Africa Development Impact Forum (Event 1, ADIF 2026).



Best Practices & Innovation for Job Creation in Africa.


Opening of the Forum

Master of Ceremonies: Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Integrated Planning Section, Macroeconomics, Finance, Governance and Planning Division, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oyebanke Abejirin 

Speakers: · Secretary-General, Pan-African Youth Union, Wiisichong Bening Ahmed · Head of Youth Employment and Skills, African Centre for Economic Transformation, Mona Iddrisu · Executive President, Policy Center for the New South, Karim El Aynaoui (online) · Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, African Union Commission, Francisca Tatchouop Belobe (online) · Executive Secretary of ECA, Claver Gatete · Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed (video recording)

Youth dialogue on the global financial architecture

Master of Ceremonies: Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Integrated Planning Section, Macroeconomics, Finance, Governance and Planning Division, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oyebanke Abejirin 
Setting the scene: Presentation on the global finance architecture by the Deputy Executive Secretary (Programme) and

Chief Economist of ECA, Hanan Morsy Moderator: Vice President, Pan-African Youth Union, Pamela Audrey Derom Interactive discussion with members of the Young Economists Network: Majorie Jennifer Kayode Mongbo, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Benin) Agathe Koumis Ngagni, Université de Douala (Cameroon) Estelle Désirée Monessone, Université Ngaoundéré (Cameroon) Kouassi Kadi Akissi Irénée, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (Côte d'Ivoire) Deborah Umba, Université Protestante au Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo) Tefera Taw, University of Gondar (Ethiopia) Mengesha Yayo, Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) Evans Kirui, Kenyatta University (Kenya) Abdou Fall, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal) Hafsia Leghrissi, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (Tunisia)

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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