The World Bank has issued an urgent warning that African economies are not growing fast enough to absorb the millions of young people entering the workforce each year, with the gap between population growth and job creation continuing to widen. Speaking at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, World Bank Vice President Ndiamé Diop called for a "tidal wave of investment," identifying weak infrastructure, unreliable energy supplies, and limited private capital as the chief obstacles to meaningful job growth. Diop proposed a three-part response — large-scale investment in infrastructure, a more business-friendly environment, and the mobilisation of private capital — warning that without such measures, rising unemployment, greater inequality, and stalled development across the continent are likely outcomes.