Young people make up 75% of the population. Under the Constitution, promoting and protecting them is a state obligation. The 15-35 age group is the key to strong, inclusive and sustainable growth.
Published on July 2024
President Alassane Ouattara, with his wife Dominique (centre), delivered a State of the Nation speech to Parliament in Congress on 18 June 2024. PRESIDENCY OF CÔTE D'IVOIRE
This is the mantra of president Alassane Ouattara and his team: the human factor is essential for sustainable emergence. The 2015-2020 and 2021-2025 NDPs (National Development Plans) have made social issues a core priority. And the initial results have been convincing.
Young people make up 75% of the population. Under the Constitution, promoting and protecting them is a state obligation. The 15-35 age group is the key to strong, inclusive and sustainable growth.
To make this happen, the government implemented a PJ-Gouv 2023-2025. Twenty-five ministries are involved in three areas: integration, civic engagement and well-being. Here's an update from the programme's key player.
In this interview with the Secretary General of the National Youth Council of Côte d'Ivoire (CNJCI), he stressed the positive impact of youth policies and calls for stepping up the support system.
With annual growth of around 7%, Côte d'Ivoire has changed significantly in fifteen years. To sustain this momentum and create more jobs, substantial investment is now needed in entrepreneurship, industrialisation, processing and the development of the country's resources.
At 26, she is leading her career brilliantly and does not lack ambition.
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Georgette Zamblé, a trained psychologist with a civil society background, is a specialist in gender issues. For several years now, she has been campaigning for greater leadership and empowerment for women, especially in rural areas.
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Every year, Côte d'Ivoire is faced with increasingly intense rainfall. The country is responding by investing heavily in sanitation infrastructure. But is this enough to cope with increasingly frequent seasonal downpours?