Developing inclusive social protection systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

The discussions gathered an audience of African senior officials from the social sector, a number of European experts in social protection, as well as representatives from the AU and EU. They focused on 5 main issues:  

 • The protection of vulnerable populations in the context of an informal economy;

 • The financing of social protection systems in Africa;

 • Regional integration and social protection;

 • The sustainability of social protection systems and institutional strengthening;

 • Information systems and data management for social protection.

In the context of this seminar, Expertise France, the leader of the SOCIEUX+ programme, invited partners from Gabon, Togo, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar and Malawi, as well as experts who had participated in SOCIEUX+ missions, based on cooperation between peers. Issues as fundamental as the establishment of universal health coverage, and access to a pension or to protection against accidents at work were discussed and innovative solutions were studied.

SOCIEUX+, a flexible and responsive instrument

The exchanges and discussions also confirmed the relevance of the SOCIEUX+ programme, a flexible and responsive cooperation instrument, which has to date benefited over 40 countries around the world.

The implementation of such policies is crucial for populations because, as pointed out at the conference by a number of participants, economic growth is not always synonymous with development and the reduction of inequalities: it must be combined with a redistribution policy for which social protection systems are the vehicle.

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