More investment in skills development is key to Africa's growth potential: OECD

PARIS, 5th July, 2024 (WAM) - Improving access to, and the quality of, skills development will help Africa harness the growth potential of a fast-growing and increasingly skilled workforce of young Africans, according to the 2024 edition of Africa's Development Dynamics: Skills, Jobs and Productivity, published today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Eighty-five percent of the