Safaricom to launch aspiring developers’ internet-free mobile apps to millions
ForgetMeNot Africa app competition encourages technology entrepreneurs in Kenya (more…)
Tags: Apps Challenge, FMNA, iHub, Kipokezi, Safaricom
Archive for the ‘Africa Unemployment’ Category
Nigeria’s unemployment rate at 23.9% in 2011
23.9 percent
Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased to 23.9 percent in 2011 compared with 21.1 percent in 2010 and 19.7 percent in 2009, reveals the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS report shows that the rate is higher in the rural areas (25.6 percent) than in the urban areas (17.1 percent). (more…)
Tags: Nigeria, Unemployment
Unemployment problem still prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa
The latest report into the progress towards achieving the UN’s Millenium Development Goal (MDG) with regards to ensuring the provision of productive and decent employment does little to give confidence to those suffering from unemployment. (more…)
Tags: MDGs, Sub-Saharan Africa, Unemployment
