A national round table on youth employment and entrepreneurship is scheduled to take place in Kinshasa

Kinshasa, November 16^th, 2025 (CPA) – A national round table on youth employment and entrepreneurship is scheduled for November 18^th to 20^th in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a press release from the Ministry in charge of entrepreneurship and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, consulted on Sunday by CPA. ‘These three-day meetings will provide a strategic framework for reflection and decision-making, in order to lay the foundations for a genuine national policy for the creation of decent and sustainable jobs for Congolese youth in all its diversity’, it is read. According to the press release, this round table aims in particular to awaken the creative potential of young people, to strengthen their opportunities and to offer them the possibility of choosing their path, between salaried employment and entrepreneurship. According to the press release, this initiative is in line with the Head of State’s vision, which places young people at the heart of national development. The document specified that the watchword is: rise up, reinvent ourselves and build the future of the Congo together. These works should lead to concrete orientations and actions in favour of the socio-economic integration of young people, it is added. ACP/