Africa: New Regional Drive to Equip Youth With Skills and Jobs in Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea – SIRA

Africa: New Regional Drive to Equip Youth With Skills and Jobs in Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea – SIRA

$642 million program to reach 5.4 million young people with market-relevant skills, education, and job opportunities WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 – The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved the Skills for Innovation, Resilience, and Aspirations (SIRA) Program, a flagship regional initiative designed to strengthen education-to-employment pathways for youth across Western and Central…

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Africa: New Regional Drive to Equip Youth With Skills and Jobs in Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea – SIRA

Africa: Lessons From Rwanda’s Threat to Withdraw From Cabo Delgado

Kigali’s threat to remove its security forces exposes the limits of Mozambique’s fragile, natural resource-driven security strategy. Senior Rwandan government figures have threatened to withdraw their troops from Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province if sustainable international funding for the mission is not found. Kigali’s 14 March threat coincided with Mozambican President Daniel Chapo’s visit to Brussels…

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