Global unemployment trends have headlined news coverage as of late. In particular, I follow youth unemployment trends, because they forecast the career trajectory of our future generations and the overall health and stability of the global economy.

The UN's International Labour Organisation reports that approximately 74.5 million or 12.6 percnet of young people around the world are unemployed. For Africa, that translates into about 14.2 million youths.

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