Prof. Dr. Kai Koddenbrock presents at the African Monetary and Economic Sovereignty Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Prof. Dr. Kai Koddenbrock recently presented at the third edition of the African Monetary and Economic Sovereignty Conference held at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from October 9-11. The conference was organized with IDEAs (International Development Economics Associates) and CoDa (Coalition for Dialogue on Africa).

Koddenbrock co-founded the African Monetary and Economic Sovereignty conferences with Ndongo Sylla and Maha ben Gadha, which were previously held in Tunis, Tunisia and Dakar, Senegal in 2019 and 2022. At this year’s conference, Koddenbrock presented in the panel on “Monetary Integration and Delinking Strategies,” and chaired a screening and discussion with the director of Money and Freedom: The CFA Franc Story.

The 2024 conference marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the New International Economic Order (NIEO). The conference, Koddenbrock explains, “explored the economic opportunities open to the continent in the multipolar world that is taking shape, based on the lessons of history—past successes and failures—but also of a present fraught with multiple crises and diverse emergencies for which coordinated and rapid action is required.”

Among the topics discussed were addressing Africa’s current debt, development, and climate crisis; domestic resource mobilization and illicit financial flows; the BRICS+ project and its opportunities and risks for Africa; and how to capitalize on the resurgence of pan-Africanist sentiment on the continent and in its diasporas.

The conference sessions are all recorded on YouTube and can be viewed on the MES Africa website.

Post Date: 10-21-2024