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The African Union Should Prepare Now for G20 Membership
As more countries call for the AU to be granted full membership, African leaders must...
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AfriCatalyst CEO Daouda Sembene Testifies on International Financial Institutions at U.S. Congressional Hearing DAKAR, Senegal...
The Impact of Credit Ratings on the Costs of Development Finance in Africa
Event Details DATE 14 April 2023 TIME 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. EDT REGISTER HERE...
Avoiding the Looming Disillusionment about IMF Climate Finance
The new IMF climate finance mechanism faces multiple implementation challenges. It will take urgent actions...
RECHANNELING Special Drawing Rights Through Multilateral Development Banks
AfriCatalyst, in partnership with The Centre for Global Development (CGD) to host a hybrid conference...
A sneak peek of the Recycling SDRs to Accelerate Economic Transformation in Africa
Africatalyst in partnership with Center for Global Development held a joint webinar on recycling SDRs...
Opinion: Ukraine conflict shows urgency of SDR reallocation for Africa
By Amadou Hott, Daouda Sembene Women street vendors at a market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso....
AfriCatalyst and Speak Up Africa sign a Memorandum of Understanding
AfriCatalyst and Speak Up Africa are pleased to announce that they have signed a Memorandum...
ARC, WAHO and Institut Pasteur de Dakar establish an Alliance to strengthen epidemic preparedness and response
DAKAR, Senegal, July 25th, 2022 – AfriCatalyst is pleased to announce that the African Risk...
ARC, WAHO and Institut Pasteur de Dakar hold a workshop to define the work plan and governance of their Alliance
Following its establishment in July 2022, the Alliance between the African Risk Capacity (ARC), the...
Africa’s Crisis Recovery Requires Upgrading the Global Financial Safety Net
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on African economies. Economic activity in Africa...
How to Strengthen the Role of Pan-African Institutions Within the International Financial Architecture
In a recent joint piece, African and European leaders underscored the importance of strengthening the...
Economic emergence is the new target for African countries, but how can it be achieved?
As African countries work towards the goal of achieving economic emergence, Daouda Sembene points out...
In the COVID-19 War, the IMF Arsenal Must Fully Benefit Low-Income Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a huge economic toll in low-income countries. The IMF has...
How To Optimize Africa’s Economic Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
As part of their efforts to contain the economic, social, and political fallout from the...
[Tribune] Coronavirus: faced with the crisis, the IMF could do more
Advisor to the Senegalese presidency and former administrator at the International Monetary Fund, Daouda Sembène...
