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World Bank Says Africa Must Boost Jobs Amid Simmering Gen Z Anger

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Security forces deploy tear gas against protesters during a demonstration in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

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Africa’s labor force will almost double by 2050 and the continent urgently needs large-scale job creation to meet the demands of young people whose frustrations have already sparked Gen-Z protests.

That’s a key takeaway from the World Bank’s bi-annual assessment of sub-Saharan Africa, although it also found the region was proving more resilient than expected, as it forecast an increase in economic growth to 3.8% this year from 3.5% in 2024.

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