Côte d'Ivoire

European Development Days 2017: Youth well-being policy reviews in Côte d'Ivoire

The OECD Development Centre offered a copy of the Youth Well-being policy reviews in Côte d’Ivoire to Cote d'Ivoire's Minister for the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment, and Civic Engagement, Sidi Tiémoko Touré, during the European Development Days 2017 (7 June 2017, Brussels).

Youth Well-being Policy Review of Côte d’Ivoire

This report provides an exhaustive overview of the situation of young people in terms of social inclusion and well-being. Based on the results of the analysis, concrete policy recommendations are proposed in order to maximize government action in favor of youth.

Key Issues affecting Youth in Côte d'Ivoire

The article contains general information on youth-related issues in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire: Final workshop, 18-20 April 2017, Abidjan

The OECD Development Centre organized, together with the Ministry of Youth (Ministére de la Promotion de la Jeunesse – MPJEJSC), a workshop to discuss present and discuss the results of the Youth Well-being policy reviews in Côte d’Ivoire, developed in the framework of the EU-OECD Youth Inclusion project.

Kazakhstan, Côte d’Ivoire and Bermuda join the Inclusive Framework on BEPS

Following the first meeting of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS in Japan, on 30 June-1 July, and recent regional meetings, more countries and jurisdictions are joining the framework. The Inclusive Framework on BEPS welcomed Kazakhstan, Côte d’Ivoire and Bermuda bringing to 94 the total number of countries and jurisdictions participating on an equal footing in the project.

Côte d’Ivoire : Brainstorming workshop, 5-6 April 2016, Abijan

‌The OECD Development Centre, in collaboration with the Presidency of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and the Ministry for the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment and Civic Service, held a brainstorming workshop to discuss "The National Youth Policy (NPC) 2016-2020". This workshop was organized as part of the Youth Inclusion project.

Youth Inclusion project - Côte d’Ivoire

‌Since the end of the 2011 post-electoral crisis, Côte d'Ivoire has experienced strong growth, but this rapid expansion of the economy has not been accompanied by real improvements in youth well-being. Although young people aged 15–29 currently account for more than one-quarter of the total population, they remain a particularly vulnerable group in societ.

Multi-dimensional Review of Côte d'Ivoire - Volume 3. From Analysis to Action

West Africa’s economy stalled in 2015, gradual recovery in 2016

For the first time since 2008, the West African region recorded a growth rate below the continental average (3.7% in 2015). With growth estimated at 3.3%, the West African economy was less dynamic than that of East Africa (6.3%), Central Africa (3.7%) and North Africa (3.5 %), but stronger than that of Southern Africa (2.8%). This performance is mainly due to the economic downturn in Nigeria.

Some signs of better governance in West Africa

According to the 2016 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), governance in Africa has overall slightly improved over the past decade but the security situation has clearly become worse: two out of three Africans live in a country where safety and the rule of law deteriorated over the past ten years. The ECOWAS area is the second best-performing African region, after southern Africa.