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Abdoulaye Ndiaye: ‘Africa’s real challenge is not debt, but jobs’

Abdoulaye Ndiaye, the winner of the first Jeune Afrique/The Africa Report Africa NextGen Economist Prize, believes the continent is entering a new stage in its development. As aid falls, markets harden and budgets come under strain, the Senegalese economist argues for stronger domestic resources, better use of credit and economic policy that puts jobs first. [...]