STUDY LABOUR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AFRICA’S EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES The Ever-Widening Gaps Robert Kappel October 2021 The employment situation in sub-Saharan Africa is dete­riorating. It is unlikely that Afri­ca’s economic growth alone will create the necessary jobs. The impending job crisis can no longer be resolved with traditional methods which have failed to live up to expectations. This study analyses recent trends, debates and successful and unsuccessful attempts to address the increasingly difficult employment challenges in sub­Saharan Africa. It shows that there is a pressing need for a new endogenous economic policy in Africa. Employment opportunities must be im­proved through industrialisa­tion, urban-rural linkages and by connecting foreign investment and local entre­preneurship.