Sen. Amara Konneh, an ECOWAS Parliamentarian from Liberia, highlighted that West Africa’s youth unemployment charge stands at 24.95%, one of many highest globally, in comparison with a continental charge of 30.43% and a world common of 5.8%. Talking at a delocalized assembly in Monrovia, Liberia, themed “Assessing the Effectiveness of the ECOWAS Funding Coverage as a Panacea for Addressing the Rising Ranges of Unemployment within the Sub-region,” Konneh famous that the area’s 400 million inhabitants and plentiful pure sources haven’t translated into enough job creation. He criticized the ECOWAS Funding Coverage for failing to transform financial development into jobs, citing regulatory fragmentation, infrastructure deficits, and low investor confidence as boundaries.
Konneh urged member states to combine the ECOWAS Widespread Funding Code into nationwide insurance policies by 2030 to harmonize funding legal guidelines and create a unified financial area. He emphasised the necessity for focused investments in agriculture, manufacturing, companies, and SMEs, alongside enhancements in monetary infrastructure, regional governance, and workforce growth to handle the disaster. The excessive unemployment charge drives unlawful migration, as youth search alternatives overseas as a consequence of restricted native prospects.
