International Development
Public policy, human development and social transformation
Financing Education Differently: The Time for Innovative Financing
Education is the largest budget item in many states around the world — and this choice is no accident. France devotes €63 billion to it in 2025, the first budget of the Nation. Norway…
30 Years After the Beijing Agreement: Between Legacy, Challenges and New Horizons for Women's Rights
In September 1995, in Beijing, 189 countries signed a founding text that would redefine women's place in the world: the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Thirty years later, as…
Arab Funds: The Discreet Funds Financing Africa's Future
In the grand narrative of international cooperation, we often hear about Western donors, China, or multilateral institutions. But much more discreetly, the Arabian Gulf countries have for…
Africa Skills Week 2025 in Addis Ababa: Resolutions and Initiatives to Train 10 Million Young People in Digital, Green and Industrial Skills
Africa Skills Week (ASW) 2025, held from 13 to 17 October in Addis Ababa, brought together policymakers, industry leaders, educators, young people and development partners to define…
Gabon: 1 Computer for 1 Student, a Vision for the Future
On 18 October 2025, Gabon took a decisive step towards digital inclusion with the official launch of the presidential programme "1 student, 1 computer". An ambitious initiative that places…
Africa Skills Week 2025: Making Skills the Engine of African Industrialisation
From 13 to 17 October 2025, Addis Ababa hosts the second edition of Africa Skills Week, a flagship African Union initiative that places technical and vocational skills at the heart of the…
The African Diaspora: A Strategic Lever for Donors and Sustainable Development
At present, the total amount of financial transfers (remittances) received by Africa from the diaspora is estimated at more than USD 100 billion for 2025 (advance estimate), after reaching…
UNFPA with Diene Keita: A New Momentum for Education, Employment and Equal Opportunities
The recent appointment of Ms Diene Keita as head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) marks an important milestone for the organisation and for the causes it defends around the…
Official Development Assistance (ODA) at Risk: How to Respond to Falling Funding
According to the OECD, global ODA currently represents about 0.36% of donor countries' Gross National Income (GNI), far from the 0.7% target. In 2023, several European countries reduced…