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Pulse: Zambia empowering youth

Kathy Short
March 7, 2017

Young people make up 68 percent of Zambia's population but unemployment among the youth stands at 90 percent according to the UN. Now a new initiative known as global platform aims to encourage political participation as well as entrepreneurship.

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DW Africa's Zambia correspondent Kathy Short
Kathy Short Reporter for DW Africa covering hard news and features for the daily AfricaLink radio show.
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