September 17, 2013
Africa: Declaration of Intent for Joint Initiative On Youth Employment in Africa Signed in Addis Ababa
The signing ceremony for the Declaration of Intent for the Joint Initiative on Youth Employment in Africa (JYEIA) took place on September 12, 2013 at the Headquarters of the… Read more »
July 15, 2013
Africa: High Youth Unemployment Opens Door to Political Instability
Using statistical analysis, this African development Bank's publication titled 'Youth Unemployment and Political Instability in Selected Developing Countries' shows that in a given… Read more »
March 19, 2013
North Africa: The AfDB in Search of a Regional Approach for the Employment of the Young and Qualified
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) organized on the 12th and 13th March in Rabat, Morocco, a regional conference on the employment of young graduates from institutions of… Read more »
January 23, 2013
Africa: Afdb Showcases Africa's Opportunities and Challenges At Oslo Conference On Child and Women's Health
On January 22, 2013, Government leaders, health experts and representatives from the private sector met at a high-level seminar in Oslo, Norway. The conference set out to examine… Read more »
December 06, 2012
Africa: Forum On Youth Unemployment Sets Stage for 2012 Launch of the African Economic Outlook
"'Bread, freedom and social justice' is what Egyptian revolutionaries called for in the January 25 revolution; the one issue that touches on all of this is unemployment," Egypt's… Read more »
December 05, 2012
Africa: Egypt's Government Commits to Creating 750,000 New Jobs
Prime Minister Hisham Kandil Opens a Joint African Development Bank and Social Fund for Development Youth Employment Forum Read more »
November 19, 2012
West Africa: Senegal Hosts AfDB-OECD Conference On Youth Employment in West Africa
The Government of Senegal hosted the West Africa Regional Conference on Youth Employment on Saturday, November 10 in Dakar. The one-day conference, co-organized by the African… Read more »
November 07, 2012
Africa: Nine SADC Member States Discuss Good Governance and Youth Employment During Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue On AfDB's New Human Capital Strategy
Africa's strategy for human capital should focus on Africa's youth who do not have basic education and the unemployed being produced at different levels of the education system.… Read more »
October 03, 2012
Africa: AfDB Wants Souk At-Tanmia Pilot Project to Be an Example of Successful Economic Integration and Inclusive Growth
Reducing unemployment and inequalities in Tunisia's underprivileged areas is the goal of the African Development Bank's Souk At-Tanmia project. On 26 September 300 candidates among… Read more »
October 04, 2012
Africa: Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality Through Improved Health Care Delivery in Kampala
As many countries in Africa experience impressive economic growth, the continent has made significant gains in health such as an overall reduction in child mortality. Read more »
September 18, 2012
Africa: African Economic Outlook Launched in Addis Ababa
The 2012 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO) prepared on the special theme "Promoting Youth Employment" was launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 13 in the… Read more »
August 24, 2012
Africa: Employment Opportunities for Youth a Priority, Says Kenyan Minister
Many political and economic challenges facing the African continent can be addressed through improved employment opportunities for youth, said a Kenyan cabinet minister,… Read more »
July 17, 2012
North Africa: Finding Jobs for 9.8 Million Young People Will Require a New Approach to Economic Growth
Growth in the last 10 years preceding the Arab Spring did not made it possible for North African countries to create enough jobs for the young. The regional unemployment rate among… Read more »
July 10, 2012
Africa: Rapid Child Mortality Decline in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa witnessed unprecedented declines in child mortality over the past two decades. The average child mortality rate decreased from 174 per 1,000 in 1990 to 121 per… Read more »
July 09, 2012
Africa: AfDB Holds Seminar On Youth Employment in Lusaka
The African Development Bank hosted a High Level Policy Dialogue Seminar on Youth Employment in Lusaka, Zambia, focusing on the challenges and opportunities faced by countries in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Hold High Level Policy Dialogue On Youth Employment in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is organizing a High Level Policy Dialogue Seminar on Youth Employment in Africa in Lusaka, Zambia, which will focus on the challenges and… Read more »
May 30, 2012
Africa: Regional Integration Can Boost Job Creation and Foster Economic Growth
Accelerated regional integration can generate greater benefits including job creation given the high unemployment levels and the youthful demographic profile of the East African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB On Course to Build African Class of Entrepreneurs
Though the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group hasn't allocated a specific amount for promoting the African private sector, it is determined to build a class of entrepreneurs… Read more »
Africa: Regional Integration Can Boost Job Creation and Foster Economic Growth
Accelerated regional integration can generate greater benefits including job creation given the high unemployment levels and the youthful demographic profile of the East African… Read more »
May 28, 2012
Africa: Jobs for Youth Key to Africa's Continued Economic Growth and Social Cohesion
With the number of youths in Africa set to double by 2045, countries across the continent should boost job creation and help young people acquire new skills, according to the… Read more »
May 08, 2012
Africa: Rural Enterprises Project II in Ghana
The Rural Enterprise Project (REP) aims at alleviating poverty, slowing rural-urban drift, contributing to the creation of sustainable jobs. The project also aims at addressing the… Read more »
April 17, 2012
East Africa: AfDB and Comesa Review Role of SMEs in Easing Young Jobless Rate
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) resident representative in Zimbabwe, Freddie Kwesiga, and the secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA),… Read more »
April 12, 2012
Africa: Tunisia's Young Jobless Problem Needs Speedy Action
Tunisia's jobless youth need fast action from the international community, a workshop co-organised by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Institute (EADI)… Read more »
March 13, 2012
Africa: AfDB Organises the First Africa Forum on STI, for Youth Employment
The African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union (AU), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural… Read more »
March 02, 2012
Africa: AfDB President Urges YPS to Be Bold and Innovative
AfDB president Donald Kaberuka gave a pep talk this week to a group of more than sixty of the Bank's Young Professionals, discussing their role in the institution's overall… Read more »
