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Integrating Vulnerable People into Congo Society via Entrepreneurship

Tag Education and Training Employment Decent Work Fighting Inequalities Social and Inclusive Business Africa Congo
action sociale congo femmes agriculture
Almost half of Congolese people live below the poverty line and most do not benefit from social protection services because they work in the informal sector. Recently though, the Government has launched several measures, including a scheme called TELEMA (“Stand Up”), to help micro-entrepreneurs escape poverty in Brazzaville and beyond.
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“More tech companies are developing in Africa than in the rest of the world”

Tag Digital and Innovation Africa Cameroon Congo Egypt Ghana Guinea Kenya Morocco Nigeria Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Senegal
Burundi students using a portable media library near Bujumbura, provided by Libraries without Borders
Digital technology is playing an increasingly prominent role in Africa’s economic development. In fact, more tech companies are developing across the continent than in the rest of the world. In the approach to the VivaTech technology and start-up event in Paris from June 14 to 17, we interview Alain Kiyindou co-author of “African Economies in 2023.”
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Northern Congo: Protecting Forests with the Help of Local Residents

Tag Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity Governance Africa Congo
North Congo forest protection and biodiversity
AFD is joining a whole new venture aimed at reconciling biodiversity conservation and local socioeconomic development in the Northern Congo forest basin. Through dialogue and partnerships, local people and village communities are going to be increasingly involved in forest management, through the Northern Congo Forest Landscape Project.
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