What: High-Level Side Event on Accelerating Africa's Development in a Multipolar World featuring the presentation of the Report on "Strategic Framework on Key Actions to Achieve Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa"
Who: African Development Bank Group, African Union Commission, African governments, international development partners, public and private investors, diplomats, Foundations, think tanks, and academic institutions.
When: Friday, 25 April 2025; 13:00-15:00 Eastern Time (17:00-19:00 GMT)
Where: Africa House, 1640 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington DC
The African Development Bank Group, in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD) will host a high-level side event during the 2025 International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Spring Meetings on "Accelerating Africa's Development in a Multipolar World" on 25 April 2025. The session will present the Report on the "Strategic Framework on Key Actions to Achieve Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa."
The Report, produced jointly by the African Development Bank Group, the African Union Commission, and the African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Africa's Development, identifies key strategic actions to more than double Africa's annual GDP growth to 7-10 percent--the threshold required to achieve the goal of Africa's Agenda 2063.
The event comes against a background of shifting global order towards multipolarity, characterised by the emergence of multiple centres of economic, political, and technological power. In addition to sharing the Report's findings with key stakeholders, the session will also explore strategies and policies for accelerating Africa's development in a multi-polar world.
Click here for the Concept Note.
English and French interpretations will be available.
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