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MEDIA ADVISORY
African Economic Conference 2026
Opening Ceremony and Press Conference
What: Opening Ceremony and Press Conference of the African Economic Conference 2026
Who: African Development Bank Group, United Nations Development Programme, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
When: Saturday, 11 July 2026
09:00–10:00: Opening Ceremony
10:00–10:30: Press Conference
Where: In person: CCIA Auditorium, African Development Bank Group Headquarters (CCIA Building), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Online: Livestream (links provided below)
The African Development Bank Group, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) invite accredited media to attend the Opening Ceremony and Press Conference of the African Economic Conference 2026 on Saturday, 11 July 2026.
The press conference will provide journalists with an opportunity to engage with the conference principals on the key themes and expected outcomes of this year’s Conference, held under the theme:
“Strengthening Africa’s Geopolitical Agency and Trade Resilience in a Multipolar World.”
The theme offers an opportunity for stakeholders to engage in frank dialogue on how Africa can enhance its autonomy in a rapidly changing global economy. Since its inception in 2006, the African Economic Conference series has served as a platform for intellectual exchange, policy dialogue, and collaboration on Africa’s development challenges and priorities among policymakers, researchers, development practitioners, and academic institutions.
The event will also feature the annual in-person meeting of the Global Network of Chief Economists of International Development Agencies and Finance Institutions, held in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which hosts the Secretariat for the Network. There will also be the launch of the African Chief Economists Network (ACE-Network), bringing together leading economic thinkers and policymakers from across Africa and beyond.
Livestream:
The Opening Ceremony and Press Conference will be livestreamed.
Livestream:
The Opening Ceremony and Press Conference will be livestreamed.
Livestream links:
English: https://youtube.com/live/bW8Q5uSGnLk?feature=share
French: https://youtube.com/live/mgB1d3nu8JA?feature=share
Media contacts:
African Development Bank Group
Grace Kiire – gkiire@afdb.org
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Eve Sabbagh – eve.sabbagh@undp.org
