AfDB: In West Africa, harnessing youth workforce could speed economic recovery post-COVID-19 era

Press Release ABUJA, Nigeria, July 12, 2020/ — Growth in West Africa, poised to expand by 4.0 percent in 2020, now projected to contract by -2.0 percent in 2020; Demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics increasing, though school enrolment, retention rates poor. West Africa’s burgeoning youth population offers a strategic workforce which can be harnessed … Continue reading AfDB: In West Africa, harnessing youth workforce could speed economic recovery post-COVID-19 era