1. L’École Formelle Constitue-t-Elle La Meilleure Voie Pour l’Acquisition Des Compétences Au Cameroun ? • Novice Patrick Bakehe, University of Douala.

2. Human Capital and Labor Productivity: Policy Implications of Changing Age-Structures in Five Sub-Saharan African Countries • Marlene A. Lee, Population Reference Bureau; Joshua K. Wilde, Oxford University; Mahesh Karra, Boston University.

3. Alternative Education and Return Pathways for Out-of-School Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa • Moses Ngware, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC).

4. Is There a Life Expectancy Preston Curve for Africa? • Douglason G. Omotor, West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), Lagos and Delta State University, Abraka.