Africa: New Regional Drive to Equip Youth With Skills and Jobs in Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea – SIRA

$642 million program to reach 5.4 million young people with market-relevant skills, education, and job opportunities

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 – The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved the Skills for Innovation, Resilience, and Aspirations (SIRA) Program, a flagship regional initiative designed to strengthen education-to-employment pathways for youth across Western and Central Africa. SIRA supports the World Bank Group’s Jobs Agenda, which places more and better jobs at…