West Africa: 'Deepen Collaboration for Youth Empowerment, Through Ecowas'

West Africa: 'Deepen Collaboration for Youth Empowerment, Through Ecowas'

The Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, Mr George Opare Addo, yesterday called on stakeholders to deepen collaboration that would nurture youth empowerment and human capital development through the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the sub-region.

Towards the implementation of an ECOWAS youth networking strategy with African entrepreneurs through the creation of a mentoring and learning network in West Africa. | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

H.E. Damtien Tchintchibidja, Vice-President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, on April 29, 2025, in Accra, Ghana, said  that ECOWAS is considering the creation of a mentoring and apprenticeship network in West Africa to connect young people in the region with African entrepreneurs as part of Human Capital Development and youth underemployment. In the address by the Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, read…

‘Deepen collaboration for youth empowerment, through ECOWAS’

The Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, Mr George Opare Addo, yesterday called on stakeholders to deepen collaboration that would nurture youth empowerment and human capital development through the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the sub-region.  According to him, working collaboratively, would help find sustainable, and inclusive solutions to aid in youth development. He said that, youth initiatives should be ac…