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    ANALYSIS OF TELEMIGRATION AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN SELECTED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
    (Covenant University, Ota, 2026-06) AMBRO-MOYE, KECHIRO JULIET; Covenant University, Dissertation
    The study analyses telemigration and youth unemployment across selected Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. It investigates how electricity availability, internet penetration, and educational attainment influence young people’s ability to engage in telemigration and, by extension, impact youth unemployment. The study contributes to the body of literature on the future of work by supporting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8, which is about decent work and economic growth, and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9, which covers industry, innovation, and infrastructure. With the use of a quantitative research approach, the study analyses the panel data from 31 selected Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2017 to 2024, applying Fixed Effects and Random Effects panel regression, cross-sectional dependence diagnostics, and dynamic Panel Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) estimation to yield robust and unbiased findings. The findings from the study show that internet penetration and educational attainment significantly affect youth participation in telemigration, while electricity access, though it is important, it exhibits an uneven effect. This is because of infrastructural inconsistencies across the countries. The GMM results show that telemigration significantly reduces youth unemployment in the selected Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. In addition, the results show that persistent structural barriers, including digital inequality, skills gaps, and institutional weaknesses, limit the full potential of telemigration in the region. It offers policy recommendations, emphasising that governments across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) should actively expand mobile money and digital banking infrastructure to enable youth to receive cross-border payments from telemigration platforms efficiently and at low cost. Reducing transaction costs and improving financial inclusion for youth digital workers will increase net earnings from telemigration and strengthen its impact in reducing youth unemployment. The cross-sectional dependence among Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries in the study means that telemigration shocks and opportunities spill across national borders. Regional bodies such as the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the East African Community (EAC) should facilitate regional digital infrastructure corridors, harmonised digital skills standards, and cross-border payment systems that enable youth telemigrants to efficiently receive earnings. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework should incorporate explicit provisions for digital services trade and telemigration, creating a policy environment that amplifies the employment benefits of telemigration at the continental scale. The study explains that telemigration can serve as a reliable pathway for youth employment and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), provided that critical structural constraints are effectively addressed.