1,000 African entrepreneurs to come to Bordeaux to present their solutions at Africa-France Summit. June 4, 5 and 6, 2020. digital-africa.co/en/explanation…

The fastest growing economy in the world - 2009 to 2019? #Ethiopia. Source: IMF via Financial Times, david pilling. MY VIEW: Ethiopia can sustain strong growth into the 2020s as the “Home Grown Economy Reform” is implemented & the private sector takes a bigger role. Eyob Tekalign Tolina(PhD) #Africa

CHALLENGE OF THE 1,000 ENTREPRENEURS: TWO WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY! 1,000 African entrepreneurs will be invited to the Africa-France Summit (4-6 June 2020). If you're an Ethiopian🇪🇹 entrepreneur working on an solution for sustainable cities, you can apply now: digital-africa.co/en/explanation…

Le Service économique de l'ambassade de France en Éthiopie et auprès de l'Union africaine recrute un stagiaire pour trois mois (mars-mai 2020). Postulez avant le 2 février ! linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…:

Le bureau Business France en Éthiopie recrute un stagiaire pour six mois à compter de juillet 2020. Postulez ici : linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Congratulations to HE Mr Wamkele Mene, SG of the AfCFTA Secretariat @AfricanCFTA tralac | Trade Law Centre

Alongside the Economic Department of the French Embassy in Ethiopia, two major French companies, Airbus and ADP Ingénierie, have participated in the 5th Aviation Africa Summit & Exhibition held in Addis Ababa from 4 to 5 March 2020.

Ethiopia’s national electoral board says “impossible” to hold general elections as planned on August 29 due to coronavirus fanabc.com/%e1%88%80%e1%8…

#COVID19 Daily Africa Update (March 31st): Sierra Leone, Burundi and Botswana record index cases and Ethiopia postpones August elections. For more info and graphic hyperlinks, visit: bit.ly/COVID-19Africa

Lancement de l'initiative "COVID-19 - Santé en Commun" par la France début avril pour accompagner en priorité des pays africains dans leur réponse. Une initiative mise en oeuvre par Agence Française de #Développement (AFD) 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 ➡️bit.ly/34W0oqe. Les 6 1ers projets en Afrique ➡️bit.ly/3eGNvVw

First Franco-German fiscal policy seminar Bundesministerium der Finanzen Direction générale du Trésor. Please submit your papers before July 15 and contribute to the making of a common view on post-covid policy-making! (Many topics, not just fiscal).

Interesting! China-Ghana strong cocoa links began with a deal to use Ghana's cocoa exports as security for China-financed Bui Dam. SAIS-CARI

Our warmest congratulations to Odile Renaud-Basso, our next President! She has been elected by our Governors today during #EBRDam and will take over from @Jrigterink, our Acting President. Exciting times ahead for the #EBRD!

🇫🇷 MEDEF International, l'Agence Française de #Développement (AFD) 🇫🇷 🇪🇺, Mouvement des Entreprises de France et Les CCE organisent, le 15 janvier 2021 à 9h30, un webinaire autour de Scarlett Carré de Malberg, responsable de la Division Entreprises publiques et Financements structurés de l'Agence Française de #Développement (AFD) 🇫🇷 🇪🇺. ➡ Inscriptions ici : event.medefinternational.fr/afd-la-garanti…

[ANNONCE] Makhtar Diop sera le nouveau directeur général & vice-président exécutif d’IFC à compter du 1er mars 2021. Actuellement vice-président des infrastructure à la Banque mondiale, @Diop_WB sera le premier ressortissant africain à diriger l'institution.

Remarkable week for Africa w/Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala now leading WTO and @Diop_WB taking the helm IFC! Very proud of our work together over the years - as I am of Antoinette Sayeh at IMF. Africa and the world are better because of your public service. We owe you deep gratitude for it🙏

🎙️ #Podcast lovers, interested in global development topics to listen to? Check out WorldBank Group's podcast series: 📈 Afronomics 💼 Creating Markets 🌍 Development Podcast 🇮🇳 Kerala Podcast 🏗️ Tell Me How 💧 Water World More ⟶ wrld.bg/GVJV50DWvc4

So proud of this wonderful woman. Such a role model ✨

Wonderful to meet with Bruno Le Maire during #IMFMeetings — Bienvenue à Washington! Very grateful for #France’s stellar global leadership, exemplified by Emmanuel Macron commitment to channel part of France’s #SDRs to support #Africa’s recovery.

Réception à la Résidence Embassy of France in the U.S. avec le ministre Franck Riester à l’invitation de l’ambassadeur @Ph_Etienne à l’occasion de la délég. d’entreprises #IFIs à #Washington. Fort intérêt pour renforcer les flux d’affaires 🇫🇷🇺🇸 dans un contexte de plan de relance French Treasury U.S