++ SERIES: BUILDING THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ++ 87% of global youth live in developing countries and with high unemployment levels exclusion of youth is a major concern to many governments. It is often the young who make up the bulk of un- or underemployed in developing countries, about half of all under 25 year-olds live on less than 2 USD a day. The Africa Progress Panel predicts “a surge in the number of young people in Africa” in the next few years pointing out that the median age in Africa is currently 18, which ...
Agriculture plays a key role in the economic and social development of Central African countries. The agricultural sector employs about 50% of the active population and feeds many more. Nevertheless, the food security situation has been worsening over the last two decades. Fast population growth, political and military crises, low agricultural productivity as well as many Central African governments’ focus on extraction of natural resources such as oil, rather than on food production and trade, are reasons behind this trend. To rise up to the food security challenge, the 10 members of the Economic Community of ...
