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I SEE MONEY IN AFRICA I SEE MONEY IN AFRICA

requirements need to be taken seriously. As such, Africa
6. Agriculture must address pressing environmental issues like pollution,
Everyone must eat. From availability of food to inadequate marine-life preservation, proper waste disposal and

storage facilities to poor funding and unfavourable management.
agricultural policies, there is an urgent need for Africa to
address its agricultural challenges. 10. Infrastructure
The lack of physical and social infrastructure, poor funding
7. Road networks for MSMEs, and unavailability of enough agricultural
Bad road networks can affect effective transportation of equipment contribute to the challenges faced by many
agricultural produce, lead to accidents, contribute to job Africans. This, in turn, negatively impacts individual and
losses, and impact lives negatively. As such, Africa needs to economic productivity.

design solutions to address its infrastructural challenges and
other issues like poor labour, substandard road construction 11. Social welfare
materials, etc. Many European and Asian countries have invested resources
in supporting low-income earners and providing citizens
8. Employment with basic needs. Africa, on the other hand, has done little in
The Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020: Africa, this regard, consequently contributing to the increasing
which was published by the International Labour number of Africans who are living below the poverty line.
Organisation, showed that youth unemployment in Africa
was only 10.6%. While this low figure is impressive, it masks 12. Education

the high rate of underemployment which must be addressed According to a report published by the UNESCO Institute of
on the continent. Statistics, more than 50% of youths between the ages of 15
and 17 are not in school. This is worrisome given that
9. Environmental hygiene
Given Africa’s population, there is no doubt that its hygiene

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