In ethiopia we discussed how to combat youth unemployment. And in mali d. J. And sound engineer 5 go takes us around his hometown of said group. Where a few weeks into the coronavirus pandemic now and the situation across the continent is difficult and frightening to say the least so how these last dozen curfews affecting young people economically we asked our correspondents all over africa what the job situation is like in their hometown and what people are doing to try and make the best of the situation heres their take. They are in your ground young people have already lost jobs especially the tourism industry. That is the crees and croghan as capital for many zimbabweans survival and that you dont use it sally. More people are spending time on the horns and eat games but some are worried if you had a pandemic persist it could impact they may have to depend on your savings to stay afloat most gagnons i live in one being at a time. Now before the look down government figures put to some employment above to impart st the post lockdown figure could be higher ed comedy group in kampala known for its weekly shows before hundreds of funds is now performing for an online audience with a whole island from you tube but such options are limited to very few young people here outside the centers the picture is slightly different mainly because most ugandans in the countryside are farmers and the local down has been relaxed for this essential work force to maintain a stable supply of food. A lot of people in zimbabwe here absolutely no income they survive from hand to mouth through buying and selling on the streets many are worried about the future said lee the government is broken to come up with the rescue packages for its citizens the only lays in the slowdown or side b. And 19 for normal life to repair. And how was the situation for you 77 percent is what we asked you on facebook and got the following responses bank togolese teacher working in booking a foster says at the moment im very worried because our contracts have stopped and he goes on to add more company measures are currently being adopted by the authorities its the famine which is likely to kill us if nothing is done by the state to save us from this situation t. N. From nigeria says im a driver but due to the lockdown i cant drive anymore my case seems hopeless because the government is not ready to provide anything for us and im worried that my family and i are in a hunger virus situation and eugene sagacious says we all must learn especially the youth here here eugene we are waiting for african governments too much offices are closed industries are closed but we have rich land for agriculture that we can never go hungry well thank you so much for your thoughts. Now lets head to south africa like many other countries Strict Lockdown and curfew measures are forcing people out of work but in johannesburg young creatives increasingly moving their businesses to the digital ram as they weathered this storm now we spoke to some of them to see how their new Digital Business models are doing. So it took the former home of Nelson Mandela is usually a tourist magnet but since the coronavirus prices the streets have been cleared and the Stores Closed standing in front of his empty shop called. Feels completely helpless. Business. Business. So. Its a devastating situation for young entrepreneurs state support is only available for Large Companies experts predict youth unemployment will rise even more this year. But those who will set up Digital Business models before the crisis are in a much better position to ride out the shutdown like yoga teacher and influence. 4 years ago to mallow started to live stream her daily practice sessions since the lock down her number of viewers has skyrocketed. There is a lot of. Things because not its not a musician and i mean the instructor. Both markets and because people are looking for music in something we want to stay healthy so in general for me i think its. More so right now given. Around 1000 people tune in every day the training sessions are free for everyone to mellow earns money by promoting a clothing label which she wears during the session. To mellow isnt the only one who is making the most of her Digital Business. Is also exploring the possibilities that Live Streaming has to offer together with other artists like cujo is developing a new commercial format for Live Streaming. He is certain that this technology is a growing trend that will last long after the cold beats 90 crisis to him the possibilities are endless im looking forward to. Having like live concerts big concert live concerts where you can actually purchase a ticket and have some kind of coach that you put in just to get to your products you know and things are definitely. In march saw that because the 1st cyber party took place it was a huge success well the lineup featuring many popular musicians and deejays and mammoth 700000 listeners and in to the online events. But for many young people who are losing their income this offer as little solace expensive internet rates and poor connectivity mean that everyone can simply go digital still calls in so little is trying to make the best of things has started marketing his clothes over whats up in facebook he says the crisis has made him rethink the way he does. Think it is. When it comes to. Getting out of your comfort zone. And trying to make it. Trying to make something out of nothing i think its. How you. Use. To the situation that you come to feel. Theres still room for improvement he has sold just 2 pieces so far but calls us ses he want to let the virus win like many others hes in this while the long haul. Coronavirus is testing the resilience of african economies but even before the pandemic hit youth unemployment was already one of the Biggest Challenges on the continent and now its worse one country with an extremely high youth Unemployment Rate is if you appear shortly before the coronavirus outbreak i travel to the capital addis ababa to speak with an inspiring bunch of people and i ask them what can be done to get more young people into the workforce. The 77 percent has explored many subject matters across africa but one word keeps coming up unemployment and were here in the capital of ethiopia to try and figure out why it is that africans just cant seem to crack the code when it comes to hiring young people and id like to begin with it was actually an economist hearing and just to give us an overview of the situation here in ethiopia whats the current rate of unemployment we have recent data that shows and employment is just like most 25 percent all right let me now come to dulwich who works with the Jobs Creation commission which is part of governments mandate i read some interesting statistics that youve created a lot of work and jobs for people within a short span of time but were hearing 25 percent unemployment thats not good thats correct of course weve been doing this for the past one year for the past 6 months. Structural problem or youth unemployment. Africa bit of time. Theres a lot of practitioners that want to get into the medical field and also invest some money and hire but because of some structural problems they havent been able to absolve the workforce. All right let me now speak to diana here you are right next to me were hearing that there is a gap in the market because the government is under too much pressure. Theyre forced to create jobs for everyone but you have taken the initiative and youve decided im still in school but im going to do Something Different tell us about that looking for jobs after you graduate is there a bit of. Too many people that are unemployed its better to create a job be interconnected be your own boss and empowering yourself doing something that would change the country help yourself and change your familys life ok let me come back to the economy see what happens when a Huge Population of educated people goes for years sometimes without employment what the impact of that is it has wide implication in terms of economics and in terms of politics we have seen we have one of the largest migration into the middle east and European Countries and we have also this political instability thats mainly driven by the frustration of many young graduates not able to find jobs in the labor market that would let me come back to you because we were speaking about the impact of unemployment i mean how does it feel when you hear that doctors who have painstakingly put through school leave the country and go to work in america or you care or indeed germany the government is seriously seriously concerned and as a citizen im also concerned to see you know kids that have gone through you know 67 years of medical school to be out in the drug market not landing jobs that is a country thats tragic and we want to do something about it in our can assure you and i can assure them here that well find meaningful employment within their country because there is so much they can do here so much they can do in terms of helping their citizens so let me speak to the doctor who says that hes not found employment have you been tempted to leave this country to look for a job see i dont know in kenya tanzania initially when i came no when i joined the middle school i was i was there to help my country my people but you know after graduating from high school there is an opportunity this year alone in knowing this coming 23 weeks a year to 1000 physicians are graduating from school so i dont know how. Honey by the way i should mention that Unemployment Rates in this country are going down but unfortunately the number of graduates seem to be disproportionately unemployed compared to the National Figures ruth earlier we talked about women being disproportionately disadvantaged by this whats the job market environment for women why is it so difficult for women to get jobs and i think the take the measure factor that that thats creating this kind of problem is the cultural aspect of if you like as we all know like women are mostly focused on kids and raising kids and doing some some household work and not being creative and doing something out in the world but now when when it comes to our generation ringback i think its kind of trying to get out there do you think that women for example have been looked over because theyre women when they apply for jobs compared to men. Maybe yeah i think thats a factor and i want to come back to you because weve been talking about the 4th Industrial Revolution africa being the frontier of that do you feel that the Education System is preparing people with the correct skill sets to occupy these jobs its not unfortunately but we recognize that thats very important right never too late so we we recognize that and you know were going through a reform i dont know how much you are aware of that but theres a new curriculum thats been devised that would incorporate the 21st century skills and everybody talks about it the Digital Skills so how do we change this dynamic and tiredly how does the african continent solve this issue. I believe that we need to revisit the curriculum in from this of makeshift truth that this graduates are able to compete with not only with your views but with the african continent i mean its just like a sad story to hear that new graduates dont know this the basic Computer Literacy they dont know how to use email and thats a huge problem in terms of being competent enough other International Labor force ok so we have University Students here is it true that you dont have competent skills is it true. Its true. Its true that. When you come to technology there is some sort of phobia in our country i dont know why all right so while were here white how do you how do you think if your pia kenya tanzania all the african countries can resolve the problem of youth unemployment i think when you. Use an employment its not the absence of that. Issue right now you know were going to end with dow it because we keep hearing government government government but to be fair to you the number of jobs that youve created in the one year is simply nothing to be ignored but i want to ask you a different question you said you want to hear from the stakeholders what have you learned today what are you going to implement in your office so for me so much optimism that i like that and resiliency as well because you know i was expecting i came to this film expecting a lot of complaints you know young people always i just 18 trying to get the government off the cliff right for me i go back to my office and start thinking about maybe starting a small around town hall that we can maybe get used together maybe once or twice a year and have an open discussion like this one its been quite quite encouraging to me and if you do have that front it will be sure to invite you to cover that ok so this has been a very positive debate to have to say and as doug wood said the youth here are ready the actually have the skills that they just need the support i dont know what you thought about that but i learned quite a bit thank you for saying. Now clearly youth unemployment remains a major challenge with all without khurana thank you again to everyone who participated in that debate and as usual you can watch a longer version of it on you tube i promise its worth it. As we know traveling is difficult if not completely impossible right now due to the cool read 19 outbreak but we want to take you somewhere special. Before the travel restrictions started our reports i managed to explore a small gem in the west african country of mali 230 kilometers away from the capital bamako lies the town. And i think its got a very relaxed a vibrant its become famous actually a place thriving music scene local sound fido takes us around his hometown so lets go. To. What you can call me for. A d. J. Musician. Engineer let me show you our own. Is a laidback town on the banks of the new. Canoes transport people and goods up down and across the nation which is over one kilometer wide at this point locals estimate around 200000. 00 people. Theres no better place than here i would never leave. You never far from the river its the backbone of town not just for trade agriculture but for relaxing to. Texas to a popular hangout where local youth come to unwind its never empty and theres someone to tell a great story and yet i dont mind because in this space may not be very light but makes for a very friendly. River makes what it is quite literally mud from the river banks is used in the pottery. And something. See who is known internationally for the famous fabric. Model shows as a local workshop book alone is a traditional time thats made with bought and locally the book on cloth is believed to ward off danger. Im aboard. In the studio they make but in the traditional way its used for clothing and. Its lunch time and luckily father knows just the place for a tasty snack he treats us to a safe delicacy grilled fish fresh from the river. Its great were not going anywhere we have good food lots of fun. And when you see cigars nightlife you can understand why the town is not just famous for the river but also its music father has been a star of segas music scene for years and has a following among young say goofy and hes also contributing to segas future music talent in 2009 father opened his own studio. Music mentor percent of the music produced in signal comes from this place which is my own studio visit there up as i produce. And theres been. Its a good b. And stake their love of music very seriously the annual highlight is the festival on the new share some even call it the woodstock of africa photo is one of the chief sounded genius at the festival musicians play their rocking rhythms alongside traditional mali and hip hop blues and jazz beats and for photo its a chance to practice his 1st love of sound mixing. This is my 1st profession before becoming a musician i started out as a sound technician. Some 44000. 00 young people attend the festival each year. And when father takes to the stage the cheers get even louder. But. The next report takes place here in Nairobi Kenya now even if traffic has recently slowed down its hard to imagine the capital without my tattoos these are the mini buses and mini vans that most kenyans rely on to get around theyre not harvesting loud and chaotic and before the lockdown at least always very crowded they usually not the typical workplace for women but we dont typical here so we met a female to conductor who told us she wouldnt. Arent any of the jobs. Nairobi is transferred system its chaotic its crowded and often on drooly the citys buses or in my tattoos as they are known are a tough workplace but they provide entire families with an income. For carolinas song this job means on early start their day begins at 5 am she shares a tiny room with her sister her child and her adopted daughter its dark and her neighborhood isnt the safest but its a risk she has to live with. Caroline is the matter. When her husband died she started working at a hotel but that didnt pay the bills for her family and the school fees for her 2 teenage sons so she changed jobs. A lot because of in a moment. When i was taking my 1st one in for one who isnt going to 15 i think the whole me. Even my mother did want that. The wage varies by the day when caroline started out she earns of the equivalent of 6 euros a day nowadays she makes more than double but still there arent many women doing this job says her colleagues. Just listen ladies to do you know us ladies here in kenya many of us dont want to do this work many say its a stupid job but for me its good it helps me a lot yeah i mean when you. Talk to work a face daily harassment from the police their colleagues and the passengers while caroline has learnt to stand up for herself shes often had to step in for other women. Those are maybe receipts next ramazan and she would. Sure the money was laid. Out. Then i felt the money i want my bills my chinese got going the loan after several reports of sexual abuse on buses new laws making Sexual Harassment punishable by 10 years in prison have made the transport system a little safer and ngo of the flown Initiative Also supports women like caroline by encouraging transport workers associations crim prove the working conditions look at do they provide any Customer Service training if they dont to provide the training they have. Awareness about Sexual Harassment we do sensitizing training and we help them develop our Sexual Harassment by the sea for many women of the work of trade unions has made the business more attractive its still a mans world but women are slowly finding their place i prefer them because very fast theyre very honest. Very very. Transparent and focused and like many women caroline hopes that shell one day be able to get a license and finally be in the drivers seat. Well for now caroline has to wait a bit because business here has really slowed down due to the corona virus so unfortunately she cant work on the touches at the moment but we are keeping our fingers crossed that shell be back soon well thats it for me if you have any comments please do get in touch with us via 77 a d w dot com and as a last treat before we go heres bobby wine with a new release single virus so lets im sure you can guess what the inspiration behind this one is please stay safe and healthy take care of one another and see you next time to haiti and by. Everyone. Everyone has a. Like the mafia. Boss or sorry sicilian song going to come on. Come on girl i know not anything about her. Never become a. Lawyer. But hello that came along lang found. Them are. Trying to. Say were going to make sure its. Clear. Right. Now what. Sounds. Like. A bang and i think ill. Fix a. Good. Sleep. d my o. T. Politics. 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