Launch of Africa’s Development Dynamics 2019

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 - 09:00 A.M local time

Plenary Hall, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Antananarivo, Madagascar

 

The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the OECD Development Centre, will release the second edition of their flagship report Africa’s Development Dynamics on the occasion of a joint side event to the 11^th Private Sector Forum of the African Union. The launch, open to the press, will be held in Antananarivo, Madagascar on the 5^th of November.

What are the major economic and social trends in Africa? What is Africa’s role in globalisation?  Every year this report focuses on one strategic theme. This second edition looks at “Achieving productive transformation” in Africa. The report proposes three sets of public policies to help firms adapt and make the most of opportunities such as the recently launched African Continental Free Trade Area Africa (AfCFTA). It also includes a chapter for each African region – Central, East, North, Southern and West Africa.

Drawing on the most recent available statistics, Africa’s Development Dynamics aims to help African leaders reach the targets of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 at the continental, regional, and national levels. This volume also feeds into a policy debate between African Union’s nations, citizens, entrepreneurs and researchers. It aims to be part of a renewed international co-operation between countries and regions focused on mutual learning and the preservation of common goods.

This report is the result of a partnership between the African Union Commission and the OECD Development Centre. Each year, they also organise together the International Economic Forum on Africa in Paris, and publish the Revenue Statistics in Africa report.

Media contacts for interviews and information requests:

• African Union Commission: Esther Azaa Tankou Yambou (YambouE@africa-union.org ; Telephone : +251 911 36 11 85) and Djeinaba Kane (KaneD@africa-union.org; Telephone : +11 551 77 00 extension #2663) in Addis Ababa
• OECD Development Centre : Bochra Kriout (Bochra.Kriout@oecd.org ; Telephone : +33 145 24 82 96) in Paris

 

Africa’s Development Dynamics, including five regional outlooks, will be available in English from 09:00 A.M local time for immediate release.

Requests to receive the report under embargo should be sent by e-mail to bochra.kriout@oecd.org. Journalists requesting an electronic version in advance of the release time agree to respect OECD embargo conditions.

 

Please note: The OECD's embargo rules prohibit any broadcast, news wire service or Internet transmission of text or information about this report before the stated release time. They also prohibit any communication of the contents of the report or any comment on its forecasts or conclusions to any outside party whatsoever before the stated release time. News organisations receiving OECD material under embargo have been informed that if they breach the OECD's embargo rules they will automatically be excluded in the future from receiving embargoed information.