Job Creation

Skills shortage could hamper Africa growth surge

• Published on 22 Apr. 2013 • Category : Job CreationAbdoul Aziz Tamba is in his final year of an English course at Senegal's Cheikh Anta Diop University, but he has little hope of finding employment after three years of study."Everyone expects me to become a teacher or a translator, but there are no jobs," the 24-year-old told Reuters in Dakar. "I'm studying in a field where it's nearly impossible to find work."Tamba is just one of hundreds of thousands of graduates leaving African universities each year unable to find work because they lack the skills for the continent's job market.The world's second fastest growing region after Asia, Africa's(...)

12 million Africans entering the job Market every year.

• Published on 09 Apr. 2013 • Category : Job CreationAfrica is not creating enough jobs to absorb the 10 to 12 million young people entering its labour markets each yearAfter almost two decades of sustained growth, Africa is attracting increasingly lavish praise from aid agencies, investors, and journalists, alike. But there is a worrying shadow among the bright lights. Africa is not creating enough jobs to absorb the 10 to 12 million young people entering its labour markets each year. Today, according to the African Development Bank, less than one fifth of Africa’s young workers find waged employment.The challenge may have escaped the attenti(...)

o Ghanian Entrepreneur Assembles trucks aimed at Industrial Production

• Published on 13 Mar. 2013 • Category : Job Creation A Ghanaian entrepreneur has outdoored newly assembled heavy duty vehicles in Ghana. The initiative is the Wontumi Griffon Series made up of heavy duty vehicles assembled in Ghana for various purposes. First of its kind in Ghana, the trucks are designed to meet the industrial needs of the nation. The Wontumi series is made up of trucks for construction, agriculture and waste management and comes with hydraulic dumping system designed for self tipping purpose. Read more...

In Rwanda 3000 teachers to enter the labor market

• Published on 06 Mar. 2013 • Category : Job Creation More than 3, 000 primary teachers are expected to turn up on the labour market following the release of the Teacher Training Colleges National examinations results. The exams were released by Kigali Institute of Education (KIE) after it assumed the responsibility of examining and coordinating teacher colleges. The task was formerly held by Rwanda Education Board (REB). A total of 1,119 out of 6,119 candidates who undertook the examination failed to get the required pass mark. This figure represents 18. 1%. Reports from KIE show that private candidates form the majority in failure (...)

Biogas looks to women to expand sector.

• Published on 06 Mar. 2013 • Category : Job Creation Lydia Owenga is a rarity among young career women in Kenya - a trained installer of biogas systems who doesn’t mind getting her hands dirty. She is at ease doing masonry and ensuring her farmer clients mix cow dung and water in the right proportions. Nor does she shy away from handling manure or concrete when checking whether a biogas digester is working properly. Owenga, 27, runs her own company and is passionate about providing African households with clean energy, helping slow climate change into the bargain. Biogas, produced from the bacterial breakdown of animal waste in (...)

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o Ghanian Entrepreneur Assembles trucks aimed at Industrial Production

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