Policymakers
and researchers in Africa have declared the rising youth unemployment in the
continent a “time bomb” that should be quickly “defused” using appropriate
policies and initiatives before it “detonates” and wreaks havoc on the
continent. They also expressed worries over the continent’s rising food import
bill, which is estimated at $35 billion annually. This amount, they said, if
invested in agriculture could generate jobs and take some youths out of the
labor market.
“The
youth problem is indeed a
