Economic transformation depends on a workforce equipped with the right knowledge and skills to meet current—and future—labor market demands. How can African countries get their education systems on the right track?
Creating decent jobs in line with future expectations requires policies and strategies that enable workers to move from traditional to modern jobs and sectors....
A large and growing youth workforce holds enormous potential for Africa, but only if the continent’s chronic unemployment—and-under employment—issues are addressed. The solution starts...
The future of global labor will be increasingly African. One-fifth of the world’s population under the age of 25 now resides in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
Renewable energy has the potential to power Africa’s transformation given the right policies
Africa’s growing youth bulge can be harnessed to reap the demographic dividend.
ACET’s core focus in 2018 was to advance and deepen our work on Africa’s transformation agenda. We have produced a wide range of new...
Since the launch of the Pan-African Coalition for Transformation (PACT) 2016, our work has been guided by its vision. Through thematic Chapters, our objective...
The year 2016 has been one of transition for the organisation as we work towards economic transformation in Africa. While we continue our research,...
Stepping up domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) could help Compact with Africa (CWA) countries overcome aid dependence, ease financing constraints, and enhance growth prospects—all key...
Catalyzing Ghana’s industrial development through mining supply chains” was the theme for the launch of the Ghana National Suppliers’ Development Programme (NSDP) at a...
In the first Who Said What statement posted here, renowned economist and Nobel laureate, Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, challenges the notion that Africa's development...
Agriculture can power the economic transformation of African countries, according to a new report from the Ghana-based African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), founded...
A new report from the Ghana-based African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) will set out a bold new agenda for African growth powered by...
Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra, Ghana Finance Ministers from seven African countries participating in the G-20 Compact with Africa (CWA) initiative will meet as a group...
Since the mid-1990s, many African countries have recorded steady economic growth but economic vulnerability remains a concern. Most continue to rely excessively on low-productivity...