Events

Otaviano Canuto, Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, will participate in ODI Global’s “The Future of IDA: A Technical Working Group” initiative, taking place in London on September 15-16, 2026. The initiative brings together experts to discuss the future of the International Development Association (IDA) and its support for lower-income countries.As part of the workshop, Otaviano…

Location: Istanbul, TürkiyeThe Mediterranean energy transition debate has entered a new phase: political commitments and strategic frameworks are multiplying, yet the gap between declared ambition and operational delivery remains significant. Over the past decade, the region has witnessed an unprecedented proliferation of initiatives, investment platforms, and cooperation frameworks aimed at accel…

في هذه الحلقة، نسلّط الضوء على الانتخابات التشريعية بالمغرب لسنة 2026، باعتبارها محطة مهمة ضمن المسار الانتخابي والمؤسساتي للمملكة. نتوقف عند أبرز المعطيات المرتبطة بهذا الاستحقاق، من خلال النظر في خصوصية الانتخابات التشريعية، وتركيبة الهيئة الناخبة والمرشحين واللوائح المتنافسة، وتمثيلية النساءكما نتناول القواعد والمعايير التي تؤطر العملية الانتخابية، ولا سيما القاسم الانتخابي وآليات احتساب الأصوا…

This episode of Africafé features H.E. Abdisaid Muse Ali, former Somali Foreign Minister, discussing Somalia's federal system tensions, the decline of Western support for peacekeeping missions, the Ethiopia-Somaliland MOU dispute over Red Sea access, and the growing role of Turkey and Gulf states in the region. He calls for durable political settlement and greater African ownership of security sol…

 On Wednesday, August 26 at 9:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, is hosting a conversation to launch a new report on air transport in Africa and its role in economic growth, trade, and job creation. The report by Tom Bonsundy-O’Bryan details how reform of Africa’s air transportation industry could deliver billions in adde…

The Policy Center for the New South will welcome a delegation of students from Xingjian College - Tsinghua University, for an introductory session exploring two key dimensions of Morocco’s development trajectory: its domestic socioeconomic priorities and its growing role in Africa.The first intervention will address the main employment challenges facing young Moroccans, including the transition fr…

The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) is pleased to host a senior British defense and diplomatic delegation on Tuesday, July 28th, 2026, led by the United Kingdom’s Defence Senior Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa (DSAME), Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren. The delegation will exchange with PCNS experts in a discussion on “Morocco and the Evolving Geography of Regional Security.”The disc…

The Policy Center for the New South is welcoming a delegation of 26 American high school students participating in the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), a U.S. Department of State-funded program implemented in Morocco by Amideast.During the visit, the students are taking part in an interactive session titled “Morocco’s Global Partnerships and Economic Landscape,” focusing o…

By InvitationIn line with its commitment to fostering informed dialogue on emerging geopolitical and security challenges, the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) and NATO Strategic Direction South Hub (NSD-S HUB) partner to convene a closed-door roundtable in Rabat entitled: “Counterterrorism Dynamics in the Sahel: Strategic Pathways for Regional Stability.”This roundtable will bring together e…

 The Policy Center for the New South and the Youth Policy Center are organizing the closing event of the first edition of the Mentorship Program, under the theme “Mentorship in Action: Developing the Next Generation of Policy Thinkers.”Designed to strengthen the link between academic research and policy-oriented analysis, the Mentorship Program supported six selected master's students from un…

  Le Policy Center for the New South a organisé à Conakry, en partenariat avec la Direction Générale des Guinéens établis à l'Étranger (DGGE), la GIZ et la Délégation de l'Union européenne, le quatrième atelier national de l'action DiaSSp du projet POMIRE Sud-Sud.L'événement a réuni des représentants des ministères techniques, de la DGGE, de l'Agence Guinéenne pour l'Insertion et la Prom…

تناقش هذه الحلقة واقع المنافسة في الأسواق المغربية وعلاقتها بتطور الأسعار والقدرة الشرائية للمواطنين. كما تسلط الضوء على أبرز العوامل المؤثرة في الأسعار، سواء المرتبطة بالمنافسة أو بتكاليف الإنتاج وسلاسل التوزيع. ويتناول الحوار دور مجلس المنافسة والسلطات العمومية والفاعلين الاقتصاديين في ضمان أسواق أكثر تنافسية، إلى جانب الإصلاحات الكفيلة بتعزيز المنافسة ودعم الاقتصاد الوطني وحماية المستهلك.

Since its inception, the Africa Economic Symposium (AES) has steadily grown into a valued platform for continental economic dialogue, where global perspectives meet African realities and where rigorous analysis informs policy. Now in its 4th edition, the Symposium has more than doubled its reach, expanding its scope and impact by bringing together over 200 prominent economists, policymak…

Bringing together African Ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, this event provides a unique platform for dialogue on the geopolitical dynamics shaping the African continent. Centered around the presentation of the 2026 edition of the Annual Report on the Geopolitics of Africa, the gathering will offer participants an opportunity to engage with the key trends and developments shaping Af…

 Troisième étape du cycle d'ateliers nationaux de l'action DiaSSp du projet POMIRE Sud-Sud, cet événement a été organisé à Dakar par le PCNS en partenariat avec la Direction des Sénégalais de l'Extérieur (DSE), la GIZ et la Délégation de l'Union européenne.L'atelier a rassemblé des représentants des ministères techniques, des institutions financières dédiées à la diaspora, des ambassades et r…