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Actualités & Evénements
Actualités
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11-mai-2009
L’édition 2009 couvre 47 pays d’Afrique, contre 35 l’an dernier. Les analyses montrent que la région est sévèrement touchée par la récession économique mondiale. Après cinq années de croissance économique supérieure à 5 pour cent, le continent ne peut tabler que sur un taux de croissance de 2.8 pour cent en 2009, soit plus de deux fois moins que les 5.7 pour cent espérés avant la survenue de la crise.
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La crise interrompt cinq années de croissance en Afrique, selon les PEA 2009
10-mai-2009
Après cinq années consécutives de croissance à plus de 5%, il est prévu une baisse de 50% du taux de croissance du continent africain qui passera de 5,7 pour cent pour 2008 à 2,8 pour cent en 2009, selon l’édition 2009 du rapport sur les Perspectives Économiques en Afrique (PEA).
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OECD Development Centre to produce domestic resource mobilization study
24-avr.-2009
The Africa and Middle East Desk of the OECD Development Centre is undertaking a study on how African states can more effectively mobilise domestic resources. A key objective is to offset the public financing shortages created by the current fall in global economic activity and the collapse of commodity prices. Contact: dev.africa@oecd.org
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Save the Date: 9th International Economic Forum on Africa scheduled for June 5th
11-mars-2009
Registration is now open for the annual Africa forum co-organized by the OECD Development Centre, the African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission. The largest public debate on Africa held in France, the meeting will take place at the French Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment in Paris. This year, government officials and private sector representatives will examine the continent’s economic performance and its relationship to information and communication technologies (ICTs).
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11-mars-2009
Registration is now open for the annual Africa forum co-organized by the OECD Development Centre, the African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission. The largest public debate on Africa held in France, the meeting will take place at the French Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment in Paris. This year, government officials and private sector representatives will examine the continent’s economic performance and its relationship to information and communication technologies (ICTs).
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14-nov.-2008
The AEO 2008 was presented last week in Luanda, Angola and Praia, Cape Verde. These public presentations were organised with the support of the Portuguese Government and were held at Portugal's embassies in both capitals.
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16-oct.-2008
The 2008 edition of the AEO was presented today in Cairo, Egypt, by a panel of Development Centre and African Development Bank experts. Following the presentation, participants from government, business, civil society and international organisations debated Egypt's growth prospects and the importance of technical and vocational skills development - the thematic focus of this year's AEO - for Africa's economic and social development. The event was opened by Egypt's Minister for International Co-operation Mrs. Fayza Aboulnaga.
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18-sept.-2008
The African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the UN Economic Commission for Africa have chosen 'Innovation in Telecommunications' as the thematic focus of the 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO). Every year the AEO takes an in-depth look at an issue of critical importance for the continent's advancement. This year's theme completes the series on infrastructure sectors examined in previous editions: energy supply and poverty (2003), transport infrastructure (2005) and access to drinking water and sanitation (2007).
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Evénements
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le 27-janv.-2009
Within the framework of their collaboration on the African Economic Outlook, the Development Centre has invited the African Development Bank to present its African Development Report 2008/2009 at the OECD on 27 January 2009. The theme of this year's edition, to be officially launched on the 26th, is Conflict Resolution, Peace and Reconstruction. The report comes in the wake of the termination of several prolonged conflicts but also at a time when a number of countries are still experiencing violent conflict while others now face the threat of its occurrence.
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le 15-déc.-2008
The Development Centre and the African Development Bank are inviting ICT specialists to contribute their expertise to the preparation of the thematic focus of the African Economic Outlook 2009. They will reflect on the progress achieved in deploying ICT for development, assess the extent and sustainability of the sector’s contribution to Africa’s growth, review best practices in public policies, regulation and financing, and provide recommendations for meeting future challenges.
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le 17-nov.-2008
The Development Centre will present the findings on education and skills development of the AEO 2008 at the European Development Days 2008 (Strasbourg, 15-17 November). The special session 'Better Education & Training - Creating Opportunities for the Young in Africa and Latin America' will take place on Monday 17 November at 12:30.
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The African Development Bank Tanzania Office, the OECD Development Centre and the Italian government gathered representatives from Tanzania's development policy making community to discuss the future of agriculture in the country and on the continent as a whole. Held in Dar es Salaam, the seminar's brought agriculture experts and economists to discuss with guests, among other issues, the current food and oil crises and obstacles to increasing agricultural productivity in the region.
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Federica Marzo, économiste au Centre de développement de l’OCDE, et Colm Foy, directeur de la publication et des relations avec les media se sont rendus à Jérusalem pour assister à la conférence «Israël et la révolution verte africaine» qui s’est tenue au sein du ministère des Affaires étrangères israélien.
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OECD Development Centre Economist Federica Marzo and Head of Publications and Media Colm Foy travelled to Jerusalem for the "Israel and the African Green Revolution" conference at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the meeting, Marzo discussed the findings of the 2008 African Economic Outlook and their implications for the continent's agricultural sector. Israel is one of three new members of the Development Centre and the conference provided an opportunity to strengthen the growing relationship between the Centre, government, local researchers and experts.
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