MSM joins AfriquEurope conference on youth, gender and social transformation in in Ivory Coast
On 5 and 6 November 2026, MSM took part in the 9th conference under the AfriquEurope project regarding “Youth, Gender and Social Transformation in Africa; new perspectives for EU-Africa relations”. There were over 60 participants, physically and online, from various African and European universities and institutions of higher education. The conference was hosted by the University of Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
There were many papers and presentations about topics such as demographic developments, the politics of waithood and political mobilization of the youth, inclusion and agency of women in transformation processes, entrepreneurship and agency including the use of AI and finance amongst the youth, youth and gender and the green transition, migration and mobility, the role of youth and women in peace processes and reforms of the education sector. The presentation of Andre Dellevoet, senior consultant at MSM, was about the future of work for African youth, in which he concluded that these jobs will mostly remain quite informal, where they may get an income but be deprived of any social security.
These papers will form the basis for policy recommendations that will be presented to the European Commission in March 2027, when the AfriquEurope project comes to an end. For more information see: AfriquEurope - Home.
MSM's Expert Centre on Emerging Economies
This project is part of MSM's Expert Centre on Emerging Economies. The department is an expert centre on sustainable private sector development in emerging and developing markets. We capacitate managers and professionals from government, private sector, NGOs, and post-secondary education in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America. We offer consultancy and customized training programs, and we manage complex projects in key sectors, e.g. water, agriculture and health. For more information click here.
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