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  Restoring Hope and Aspiration for Youth: The Promising Commitment of the Senegal Youth Consortium 19/08/2025

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  This article, published on August 17, 2025, in the Les Voix(es) de WATHI podcast series, discusses West Africa’s youth challenges, focusing on Senegal...

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  Country : Mali , Senegal , Benin

  Organizations : WATHI
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Podcast / Governance, Inclusion,
Restoring Hope and Aspiration for Youth: The Promising Commitment of the Senegal Youth Consortium 19/08/2025
Summary :
This article, published on August 17, 2025, in the Les Voix(es) de WATHI podcast series, discusses West Africa’s youth challenges, focusing on Senegal where half of the population will be under 25 by 2050. Confronted with barriers in education, employment, and civic participation, the Consortium Jeunesse Sénégal (CJS)—launched in 2020—brings together ten organizations to establish an enabling ecosystem for youth empowerment. It is founded on three pillars—Jang (learning), Bokk (inclusion), and Ligeey (employability)—and initiated the ambitious Yaakaar 2030 (“hope”) program in 2024, backed with nearly 12 billion CFA francs. Its two key components target youth civic engagement (5.2 billion CFA) and entrepreneurship (6.4 billion CFA). Digital platforms like Guichet Jeunesse and Edupop.sn provide centralized access to educational and opportunity resources. The initiative has already inspired similar youth consortiums in Benin and Mali.
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Youth, EMPLOYMENT, Numérique, Inclusion
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WATHI
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• Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance,

  The Myth of Political and Social Struggle: When African Youth Dream of Revolution 23/06/2025

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  On June 6, 2025, young Togolese protesters mobilized in several cities, notably Lomé, to denounce the enduring regime of Faure Gnassingbé, in power si...

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  Country : Togo

  Organizations : WATHI
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Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance,
The Myth of Political and Social Struggle: When African Youth Dream of Revolution 23/06/2025
Summary :
On June 6, 2025, young Togolese protesters mobilized in several cities, notably Lomé, to denounce the enduring regime of Faure Gnassingbé, in power since 2005 and heir of a political dynasty that has ruled Togo for over 50 years. This mobilization reflects a broader pan-African youth uprising, where young people challenge locked, illegitimate, or neo-colonial political systems. The article highlights similar movements elsewhere in Africa: in the Sahel against French military presence, in Kenya against anti-social economic policies, and in the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding government inaction on persistent insecurity. The author, Bah Traoré, examines the “myth of the political and social struggle,” suggesting that these movements represent demands for renewal, democratic alternation, and a desire for sociopolitical transformation through youth-driven popular revolts.
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Politics, Governance, Youth, Social, Crisis, Pan-Africanism
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  The top priority is to restore dialogue and Senegalese citizens’ trust in institutions. 10/04/2025

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  In this interview, Dr. Sarr emphasizes that the main political priority for Senegal's next president should be to re-establish dialogue and restore ci...

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  Country : Senegal

  Organizations : WATHI
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Interview / Governance,
The top priority is to restore dialogue and Senegalese citizens’ trust in institutions. 10/04/2025
Summary :
In this interview, Dr. Sarr emphasizes that the main political priority for Senegal's next president should be to re-establish dialogue and restore citizens' trust in institutions. He highlights the importance of continuous dialogue between the government and the opposition, even outside electoral periods, to strengthen democracy and ensure national stability. Dr. Sarr also underscores the need to heed the aspirations of the youth, who constitute approximately 65 to 70% of Senegal's population, and to involve them more actively in nation-building. He addresses critical challenges such as youth unemployment, reforming the education system, combating inflation, managing clandestine immigration, and improving the healthcare system. Finally, he calls for a reassessment of Senegal's hyper-presidential political system to achieve a better balance of power and greater autonomy for judicial and legislative institutions.
Keywords :
Youth, Election, Dialogue, Institution, Hyperprésidentialisme
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WATHI
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• Digital platform / Governance, Resilience,

  Building the Future Differently: A West African Compass for Transitions 08/08/2025

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  West Africa confronts profound challenges — climate change, demographic pressure, rapid urbanization, technological shifts — amid persistent vulnerabi...

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  Country : Nigeria

  Organizations : WATHI
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Digital platform / Governance, Resilience,
Building the Future Differently: A West African Compass for Transitions 08/08/2025
Summary :
West Africa confronts profound challenges — climate change, demographic pressure, rapid urbanization, technological shifts — amid persistent vulnerabilities but also significant opportunities. This op-ed by Marie-Noël Maffon, published on July 31, 2025 in WATHI’s Tribune section, advocates for an “African compass for transitions,” rooted in endogenous transformation. It emphasizes building resilience, investing in human capital, and advancing economic sovereignty, with youth and local knowledge as drivers of inclusive governance. The article highlights the severe impact of climate — floods, droughts, agricultural losses — threatening food security and livelihoods. Water-related tensions, particularly in the Lake Chad basin and Niger River valley, underscore the heightened risk of conflict. The most vulnerable — women, children, small-scale farmers, indigenous populations — are bearing the brunt of this multidimensional crisis.
Keywords :
Sovereignty, Youth, Transition, Inclusion
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WATHI
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