Introduction: The African Center for Economic Transformation has had quite an eventful year, although not as anticipated. While some of our most important products and activities had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic— including the latest edition of the flagship African Transformation Report (ATR) and the third African Transformation Forum—we adapted, along…
By: K.Y. Amoako As Africa entered a new decade, there was sustained, if not vibrant, optimism for the future. Many of the continent’s economies...
By K.Y. Amoako In the coming weeks, the World Trade Organization faces an historic choice. For the first time in its 25-year history, a...
African policymakers face a daunting challenge in designing skills strategies that support transformation goals while also producing a resilient, adaptable workforce for the future....
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...
Creating decent jobs in line with future expectations requires policies and strategies that enable workers to move from traditional to modern jobs and sectors....
Accra, Sept. 2, 2020 – The African Center For Economic Transformation (ACET) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association...
Accra, Sept. 1, 2020 – Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi, ACET’s Executive Vice President, was a guest recently on CNBC-Africa’s ‘Power Lunch East Africa’ hosted by Fiona...
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,...
Michelle Gavin, Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations recently had a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Amoako, founder and President...
ACET, Aug. 12 – A new report released today from the Mastercard Foundation urges African governments to make relevant changes to secondary education on...
ACET webinar explores policy priorities for Africa’s post-COVID-19 recovery, growth and transformation
The African Center for Economic Transformation has joined a group of former world leaders and institutions to reiterate the urgency of delivering immediate relief...
The COVID-19 crisis is severely straining African economies, threatening to undermine decades of progress and jeopardize long-term goals, including economic transformation. But there are...
As Africa countries ramp up their responses to the novel coronavirus, increased collaboration between governments and development partners is needed to ensure urgent priorities...