Paul-Simon Handy, Regional Director for East Africa and Representative to the African Union, delves into the complexities of mediation in internal African conflicts. Despite half of the UN peacekeeping forces being deployed on the African continent, sustainable peace remains elusive. Mr Handy explores the reasons behind these challenges, shedding light on the intricate dynamics and obstacles that hinder effective conflict resolution.
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AuthorsDecember 20, 2017This paper investigates the relationship between economic growth and job creation in developing economies with a focus on low and lower middle-income countries along two dimensions: growth patterns and short-run correlations. Analysis on growth patterns shows that regime changes are quite common in both economic growth and employment growth, yet they are not synchronized with each other. Okun’s Law—the short-run relationship between output and labor market—holds in half of the count ...
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AuthorsDecember 18, 2017La conférence Atlantic Dialogues 2017 s'est poursuivie le 14 décembre à Marrakech en passant progressivement de l'économie à la géopolitique. Des personnalités du Nord et du Sud se sont répondues, dans un débat franc et ouvert. Hubert Védrine, ancien ministre français des Affaires étrangères, a livré son analyse de la diplomatie mondiale en ces termes : « Tous les pays défendent leurs intérêts et développent des idées, mais une dizaine seulement ont une vraie politique étrangère. L ...
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AuthorsJorge ArbacheDecember 18, 2017I am in Marrakech attending the Atlantic Dialogue, a very interesting event organized by the OCP Policy Center. One of the questions put to debate was: "How can Sub-Saharan Africa benefit from its economic potential to grow, thrive and eliminate poverty?" In fact, this is one of the questions most frequently raised by the economic development community. And one of the most common responses is that, alongside natural resources, the young population is the most powerful engine of gro ...
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AuthorsDecember 18, 2017Sous cet intitulé, la seconde journée des Atlantic Dialogues, le 14 décembre, a abordé la question de l’éducation. Une urgence absolue, compte tenu de la transition démographique en cours en Afrique et de la persistance d’un fort chômage des jeunes – même diplômés – dans de nombreux pays. Mme Assia Bensahlah Alaoui, Ambassadeur itinérant du Roi du Maroc Mohammed VI, figure respectée qui milite pour un mieux vivre ensemble dans l’islam, a évoqué le “besoin de réhabiliter l’enseigneme ...
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December 15, 2017Paolo Magri, Executive Vice President and Director, Italian Institute for International Political Studies - Chiedu Osakwe, Chief Trade Negotiator and Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations - Major General Barre R. Seguin, Director, Strategy, Plans and Programs, U.S. Af...
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AuthorsDecember 15, 2017The In-focus session about Jobless Growth during the Atlantic Dialogues on December 14th led to a passionate debate on the future impact of jobless growth on Africa as well as the world economy. « Jobless growth » was coined by the American economist Nick Perna (Yale) in the early 1990s. The causes of this phenomenon are highly discussed. For instance, automation is seen as the main source of jobless growth by some economists while others argue that it falls into a « Luddite Fallac ...
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December 15, 201716:15 – 17:30 Plenary X: The Development of Africa: Insights from Latin American Presidents (In Spanish) Location: Ballroom Moderator: Lourival Sant’Anna, Columnist & Reporter, CBN/Estadão/Exame - Eduardo Duhalde, Former President, Argentina - Federico Ramon Puerta, Former President...