African Union Conference on Debt
African Union Conference on Debt
May 12, 2025 to May 14, 2025
African Union Conference on Debt
Date: 12th – 14th May 2025
Location: Lomé, Togo
Location: Lomé, Togo
The African Union Commission’s Department for Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry, and Minerals (ETTIM) will convene a three-day African Union Conference on Debt in Lomé, Togo, under the theme: “Africa’s Public Debt Management Agenda: Restoring and Safeguarding Debt Sustainability.”
This conference will convene AU Member States, policymakers, financial experts, and key stakeholders, including representatives from Ministries of Finance, African Central Banks, Regional Economic Communities, African Multilateral Financial Institutions, and Civil Society Organizations.
The Conference will focus on the following key specific objectives:
- Facilitate knowledge exchange and share cutting-edge practices in debt management in African Union (“AU”) Member States.
- Formulate a position on the needed reforms to the current global financial architecture to address the current debt crisis on the continent.
- Formulate and discuss innovative debt financing mechanisms for securing new financing while maintaining debt sustainability.
- Explore and recommend sound debt management practices needed to restore and safeguard public debt sustainability in Africa.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For further information, please contact:
Department for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals
Dr. Patrick Ndzana Olomo, Ag. Director Economic Development Integration and Trade and Head of Economic Policy and Sustainable Development.
Email: OlomoP@africanunion.org
Paul Sikazwe, Senior Advisor Debt Management,
Email :SikazweP@africa-union.org
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