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A Heartfelt Thank You!

African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) sincerely appreciates everyone who participated in the High-Level Dialogue on Public Institutions and Oversight in Africa and the launch of the Integrity Narratives 2026 Report in Nairobi.

Your contributions, insights, and engagement enriched the discussions on strengthening public institutions, enhancing accountability, and advancing democratic governance across Africa.

As we reflect on the dialogue, we invite you to continue the conversation and explore the evidence, insights, and stories shaping Africa’s governance landscape.

Explore the Integrity Narratives 2026 Report here: bit.ly/4zadflj

Discover the revamped Africa Integrity Indicators website: bit.ly/4zuNrBj

The journey toward accountable, transparent, and resilient public institutions requires sustained collaboration, evidence, and collective action.

Thank you for being part of the conversation and the change!

"Mozambique is rich in minerals, but its greatest resource is its people.”

At the Conference on Population and Development in Maputo, opened by His Excellency Daniel Francisco Chapo, President of the #Mozambique, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)’s Dr. Rose N. Oronje delivered the inaugural keynote.

Every year about 500,000 young Mozambicans enter the labour market, while the formal economy creates about 25,000 jobs.

📍 Her message: accelerating fertility decline through voluntary family planning, and investing in education, skills and productive jobs, will decide the size of #Mozambique’s demographic dividend.

Read more: lnkd.in/dsEzhfRt

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Did you know? Approximately 80% of Malawi's population is below the age of 35.

This presents Malawi with a significant opportunity to harness its youthful population as a driver of productivity, innovation and economic growth. However, this potential will not be realised automatically.

It requires deliberate investments in:

📚 quality education,
🏥 healthcare,
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 family planning
🍳 development and
👨🏾‍💻 decent job opportunities.

By equipping young people with the health, knowledge and skills they need to participate productively in the economy, Malawi can turn its youthful population into a powerful engine for economic transformation. Without these investments, this potential risks remaining untapped.

Read the study: afidep.org/publication/ha…

#DidYouKnow #DemographicDividend #PopulationAndDevelopment #AFIDEP

Mozambique’s changing population presents an important opportunity for economic transformation. But turning this opportunity into a demographic dividend will require deliberate policy choices and sustained investment in people.

AFIDEP is participating at the Conference on Population and Development.

Date: November 4-5, 2026

Venue: Mozambique-China Cultural Centre in Maputo

Theme: Population, Economic Transformation and Well-being: Policies to Harness the Demographic Dividend in Mozambique.

Organised by Mozambique’s Ministry of Planning and Development, the conference brings together stakeholders to explore how population policies and investments can drive economic transformation and improve people’s well-being.

AFIDEP’s Deputy Executive Director and Head of Programmes, Dr Rose N. Oronje, will deliver a keynote presentation titled “How can Mozambique harness its demographic transition for accelerated development for its people?” Her presentation will explore the policy choices and investments needed to harness the demographic dividend, with a focus on fertility decline, human capital development and productive employment.

Read more: afidep.org/event/afidep-a…

#PopulationAndDevelopment #DemographicDividend #EvidenceInformedPolicy #AFIDEP

Population dynamics shape nearly every development challenge Africa faces, making them a cross-cutting factor in achieving most of the Sustainable Development Goals, and nowhere is this clearer than in the task of creating decent jobs for the continent’s fast-growing, youthful workforce.

AFIDEP’s Executive Director, Dr Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu, will deliver a kick-off presentation for the panel on Jobs and the Demographic Dividend at the Demographic Futures Dialogue in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on 4 November 2026.

The session will explore how African countries can harness demographic change to drive productive employment, with a focus on human capital development, job creation and the conditions needed to realise the demographic dividend.

Co-hosted by UNFPA, the African Union Commission and the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, the Dialogue brings together policymakers, researchers, development partners and other stakeholders to explore how demographic change can be turned into opportunities for prosperity, resilience and inclusion through informed policies, planning and investment.

Dr Zulu’s presentation draws on AFIDEP’s long-standing work in this field. By strengthening the use of evidence in policymaking and planning, AFIDEP supports African countries to harness the demographic dividend through strategic investments in human capital, job creation and inclusive economic development, work that has helped spark unprecedented interest in tackling population and development issues across the continent.

Learn more on our #DemographicDividend work: bit.ly/3Us2z3i

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