Partnership to Support AU’s Strategies on Social Protection, School Feeding and Rural Youth Employment - TCP/RAF/3703
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Despite the progress made in poverty reduction in Sub Saharan Africa ( almost half the population remains extremely poor Sixty percent of the population is rural and 57 percent of the labour force works in agriculture Northern Africa relies less on agriculture (from 2 to 23 percent) and extreme poverty levels are below two percent Africa has high rates of population growth Between 2015 and 2050 the populations of 28 African countries are projected to more than double, resulting in a need for between 10 and 12 million new jobs per year to keep pace with the numbers of youth reaching working age Unemployment/underemployment are already serious constraints, especially for youth and in rural areas In SSA, governmental capacity to develop and implement social protection programmes is limited, the poor lack support to become more resilient, and development prospects, especially among youth, remain low.