The future for many young people across the Middle East and North Africa looks bleak. The Middle East needs help with its long game: education and jobs for the youngEquip young people with ambition and skills so that they can challenge economies and businesses that are stuck in a rut, writes Professor Zahir Irani. An average of 28.7% of 15 to 24-year-olds in the Middle East and 30.6% of those in North Africa are unemployed according to the International Labour Organisation. We're on a mission to show you the real Middle East. The World Bank records that 54% of the working age population in the Middle East and North Africa is unemployed with little prospect of any positive immediate change.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 09, 2016 09:11 UTC