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🗓️ 22 April, 2025
⏰ 1:30—3:00 PM ET | 6:30—8:00 PM BST
🌆 CGD DC Office, 2055 L Street NW, Floor 5, 20036, Washington, DC
💻 Livestreamed
About
A drastic reduction in the US and UK aid budgets and similar signals from other major donors have left the development community reeling. Sub-Saharan African countries will bear the brunt of these cuts, as well as heavy debt burdens, increasing climate-related shocks, and other challenges.
Join CGD and Africatalyst for a discussion on responses to this crisis with former and current policymakers, thought leaders, economists, and advocacy partners. Participants will discuss the impact of the new development landscape, how African leaders can react, and ways the continent can accelerate the process away from aid dependency.
Speakers
Panelists:
Abdoul Salam Bello, Chief, Policy Development and Coordination, Monitoring and Reporting Services, UN-OHRLLS
Abdourahmane Cissé, Senior Advisor, Lazard and Former Minister of Budget and State-Owned Enterprises, Minister of Oil, Energy & Renewable Energy, and Secretary General of the Presidency, Côte d’Ivoire
Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi, President and CEO, African Center for Economic Transformation
Moderators:
Karen Mathiasen, Project Director, Center for Global Development
Daouda Sembene, Founder and CEO, AfriCatalyst and Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Development
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