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For a COP22 of action, for a permanent stakeholder’s forum

Posted on 10 June 20166 August 2020 by the_bridge_tank

As the COP22 conference draws closer, most of the actors are getting impatient: everyone is waiting for the COP of action, from industry to civil society and the Moroccan presidency of the COP22 itself. In this Op-ed published in L’opinion on the 10^thof June 2016 , Joel Ruet (Chairman of the Bridge Tank), Adam Thiam (former chief of staff of the African Union president) and Matthieu Wemaëre (Lawyer, Peru’s adviser for the COP20 and Morocco’s advisor for the COP21) advocate for two operational tools. The first one has already been suggested by Morocco: the calibration of available information. They suggest a second one: to create a permanent stakeholder’s forum. Read more in French

COP 22 in Morocco : African solutions for Africa and the world ?

Posted on 2 June 20166 August 2020 by the_bridge_tank

Morocco just announced its three top priorities for COP22, inviting partner countries to join the “Triple A” initiative : “Adaptation, Agriculture, Africa”. For the three co-authors of this OpEd published inJeune Afriqueon the 2nd of June, The initiative appears to be a major step although it has not been headlined by the media. It is the opinion of Joel Ruet, economist in the CNRS and Chairman of The Bridge Tank, Adam Thiam, former Chief of Staff to the African Union commission president and Matthieu Wemaëre, lawyer and adviser to Peru’s government for COP20, and to Morocco’s government for COP21. They believe it holds a promise of tangible, concrete and quick solution, and explain why.

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The Bridge Tank attends the 2016 edition of the Moroccan Brand Conference

Posted on 28 May 201616 December 2021 by the_bridge_tank

On the 27th of May 2016, The Bridge Tank attended the Morrocan Brand Conference. Co-inaugurated by the Morroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Salaheddine Mezouar and the Minister for International Trade Abdelkader Aamara, our President Joel Ruet stated that, Morrocco being an emerging country, this status strongly influences new options of positioning in terms of exterior communications and attracting investments.

The American singer Akon bets on solar for Africa

Posted on 25 April 20161 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

A few days before the COP21, Fanny Costes, The Bridge Tank General Secretary, talked with American RnB singer Akon about Akon Lighting Africa initiative: a solar power project partnered by Samba Bathily, the CEO of Solektra International, and Thione Niang, the founder of Give One project. Continue reading “The American singer Akon bets on solar for Africa”

Global Conversation with the Senegalese Industrialist-cum-Designer Aïssa Dione

Posted on 25 April 20163 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

Rapid population growth, mass unemployment, the need to develop African economies: all these issues call for entrepreneurship and enhanced know-how of the African populations, especially among its youth…
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Dakhla – Food security: a global problem vs. continental focused solutions

Posted on 19 April 20161 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The Crans Montana Forum, held in Dakhla, Morocco, from 17 to 22 March, was an opportunity for attendees to discuss South-South cooperation in Africa. They addressed the issue of African food security in a world that will have to feed 9 billion people by 2050. At the Forum, Bridge Tank’s president exploded the myth of insufficient production in Africa as being “incorrect, counterproductive and ultimately dangerous” for the effectiveness of public policies. Continue reading “Dakhla – Food security: a global problem vs. continental focused solutions”

Global Conversation with El Hadj Kasse

Posted on 19 April 201631 May 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The elites continue to struggle to achieve a real inclusive growth. Image El Hadj Kasse, the current intellectual advisor to the President of Senegal who, with one-step ahead, shares these views on issues of Africa.

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Bamako Forum- Debating the levers of the African transformation

Posted on 18 April 20161 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

Bamako – to carry through its transformation, Africa must come up with a vision built on all the different forms of capital.

From 18^th to 20^th February, the 16^th edition of the Bamako Forum focused on the theme “Africa, between chaos and emergence”. Continue reading “Bamako Forum- Debating the levers of the African transformation”

Insights into Emerging Economies n°5 – The emerging countries in the Green Race

Posted on 18 April 201628 June 2023 by the_bridge_tank

Energy, cleantech, climate finance : what place do the emerging countries have in the Green Race?

South-South business ecosystems are growing and changing the game in an increasingly diversified global order. In the South, energy is one of the key sectors offering opportunities to leapfrog into a transformative growth path for the real economy.

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Insights into Emerging Economies n°4 – Who will drive the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Posted on 18 April 20161 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The Bridge Tank analyzes the theme of the 2016 Davos Forum and identifies the new emerging economies as being the key to economic diversification. For more on this subject, take a look at our “Insights into Emerging Economies” .

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