Convergence des Jeunesses Républicaines (COJER, Senegal)

The Convergence des Jeunesses Républicaines (COJER) is the officially recognised youth organisation of Senegalese party Alliance pour la République – APR. It emerged at the creation of the APR in 2008 and was formally structured nationwide in 2012, giving young activists a platform to support President Macky Sall’s reform agenda. COJER chapters now exist in all 46 departments and in major diaspora communities such as France.

According to public statements by successive national coordinators, COJER seeks to:

• mobilise and train APR youth for political campaigns and civic engagement; [oai_citation:2‡emedia.sn](https://emedia.sn/moussa-sow-coordonnateur-du-cojer-nous-serons-une-ceinture-de-feu-et-de-securite-autour-de-macky-sall/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• champion the government’s Plan Sénégal Émergent (PSE), youth employment and entrepreneurship schemes; [oai_citation:3‡lequotidien.sn](https://lequotidien.sn/remobilisation-des-troupes-et-emploi-des-jeunes-la-cojer-joue-sa-partition/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• defend republican institutions and support the party’s candidates at every electoral level. [oai_citation:4‡emedia.sn](https://emedia.sn/moussa-sow-coordonnateur-du-cojer-nous-serons-une-ceinture-de-feu-et-de-securite-autour-de-macky-sall/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

* National Coordinator (*Coordonnateur/Coordonnatrice nationale*) heads the movement and appoints an Executive Bureau. * 44 départemental coordinations plus specialised wings (students, women, diaspora). * COJER convenes an Université républicaine (national youth forum) and regional “forums de l’emploi”. [oai_citation:5‡dakaractu.com](https://www.dakaractu.com/UNIVERSITE-REPUBLICAINE-Discours-de-la-coordinatrice-de-la-COJER-Therese-Faye-Diouf_a102500.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Unlike many liberal youth wings, COJER is not affiliated to IFLRY or LYMEC; its activity is focused on domestic mobilisation and regional outreach in West Africa.