All news: Africa

Zambia, Japan and ILO launch Sustainable E-Waste Management Project to create green jobs and protect environment

Zambia, Japan and the ILO have launched the Sustainable E-Waste Management for Youth Employment Project in Central Province to tackle unemployment and environmental challenges. The initiative will create green jobs, promote a circular economy, and...

Morocco leads the way with its national strategy for the care economy

Morocco becomes the first country in the Arab region and the second in Africa to adopt a national strategy for the care economy and care work, developed with technical support from the International Labour Organization and UN Women.

Senegal integrates the social and solidarity economy into its national framework for professional integration

At the African Social and Solidarity Economy Forum (FORA'ESS), the ILO highlights the results of its support for cooperatives and backs a reform that opens new prospects for decent work for young people.

Investment facilitation for decent work

Strengthening the role of Investment Promotion Agency in promoting quality Foreign Direct Investment and the creation of more and better jobs

PROSPECTS Impact

Enterprise bridges needs: how youth innovation is supporting livestock owners in Kassala

Through the ILO PROSPECTS supported i-UPSHIFT programme, a group of young entrepreneurs in Kassala State transformed a local challenge into a business opportunity, improving access to veterinary medicines for livestock farmers while creating...

Social protection

Egypt strengthens social health protection to advance universal health coverage

Egypt has taken another step towards strengthening its social health protection system and advancing universal health coverage through enhanced institutional capacities and stronger collaboration among the national institutions responsible for...

Uganda strengthens rural livelihoods to help prevent child labour in coffee-growing communities

Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) supported by the ILO's ACCEL Africa project are helping coffee-growing households diversify their incomes, strengthen their financial resilience and reduce the economic pressures that contribute to child...

Ghana advances social dialogue for better jobs and fairer wages

Ghana’s 2026 National Labour Conference sets a renewed path toward fair wages, job creation and improved living conditions through strengthened social dialogue and cooperation.

Ghana charts a path to more productive jobs and better livelihoods

Landmark report is helping Ghana align productivity with decent work, driving evidence-based policies that promote better jobs, fair wages, inclusive growth and improved livelihoods.

Capacity building

The role of employers organizations in EU–North Africa talent partnerships: from labour shortages to shared solutions

Employers' organizations and institutional partners met in Turin to explore how demand-driven Talent Partnerships can address labour shortages while promoting skills development and fair labour mobility.

ILO launches phase II of Nigeria’s social dimension of ecological transition project

New ILO initiative will place decent work, sustainable enterprise development and livelihoods at the centre of Nigeria’s ecological transition, helping ensure that the transition is fair, inclusive and people centred.

Promoting responsible business conduct to eliminate child labour in Kenya's coffee supply chains

Employers, coffee cooperatives and government representatives in Kisii and Kericho counties have strengthened their capacity to promote Responsible Business Conduct and prevent child labour in Kenya's coffee sector through the ILO's ACCEL Africa...

Health Coverage Reaches More Vulnerable Families in Nigeria

More than 3,600 people in cocoa-growing and artisanal mining communities across Nigeria have registered for health insurance, strengthening their access to healthcare and social protection. The initiative was implemented through the ILO’s ACCEL...

Digital Inclusion

Preparing Rwanda’s teachers for the future of work

Rwanda is developing a Digital Skills Competency Framework for TVET teachers to strengthen teaching, respond to changing labour market needs and better prepare young people for increasingly digital and technology-enabled workplaces.

Training course

ITCILO launches summer school on social dialogue and living wages

Organised with the support of the French Ministry of Labour and Solidarity, the course will examine how tripartite social dialogue and collective bargaining can help turn living wage principles into practice.

International day of cooperatives

A youth-led poultry cooperative gives entrepreneurs in Ethiopia a pathway to decent work

With support from the ILO, a cooperative in Addis Ababa is showing how a sustainable enterprise can strengthen livelihoods and help create opportunities for young people.

Social Justice

ILO–Judiciary partnership strengthens labour justice and prepares Tanzania for the future of work

A strong partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Judiciary of Tanzania continues to deliver lasting results in strengthening labour justice, promoting the rule of law, and protecting rights at work.

How Motorbike taxi drivers are joining forces in a cooperative to secure decent work in Senegal

New equipment boosts Gemstone skills training in Zambia

Zambia has boosted gemstone skills development with the handover of modern gemmological equipment to Gemstone Processing and Lapidary Training Centre (GPLTC) in Ndola. Supported by the ILO and EU, the investment will strengthen training, promote...

Nigeria Expands Financial Education Network with Support from ILO

Twenty-one new ILO-certified trainers will empower vulnerable workers and households across Nigeria with financial skills to strengthen livelihoods, build resilience, and reduce economic vulnerability.