Investing in youth only way to boost growth

At the ongoing World Economic Forum in Rwanda leading economic experts are upbeat that the future belongs to Africa. But only, if Africa invests in its youthful population expected to hit 2.5 billion in 2015 and with the world's largest workforce by 2030.

To take its place, the continent must equip its population with education and prioritise skills development. And so calls for a review of the 8-4-4 system of education couldn't have come at a better time. The feeling is that the education being offered to the youth dwells more on theory rather than skills putting it out of sync with the ever-changing needs of the modern world.