25th Africa Energy Forum
20-23 June 2023
Nairobi, Kenya
Over the past decades, the Forum has earned a reputation as the premier gathering of decision-makers in the African energy sector to build partnerships, identify opportunities and advance the industry. Only the most credible organisations in the sector are selected to facilitate an intensive networking experience. This allows governments, utilities and regulators to meet with development finance institutions, commercial banks, energy developers, technology providers, EPCs and professional service providers.
EADI CEsA General Conference 2023: Towards New Rhythms of Development
10-13 July 2023
Lisbon, Portugal
Dominant trajectories and paths of ‘development’ have led the world to the brink of collapse. Around the world pandemics have deepened unequal access to health care and vaccines and have had negative socio-economic impacts structured along national, racial, gendered and class lines. Many forms of life on earth are close to extinction and global warming has led to severe and devastating wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and other disasters. We are also experiencing a crisis of political representation, with public support for leaders and politicians waning. Due to fake news and cyber propaganda, we are witnessing a crisis of trust, which is triggering populist and nationalist narratives that undermine solidarity, collective action, and resistance.
The Lisbon conference aims to illuminate the various causes and manifestations of these current unprecedented challenges and to explore and map ‘new rhythms of development’.
The Role of the G7 in Promoting North-South Cooperation
29 May, 2023
Rome, Italy
In 2024, Italy will hold the rotating Presidency of the G7. Faced with a fraught geopolitical environment and persistent crises whose intensity does not seem to decrease, how will the seven largest democracies agree to respond with effective actions? And how will Italy steer the agenda setting in these challenging times?
Africa Healthcare Forum
14 June 2023, 14:00-16:00
Online
Health care in Sub-Saharan Africa remains the worst in the world, with few countries able to spend the $34 to $40 a year per person that the World Health Organization considers the minimum for basic health care. And despite widespread poverty, an astonishing 50% of the region’s health expenditure is financed by out-of-pocket payments from individuals.
Africa Fintech Summit
21 June 2023
Johannesburg, South Africa
The Africa Fintech Summit is the premiere global initiative dedicated to fintech in Africa. Twice a year, they bring the issues, entrepreneurs, and opportunities revolutionising finance in Africa to the world’s stage. Their spring event occurs each April in Washington, DC, (ahead of the spring meetings of the World Bank Group) and each November in a different African city. The AFTS awards recognise excellence in entrepreneurship and innovation, the Alpha Expo program provides scholarships and access to promising pre-funded startups from across the continent, and tech tours and investors missions forge global connections and raise awareness for Africa’s diverse fintech ecosystems.
Africa CEO Forum
5 - 6 June 2023
Abidjan
The 2023 edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM, organized in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will bring together over 1800 African private sector leaders and international investors during 2 days on June 5th and 6th, 2023 in Abidjan.
Climate-sensitive mining in Africa: Outcomes from COP27 and expectations for COP28
31st May 2023, 14:00-15:30
Online
The global just energy transition and commitment to the Paris Agreement for reduced carbon emissions presents a significant opportunity for several African mining jurisdictions and companies.
But supplying the metals and minerals required for the transition will require an increase in mining activity, which itself has traditionally been a high carbon-emitting sector. Methods for extraction will need to be climate-conscious while also meeting societal expectations for delivering inclusive economic benefits.
1st Somalia Economic Conference
30-31 May 2023
Mogadishu, Somalia
The success of the First Forum has prompted the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Federal Government of Somalia and UNIDO to organize the 2nd edition of the 2019 Forum, with an enlarged vision titled 1st Somalia Economic Conference to be held on May 30th and 31st, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The 1st Somalia Economic Conference will host the 2nd Italia-Somalia Business and Trade Forum on May 30th and the 1st Somalia Private Sector Partnership Meet on May 31st.
Africa-Europe cooperation: A dialogue on digitalisation
7 June 2023, 15:00 – 18:00 CET
Hybrid
On 7 June 2023 from 15:00 – 18:00 CET (16:00 - 19:00 EAT), ECDPM will co-organise a joint hybrid event in Addis Ababa and online with European Union Delegation to the African Union, the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Addis Ababa and Permanent Mission to the AU, the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) to take stock of recent advances and continued challenges in digitalisation in an Africa-Europe context and to identify ways to partner.
GLOBAL TRENDS IN FDI AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
26 April 2023, 9:30 - 15:30
Virtual workshop
This workshop has explored how recent trends affected foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, their impact on inclusive economic development and social cohesion in the partner countries of German development cooperation and how these impacts can be further improved.