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African youth skills, AI & women digital literacy

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Since late May 2026, a wave of programmes across North-West Africa has expanded vocational slots, digital incubators, and AI-focused training for young people. In Algeria, the Sanâa scheme added 1,366 jobs, while Tunisia’s ELIFE incubators target over 1,300 digital-technology positions. Senegal’s TerangaSkills competition supports the 2026-2034 National Employment Policy, and Niger completed a digital-skills course for 100 participants. In Nigeria, digital transformation efforts have accelerated under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The federal government announced AI-competency training for approximately 11,700 teachers in Federal Unity Colleges and expanded the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme. To bolster advanced skills, the National Digital Training Academy (DTA) was launched to provide certifications in areas like quantum computing and cybersecurity. Efforts to reach marginalized groups include providing entrepreneurship grants to 18 rescued Chibok girls in Yola and certifying 21 former Almajiri children in Abuja as technology technicians. Recent developments ~~in Nigeria~~ include the launch of the AI Academy Nigeria, a collaboration between the federal government, Meta, the 3MTT programme, and Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (RAIN). This initiative provides AI skills development using Meta’s Llama models, a startup pitchathon with funding opportunities, and a six-week developer bootcamp. Complementing these high-tech efforts, vocational and STEM initiatives continue to target youth. Action Health Incorporated completed a Python and AI course for twenty adolescents, while the Visiola Foundation held a STEM camp for 100 girls focused on renewable energy. In Lagos, a new partnership between the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, King’s Trust International, and the Field of Skills and Dreams VTE Academy has launched free vocational training for residents aged 18 to 35. Further expansion of these efforts includes the DTA’s goal to train up to 32,000 Nigerians in fields such as software development, cloud technologies, fintech, and machine learning.

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