Thomas Mélonio visits Clermont-Ferrand to present The African Economy 2026

Thomas MELONIO
Executive Director of Innovation, Research and Knowledge, Agence française de développement -AFD

Date(s)April 01, 2026
LocationClermont-Ferrand
Organiser(s)Agence française de développement (AFD), PCDI : Ferdi, Cerci, Ecole d'éonomie, GDN

April 01, 2026, Clermont-Ferrand

Thomas Mélonio, Executive Director and Chief Economist of the French Development Agency (AFD), visited Clermont-Ferrand on 1 April 2026 to present The African Economy 2026.

Présentation de L’Économie africaine 2026 par Thomas Mélonio, 1er avril 2026

Programme

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentation of The African Economy 2026 by Thomas Mélonio to students at the Tertiary Sector Centre, followed by a discussion with the audience.

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Discussion with representatives and researchers from the Clermont International Development Hub (PCDI) — including CERDI, the School of Economics, FERDI, and the Global Development Network (GDN) — focusing on:

Challenges related to France’s G7 presidency
Digital technologies
The international architecture of development finance
Domestic resource mobilisation

Clermont International Development Hub (PCDI)

The Clermont International Development Hub (PCDI) brings together three partners based in Clermont-Ferrand: the University of Clermont Auvergne, represented by its School of Economics and the Centre for Studies and Research on International Development (Cerdi); the Foundation for Studies and Research on International Development (Ferdi); and the Global Development Network (GDN). Together, they work to foster synergies between research, responses to global challenges, and policymaking.

Their shared goal is to ensure that research findings effectively inform development policies in countries of the Global South, the Global North, and at the international level.