On 31 January and 1 February 2019, the inception and capacity building workshop for the ‘Boosting Decent Employment for Africa’s Youth’ research initiative will take place in Nairobi. The workshop is a joint effort of the Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the INCLUDE knowledge platform. We look forward to two days of discussions and insights on how to boost decent employment for youth in Africa.