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Levels of learning are alarmingly low: if younger generations don't learn, how can they contribute to the sustainable development of Africa? Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO Dakar | Regional Coordination Group on SDG 4-Education 2030 in West and Central Africa | Teaching and Learning Educatorsโ Network for Transformation With the adoption of The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN member states and partner organizations have agreed to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030. Building on the unfinished agendas of the Millennium Development Goals and Education for All, quality education and learning are at the very core of both SDG4 and CESA 16-25 (see box 1). Five of the seven SDG4 targets are specifically designed with the intention of addressing the global learning crisis. Moreover, CESA 16-25 specifically calls on African Union member states to address issues of quality and equity in education, particularly at the pre-primary level, a neglected area in terms of investment and policy, and at the primary level where geographical disparities indicate that girls and women, the poorest and those leaving in remote areas are still left behind. The next question is whether these international and regional commitments have been translated into national policies and strategies that can address the alarmingly low levels of learning. 
Capacity Building Workshop on the Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education in West Africa and the Sahel: Final Report Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO Dakar | Institut de la Francophonie pour l'รฉducation et la formation (IFEF) The capacity building workshop for the countries of West Africa and the Sahel, was organized in close collaboration with IICBA and APCEIU from 9 to 11 May 2017 in Dakar. The following countries participated in the meeting: Cรดte dโIvoire, Cameroon, GuineaโBissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and The Gambia.This workshop was organized on the basis of a longโstanding partnership between UNESCO and the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), which strengthens its action on PVE. The regional workshop on capacity building for the prevention of violent extremism through education mainly used UNESCO materials and those for youth promoted by OIF. This workshop is a followโup to a similar initiative for education stakeholders of East and Southern Africa, organized in Addis Ababa in February 2017 by UNESCO through its International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA).The overall objective of the workshop was to guide the countries of West Africa and the Sahel towards the Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE). This includes familiarization with key issues, challenges, and opportunities identified to implement and further stimulate the implementation of the PVE strategy at the country level.