ECA’s Conference of Ministers (CoM2022) set to explore options for financing Africa’s recovery

Dakar, Senegal, 2 May 2022 - African ministers in charge of finance, planning and economic development, as well as leading figures from the private and public sectors will participate in the 54^th session of the ECA Conference of Ministers (CoM2022) from the 11^th to the 17^th of May 2022.

The hybrid event will be jointly hosted in Dakar, Senegal, by the Economic Commission for Africa and the government of Senegal on the theme "Financing Africa's Recovery: Breaking New Ground."

The programme will include high level ministerial panels and round table discussions on how to transform the continued threat of the COVD-19 pandemic into an accelerator of growth and global prosperity. CoM2022 will also feature the launch of ECA's annual flagship Economic Report on Africa.

President Macky Sall of Senegal, who currently holds the presidency of the African Union, is among the confirmed speakers. African central bank governors will also be part of the discussions to

For more information, please visit the CoM2022 web page.

Media contact: Sophia Denekew, [email protected]

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