Author: Samuel Kimbembe

A strategic investment in human capital When the National Fund for Employability and Apprenticeship unveiled its gleaming training vehicle in Brazzaville, the gesture went far beyond the novelty of technology on wheels. In a nation where more than sixty per cent of the population is under thirty and where, according to the World Bank (2023), youth unemployment remains near twenty per cent, the capacity to diffuse market-relevant skills is tantamount to safeguarding social cohesion. By financing the prototype, the government underscores a conviction that sustainable growth rests on the calibre, not merely the number, of its young citizens. Over the…