Ouagadougou: Young Africans gathered in Ouagadougou for Youth Day, recommended Saturday to leaders to reform the education system to adapt it to the realities of different countries, while taking into account the needs of the labor market.

‘The panels are grouped around the central theme, which is integration, peace, security and the role of African youth,’ indicated the president of the National Youth Council of Burkina (CNJ-BF), Moumouni Dialla. .

According to him, the discussion is also intended to be an opportunity to share good practices, but also to formulate recommendations to those in power in terms of education, in order to adapt it to African realities and employment needs.

Mr. Dialla also noted that it will also be a question of finding solutions to position young people in the fight against insecurity and in the search for peace.

The president of the CNJ-BF spoke on Saturday in Ouagadougou during a public conference under the theme ‘Integration, security, peace and development: Role of African
youth’, as part of the celebration of the 2024 edition of the International Youth Day.

Listening to him, the first panel relates to peace and security, as well as the role of African youth, while the second theme focuses on education.

Moumouni Dialla noted that Africa needs practical education adapted to the African context to relieve the populations.

Mr. Dialla also called on all development partners to support the educational systems ‘chosen’ by Africans themselves for the well-being of young people.

The spokesperson for the panelists and expert in violent extremism and terrorism, Issa Démé, welcomed the initiative of the CNJ-BF which allows us to dwell on the role of young people in the fight for peace.

For Mr. Démé, Africans have traditional training systems, but it is now necessary to adapt them to the current context, to include in particular students and young people who are not in school.

‘If we only focus on those who are in school, we are really leaving out a lot of out-of-school young people
who are in the countryside,’ he added.

According to a participant from the Center-West region, Camille Rouamba, young people can make their contribution in the fight against terrorism.

Mr. Rouamba specified that youth constitute a spearhead and that, therefore, those in power must review educational systems to adapt them to African values.

‘We can really show good examples of resilience and the promotion of peace and solidarity for the reconquest of our territory,’ he confided.

International Youth Day was organized by the National Youth Council, in collaboration with the Pan-African Youth Union and the Ministry of Youth.

Source: Burkina Information Agency