Kabu Verde prioritizes education and youth investment as pillars of peace and development

In his address to the General Assembly, Prime Minister Francis Evelyn Vat Carval said Kabu Verde has put education at the heart of its new government’s agenda, arguing that schooling is where society begins to shape its future. He said investing in education, knowledge and young people is essential to building peace and creating dignified employment.

Carval outlined domestic priorities including strengthening education and health systems, advancing digital transformation, promoting gender equality, accelerating energy transition, securing water supplies and developing the blue economy. He framed these measures as ways to transform knowledge into opportunity and opportunity into dignity for young people across the country.