Africa’s Firms are Not Growing—New Data Reveal a Jobs Challenge
By Hibret Maemir, Jorge Luis Rodriguez Meza
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to create roughly 15 million new jobs new jobs every year to absorb its growing working-age population. Meeting that target requires not only new firms entering the market but also existing ones growing — and on this second front, the evidence is troubling.
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