Ouagadougou: The Association for the Promotion of African Integration announced to the press on Friday the holding, on May 24, of the 2nd edition of the International African Youth Forum of Ouagadougou (FIJAO) , under the theme ‘Challenges and issues of regional integration in Africa: contributions from the continent’s young leaders’.
One week before the 2nd edition of the International African Youth Forum of Ouagadougou (FIJAO), the Association for the Promotion of African Integration (APIA) organized a press conference to announce the details.
According to the president of the FIJAO Organizing Committee, Billy Ouattara, Act II of the FIJAO, initially planned at the Ouaga 2000 conference room, will be held in the PSUT room of the Joseph Ki Zerbo University, under the patronage of the President of the Transition, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
For the organizers, ‘this event represents hope for African youth to position themselves as a catalyst for change and to become a force of proposal to achieve the integrati
on objectives of the African Union’.
The 2nd edition of FIJAO, in which more than 1,800 people from Burkina Faso and 15 African countries will participate, will be held on the theme ‘Challenges and issues of regional integration in Africa: contributions from young leaders of the continent’, said Billy Ouattara.
During this forum, national and international experts will share their experiences and knowledge with young people, in the field of integration, particularly from an economic, political and institutional angle through thematic panels.
It will also be a question of making 10 commitments to promote African integration, exchanges and networking, and adoption of advocacy in favor of education.
This edition will see the participation of notable personalities such as Charles Kaboré, former captain of the Burkina A football team, and Thione Niang, defender of the empowerment of African youth, according to the organizers.
The Association for the Promotion of African Integration is a sub-regional organizat
ion of committed young African professionals and experts who share a common vision for the development of the continent. In 2023, she won the prize for best civic engagement.
Source: Burkina Information Agency