One-day conference on African economic transformation, industrial policy, energy transitions and Sino-African relation. Structural transformation sits at the heart of Africa’s development challenge. Across the continent, productivity growth has been persistently slow, manufacturing bases remain narrow, and many economies are still positioned at the lower end of global value chains.

Benjamin Lessing, University of Chicago

Join us for an exclusive, insider-led session with David Haeri, Director of the Policy, Evaluation and Training Division, UN DPO. Are you interested in find out more about a Career at the United Nations? Hear candid insights into careers within the UN Department of Peace Operations.

What happens when power and principle collide? From Afghanistan and Iraq to NATO and Latin America, Catherine Royle has spent nearly four decades navigating the realities of international power. In this special conversation marking the launch of the Oxford Political Review’s 19th issue, 'Might Makes Right', she will reflect on the enduring tension between ethics and power in an ever-uncertain age. As geopolitical tensions reshape the international order, these questions have become increasingly urgent.