This policy brief identifies legal, institutional and policy frameworks within the African Union and its Member States that should be exploited to enhance youth entrepreneurship. In order to promote youth entrepreneurship in Africa, the policy brief identifies six interventions:
1. Engaging youth directly in entrepreneurship- related policy-making;
2. Integrating relevant education with entrepreneurship to facilitate entrepreneurship skills
development;
3. Supporting and enhancing an enabling entrepreneurial ecosystem;
4. Employing and supporting smart and effective financing for start-ups particularly for social enterprises addressing a specific gap, niche or problem;
5. Leveraging and strengthening partnerships and collaboration with the private sector and other stakeholders;
6. Promoting gender-responsive programming.
Finally, the policy brief highlights some of the policy implications for the African Union, its Member States and Regional Economic Communities (RECs).
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