Equal Opportunity
Inclusion, social mobility and access to opportunities
African Youth and the Labour Market: Training for What?
The growth of African education systems over the past two decades is undeniable. Enrolment rates have risen, universities have multiplied, and the number of graduates has kept increasing.…
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…
Women's Entrepreneurship in Africa: Obstacles, Successes and Opportunities
In Africa, starting a business is not a luxury, it is often a necessity. And women, although on the front line of the economic fabric, still face invisible but powerful barriers. Yet from…
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…
Every Girl Counts, Every Dream Deserves a Future
The International Day of the Girl Child, celebrated on 11 October 2025, reminds us that every girl has the right to learn, to speak, to choose and to succeed. Investing in girls means…
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…
School Dropout: Understanding to Act Better
According to the OECD, "school dropout is rarely a sudden event: it is the result of a cumulative process of disengagement". Indeed, school dropout is a process, a gradual event that is…
Mentoring: A Lever for Social Transformation
Mentoring, to put it simply, can be defined as a supportive relationship between two or more people. There is an experienced person, the mentor, and one or more people who are learning or…
AU–EU Cooperation in Education, Training and Employment
According to data from the European Commission, the EU is Africa's leading trading partner and by far its largest export market, ahead of China, India and the United States. The EU remains…
Gender Inequalities in Education
We may be in 2025, but gender inequalities are more topical than ever, and unfortunately we have to accept a sad observation: being female does not always make it simpler to train, to be…
The Issue of Disability in Education
According to UNICEF, fewer than 10% of children with disabilities are in school in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to UNICEF again, around 240 million children (1 in 10) are considered to be…
The Triptych: Education, Guidance and Equal Opportunities
It is with a very strong observation that I wish to begin this brief overview of the triptych Education, Guidance and Equal Opportunities. According to UNESCO, 25% of young Africans are…