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The AfCFTA creates space for the EU to move beyond the traditional development cooperation niche and offers a strategic opportunity for African and European actors to meet on equal terms, enhance political partnership, and strengthen links between the two continents.
As the world enters the Fourth Industrial Revolution of artificial intelligence, robotics and the internet of things, the challenge for Africa is providing its youth with the knowledge and skills needed for the emerging world of work.
High unemployment and high gold prices since the 2000s have resulted in a boom in artisanal and small-scale mining in several African countries. However, there has also been a negative impact on agriculture and the environment. This highlights the need...
The study uncovered a number of latent issues confronting Zambian women and youth with respect to accessing and using financial services: Access, Quality, Welfare and Job Creation
The study sampled women aged over 35 and youth (following the African Union definition of youth, these were individuals between the ages of 15 and 35 years). It developed an analytical framework (based on the Alliance for Financial Inclusion framework)...
Climate-smart agriculture holds the key to increasing the resilience of African farmers.
One-fifth of the global population under the age of 25 now resides in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the world’s youngest region, which is growing at a rapid rate. The region’s working age population is expected to reach 600 million in 2030,...
Figures on artisanal miners are often lumped with small-scale operators. Yet, understanding what motivates such miners or stops them from becoming formal small-scale miners is a step towards addressing the adverse consequences of artisanal mining.
External Development Finance (EDF) remains a critical factor in fostering economic growth in Africa’s developing economies.
Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the Aid for Trade (AfT) initiative in Ghana, this report uses nine indicators to measure whether AfT has delivered on its key mandate to provide “additional, predictable, sustainable and effective financing” for building developing...
Among the key findings, the studies identified opportunities to enhance integration and multi-sectoral linkages, strengthen Africa’s negotiation capabilities and increase economic Diversification.
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Youth Employment & Skills
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Education must be a crisis priority, not an afterthought
Rather than overlooking education in recovery spending, governments should be targeting education, particularly secondary education, to tackle lingering challenges that predate the pandemic but pose significant long-term implications for the continent.
COVID-19 Secondary Education