A first think tank dedicated to public debt has just been launched
A new ROAD is the first think tank dedicated to African public debt. It was created on the initiative of Nicolas Jean, partner and member of the executive committee of the law firm Gide, and of the independent advisory firm to the States, Global Sovereign Advisory (GSA).

The think tank is made up of members from different nationalities, generations and industries, with rich and multiple backgrounds. The objective of this platform is to change the paradigm concerning the questions of financing the economies of the continent and to propose a framework for reflection on the treatment and structuring of debts.
The think tank, a non-profit and apolitical entity, will be officially launched on April 21, 2021 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, during a press conference (broadcast online) of presentation.
One of the think tank's first deadlines will be the summit on the financing of African economies which is to take place on May 18 in Paris, and will be an opportunity to discuss with the actors invited to this summit in order to initiate the dynamic of co-construction targeted by A new ROAD.
A new ROAD is composed of Siandou Fofana, Minister of Tourism and Leisure of Côte d'Ivoire, Sandra Ablamba Johnson, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Togolese Republic, Romuald Wadagni, Minister of Economy and Finance of Benin, Kako Nubukpo, former Minister of Prospective and Public Policy Evaluation of Togo, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management (FASEG) at the University of Lomé, Economic Advisor to the President of the WAEMU Commission , Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Former Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research in France and Director of One France, Hubert Védrine, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary General of the French Presidency, Managing Partner of "Hubert Védrine Conseil", Félix Edoh Kossi Amenounve, Managing Director of the BRVM and President of the ASEA (Association of African Stock Exchanges), to name but a few.