UK jobless rate falls again, hiring up as lockdown eases

Britain’s unemployment rate fell again to 4.8% between January and March, when the country was under a tight lockdown, and hiring rose further in April, according to data that showed employers gearing up for the easing of curbs. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the rate to hold at 4.9%, and the reading added to […]
The real threat to Chad’s military rulers: unemployed youth

When Neldjibaye Madjissem graduated with a mathematics degree in 2015, he began searching for work as a school teacher. Six years on, he is still looking – and is angry. The 31-year-old blames Chad’s government for lack of work, mismanagement of oil revenues and corruption. No wonder people are protesting on the streets in their […]