Africa’s economic prospects are improving due to demographic momentum, the convergence of structural reforms across multiple markets, and global economic shifts—particularly the green transition and efforts to diversify supply chains to enhance resilience.
This lecture focuses on how Africa’s improving growth outlook could reshape and strengthen its relations with Canada, encouraging greater trade and investment for mutual benefit.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Hippolyte Fofack
Research Associate at Harvard University, and a Parker Fellow at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) at Columbia University. Former Chief Economist and Director of Research and International Cooperation at the African Export-Import Bank. Former Head of the Macroeconomics and Growth Program at the World Bank Group in Washington, DC.
Wed, March 18
3-5 pm
Abby B101 (lecture theatre)
For more information, contact Natasha Tvete at natasha.tvete@ufv.ca
03/19/2026