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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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[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...
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Beyond the Money: How IFIs and MDBs Can Better Support Pandemic Recovery in Africa ?

The case for boosting the lending capacity of international financial and development institutions has already...
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Is Africa Wasting the Pandemic-Induced Economic Crisis?

In many African countries, the economic response to the crisis so far appears to have...
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SDR Reallocations for Africa: Meeting Civil Society Organizations from Senegal and Ghana

AfriCatalyst recently met with officials and representatives from several civil society organizations in Senegal and...
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SDR Reallocations for Africa: Meeting with Ghanaian authorities

AfriCatalyst visited Accra to discuss with selected stakeholders about innovative and strategic ways to mobilize...
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The Role of the International Monetary Fund in a Changing Global Landscape

AfriCatalyst CEO, Daouda Sembene, testified at a US Congressional hearing on the role of the...

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