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How Africa's youth will drive global growth

Digital transformation has the potential to reverse the trend of jobless growth in Africa and alter the structure of African economies

Digital transformation has the potential to reverse the trend of jobless growth in Africa and alter the structure of African economies Image: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

Chido Mpemba
African Union Chairperson’s Youth Envoy, African Union Commission
Chido Munyati
Head of Regional Agenda, Africa, World Economic Forum
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Africa's total population is expected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050
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In sub-Saharan Africa, about 9.5 million girls will never attend school
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