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Podcast: Good Morning Africa
Episode: Africa’s Youth Boom and the New Jobs Compact
Description: Ethiopia’s message is clear: Africa’s youth jobs crisis is not about lack of labor or ambition — it’s about the high cost of doing business. Unreliable energy, logistics bottlenecks, and expensive production prevent firms from expanding and hiring at scale.Minister of Finance in Ethiopia Ahmed Shide says Jobs are already coming from three areas: agri-food value chains, light manufacturing and industrial parks, and fast-growing urban services.