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Gebeya
  • This initiative focuses on training developers to become certified in NVIDIA’s technologies, creating talent knowledgeable in AI, data science, and GPU processing.
  • By nurturing a workforce skilled in AI and advanced tech, this alliance will drive innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.
  • Young developers will gain job opportunities and contribute to solutions in healthcare, finance, and agriculture.

Africa’s youth population, one of the fastest-growing in the world, presents both a challenge and an opportunity.

With millions of young Africans entering the job market each year, the continent faces a pressing need to generate work opportunities to check a worsening joblessness crisis.

However, in this era of digital transformation, the gig economy has emerged as a beacon of hope for Africa’s young workforce.

Two tech firms, Gebeya Inc. and NVIDIA, are rising to the occasion by launching an ambitious program to train 50,000 African developers, signaling strong intent to bridge …

Unemployment crisis among African youth sparks protests

Africa’s youth unemployment is one of the many “poly-crises” destabilising many countries and impeding economic recovery following recent disruptions and challenges. According to the just-released International Labor Organization’s (ILO) annual Monitor of the World of Work study, low-income African nations are unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels of unemployment this year.…