The Future of Development: Which Way for Africa?

UNDP Assistant Secretary-General Ahunna Eziakonwa to speak at Freie Universität Berlin about growth opportunities and challenges on the African continent. Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa, will be giving a lecture at Freie Universität Berlin on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Her talk on the future of Africa will focus on the impacts of the climate crisis as well as other important topics. The lecture "The Future of Development: Which Way for Africa?" will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Ahunna Eziakonwa, Melanie Hauenstein, the new Director of the UNDP Germany Representation Office, and Professor Anja Osei, Head of the Center for Politics and Society in Africa at the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin. The discussion will then be opened up to the audience with a Q&A session. Dr. Herbert Grieshop (Director of the International Office, Freie Universität Berlin) will be moderating the event, which will be held in English and is open to the public. Prior registration is not required. The lecture is one of many events on the agenda for the Assistant Secretary-General of the UN Development Programme's visit to Germany, which will also include high-level talks with key figures from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ( Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung , BMZ) and the German Federal Foreign Office ( Auswärtiges Amt ).