AI could offer a great new way in to the global economy for sub-Saharan Africa. Yet with some 20 million jobs needed to be created annually to absorb the massive influx of young people in the labor market, AI could also create new unemployment.
Serge Eric Menye is the founder and CEO of Grassfields Ventures as well as a consultant for Africa, specializing in advisory missions. He is the author of several articles and opinion pieces in Les Echos and Jeune Afrique.
AI could offer a great new way in to the global economy for sub-Saharan Africa. Yet with some 20 million jobs needed to be created annually to absorb the massive influx of young people in the labor market, AI could also create new unemployment.