On Thursday, Côte d’Ivoire announced an 18‑ to 24‑month pilot project worth about 3.5 million U.S. dollars to help returnees come back home and find work. The initiative, called KITLANY and led by the international platform Stay in Africa, will serve 300 people, including 200 returning migrants and 100 young people from affected communities, by offering psychosocial support, vocational training and job‑placement services.
The government says the program could create 150 direct jobs and bring indirect benefits to 1,200 people in the region. To reach its funding goal, officials will hold two donor roundtables during the two‑day National Conference on Migrants Reintegration, expecting to secure more than half of the necessary money.
Speaking at the conference, Adama Dosso, the minister delegate in charge of African integration and Ivorians abroad, noted that 4,125 returnees had received support by the end of September, up from 2,313 for the entire 2025. He emphasized that “returning home sometimes marks the end of a difficult journey, it should also open up new prospects for personal recovery, economic integration and contribution to sustainable development.”
The KITLANY project aims to turn the experience of leaving and coming back into a chance for growth and contribution to Côte d’Ivoire’s sustainable development.
