Africa Jobs Fund Launches $100M Initiative to Tackle Unemployment Through Manufacturing and Labour Mobility

Africa Jobs Fund launches with a $100M target to back export manufacturing and labour mobility ventures aimed at creating high-productivity jobs across Sub-Saharan Africa...

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The Africa Jobs Fund (AJF) has launched a $100 million initiative aimed at tackling unemployment across Sub-Saharan Africa by creating high-productivity jobs.

The fund plans to generate over $50 billion in income gains for African workers.
Led by Daniel Yu, founder of Wasoko, and operating under Renaissance Philanthropy.
AJF will focus on export manufacturing and international labour mobility to create jobs for an estimated 250,000 individuals.

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