ACET, with the support of the World Bank, hosted a Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) Video Conference on September 7, 2010. This event involved 15 high level policy makers from 7 countries sharing their experiences on infrastructure development focusing on four main areas:

1. How has investment in infrastructure brought about economic growth and poverty reduction in China and to what extent can these experiences provide useful examples for Africa?
2. What are the key obstacles to in....

Policy makers and researchers from Ghana, Mali, Kenya, Liberia, India, and China participated in a consultation that ACET convened on April 13, 2010 to discuss the role of China-Africa partnerships in promoting agriculture, food security and rural development for growth and poverty reduction in Africa. Conducted by video conference and moderated by Edward Brown, ACET’s Director of Policy Advisory Services, participants at the consultation discussed Chinese and African experiences with agricu....

In collaboration with the OECD-DAC Secretariat and the World Bank, ACET convened a Conference on October 20^th, 2009 to discuss China’s growing partnerships with African countries. Convened through the Global Development Learning Network (a video conferencing facility), that workshop brought together policy makers from Ghana, Liberia, and Uganda, representatives from China, the World Bank and the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD to share their perspectives and lessons on the....