Mr. Firmin Edouard Matoko, Assistant Director-General for Africa at UNESCO, took part at the Africa-France Youth and Entrepreneurship Forum organized by MEDEF on Wednesday December 7.

Mr. Matoko delivered a remarkable speech at the round table entitled "Training Africa, Learning from Africa". The round table, was organized on the sidelines of the Forum, was moderated by Ms. Dounia Ben Mohamed, Senior Editor of Africa News Agency.

Mr. Jean-Joseph Boillot, advisor to the French Research Center for International Economics (CEPII), Mr. Mamadou Sinsy Coulibaly, Chairman of CNPM and Klédu Group, and Mr. Thami Ghorfi, President of ESCA Management School, were also major participants at this roundtable.

From this exchange emerged the need to learn about Africa’s diversity and to implement professional trainings adapted to the continent, and thus enabling better equipped entrepreneurs to face the difficulties encountered on the ground.