
A Nairobi-based Senior Finance Business Partner, Brian Muloni, has said Africa's weak economy is driving a new wave of youth migration to the United States and Europe, as formal jobs remain scarce across the continent. According to Punch, he emphasised that African economies cannot absorb the growing number of young jobseekers, linking the migration trend to limited employment opportunities across the region.
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