It was Pope Francis that called youth unemployment one of “…the most serious of the evils that afflicts the world these days…”
Many believe that extremist groups such as Boko Haram, Al Shabab and IS take advantage of unemployed youths who feel marginalised from the mainstream economy. It is this sense of disenfranchisement that makes them easy prey for terrorists. These radical groups cause untold amounts of bloodshed, devastation, instability and economic decay across the African continent and beyond.