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Many people believe that Africa will struggle to create jobs for its rapidly-growing population, and that rural youth will eventually migrate to cities or other

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A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

The authors examine the challenges facing Africa's youth in their transition from school to working life, and propose a policy framework for meeting these chall