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Event in English with French Subtitles
Research on migration and urban development in Africa has primarily focused on larger cities and rural-to-urban migration. However, 97 percent of Africa’s urban centers have fewer than 300,000 inhabitants, and a sizable share of urban migrants come from other urban areas. A more holistic and dynamic perspective, incorporating migration flows along the full urban hierarchy, as well as urban-urban migrants, is needed to better understand and leverage migration for urban development. Migrants, Markets, and Mayors: Rising above the Employment Challenge in Africa’s Secondary Cities draws on demographic data, research literature, key informant interviews, and empirical research to better understand how migrants in Africa’s secondary cities fare in urban labor markets, how they affect aggregate urban productivity, and how mayors can leverage migrants’ potential to the benefit of all. It explores these questions across countries and four urban case settings: Jijiga in Ethiopia, Jinja in Uganda, and Jendouba and Kairouan in Tunisia.
Join the conversation with researchers and practitioners on the occasion of the virtual launch of the French version of our report jointly published by Agence française de développement and the World Bank Group.
Detailed Agenda
1/ Introductory remarks
- Thomas Melonio, Chief Economist & Head of the Innovation, Strategy and Research Directorate, Agence française de développement
2/ Book Presentation
- Conversation with Luc Christiaensen, Lead Agricultural Economist, Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank Group and Nancy Lozano Gracia, Lead Economist for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Moderator: Etienne Charrière, Senior Editor & Research Communications Officer, Agence française de développement
3/ External discussants inputs
Conversation among the different speakers with:
- Ellen Hamilton, Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank Group
- Engineer Shafi Ahmed Mealin, Mayor of Jijiga, Ethiopia
4/ Q&A Session with the online participants
5/ Concluding Remarks
- Stéphane Straub, Chief Economist, Infrastructure Vice Presidency, World Bank Group
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The Agence Française de Développement Group funds, supports and accelerates the transition to a fairer and more sustainable world. Our teams carry out more than 4,000 projects in France’s overseas territories and another 115 countries. In this way, we contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.
