REPORT

Understanding the role and activities of public employment services in Africa:

Sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb: Towards enhanced South-South cooperation between public employment services

WAPES Working Paper – Version 2.0 — 2026 Intended for WAPES experts, the AASEP and advisers/managers of public employment services in sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb

 

This report offers a comparative analysis of the labour markets in the two sub-regions and calls for greater peer-to-peer technical cooperation between public employment services in the Maghreb and those in sub-Saharan Africa.

 

 

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