Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part contribution from the Jobtech Alliance at Mercy Corps.
This first part (Where are all the jobs in Africa?) drew attention to the crisis of missing jobs across Africa, and highlighted the role jobtech plays in the continent’s labor markets.
This second part explores the opportunities for jobtech platforms in Africa in the near term and was co-authored by Jobtech Alliance Venture Partner Nick Markham and Program Director Chris Maclay.
Economies across Africa might be growing, but their populations are growing even faster, and they aren’t yet creating enough jobs to sustain and meaningfully engage them.
Jobtech platforms — digital platforms that enable, facilitate, or…
