Summit on the Financing of African Economies( 18th May, 2021)

Summit on the Financing of African Economies. | Élysée (elysee.fr)

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Some articles: 

Paris summit mobilises finance, vaccines for Africa ‘New Deal’ | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera

France, African leaders push to redirect $100 bln in IMF SDR reserves by October | Reuters

France-Africa summit aims to counter COVID′s economic impact | Africa | DW | 14.05.2021

President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron has hosted the Summit on the Financing of African Economies at the Grand Palais Éphémère, in Paris. 

Some 30 Heads of State and Government and leaders of international organizations were attending. 

This Summit followed on from the publication of an op-ed of 18 African and European leaders, published on 15 April 2020, to rally the international community’s support in addressing the consequences of the health and economic crisis that the pandemic has caused in Africa.

Speakers

The event features:

Werner Hoyer, EIB President

• Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
• Akinwumi A. Adesina, African Development Bank President
• Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
• Alassane Ouattara, President of Ivory Coast
• Macky Sall, President of Senegal
• Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria
• Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
• Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa and President of the African National Congress
• João Lourenço, President of Angola
• Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya
• Alpha Condé, President of Guinea
• Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of Republic of the Congo

In addition, several European leaders will take part in the summit, as well as representatives of G7 countries, the G20 and international institutions (the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)). Together, they will explore concrete actions and solutions to boost the African private sector, foster prosperity and accelerate the green and digital transition in line with the SDGs and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.