Ugandan Youth Demand Government Action on Unemployment

With Uganda's unemployment rate at near 83 percent, the government is being challenged by a group of former students who have formed the National Association of the Unemployed.  Their demands are for the government to sponsor and create jobs for Uganda’s large youth population.   Uganda has one of the highest rates of unemployment on the African continent.  It also has one of the largest populations of people under 30. This combination has created a contentious...

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