17/06/2024
๐โจ Don't miss the launch of the French version of Migrants, Markets & Mayors: Rising above the Employment Challenge on Africa's Secondary Citiesโจ๐
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Date: 6/20/2024
๐ Time: 10:00 (EDT) - 16:00 (CEST)
๐ Language: English with French subtitles
Join the conversation with researchers and practitioners on this issue at the occasion of the virtual launch of our report, jointly published by AFD - Agence Franรงaise de Dรฉveloppement and the World Bank and in celebration of the 10th anniversary of this partnership!
๐ Register now: http://wrld.bg/INaL50SgRbp
๐ Download the English version here: http://wrld.bg/t1a350SgRKh
Detailed Agenda
1. Introductory
- Thomas Melonio, Chief Economist & Head of the Innovation, Strategy and Research Department, AFD
2. Publication Presentation
- Conversation on the publication by Luc Christiaensen, Lead Agricultural Economist, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank Group (WBG) and Nancy Lozano Gracia, Lead Economist for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (WBG)
Moderator: Etienne Charriรจre, Senior Editor & Research Communications Officer (AFD)
3. External discussants inputs
Conversation among the different speakers with:
- Ellen Hamilton, Lead Urban Specialist, WBG
- Engineer Shafi Ahmed Mealin, Mayor of Jijiga, Ethiopia
4. Q&A Session with the online participants
5. Concluding Remarks
- Stรฉphane Straub, Chief Economist, Infrastructure Vice Presidency, WBG
