ECA Chief congratulates Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on winning African leadership prize
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ECA Chief congratulates Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on winning African leadership prize
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 15, 2018 (ECA) – Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday congratulated former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, for being named winner of the 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
Ms. Songwe said President Sirleaf, who chairs the ECA supported High Level Panel on Migration (HLPM), led by example throughout her time in office as Africa’s first democratically elected female president.
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CFTA set to unleash Africa’s full potential, says ECA’s Songwe
Cape Town, South Africa, February 04 2018 (ECA) - Africa’s signature policy reform of 2018, the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), is set to unleash the continent’s full potential with more African countries trading with each other in a wider integrated market, says Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe.
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ARC and UN Partner to Increase Insurance Coverage in Africa
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Africa ‘working tirelessly’ to create conducive environment for foreign investments
Addis Ababa, January 30, 2018 (ECA) – Africa is working tirelessly to get policy and legislative conditions right to ease the business environment and attract more foreign direct investment, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, said Tuesday.
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African Leaders call for “Partnership not Support” at Africa Business and Investment Forum
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African Leaders call for “Partnership not Support” at Africa Business and Investment Forum
Addis Ababa, 31 January, 2018 (ECA) - Their message was loud and clear: Africa requires partnership, not support. African Heads of State insisted they are interested in working with both public and private enterprises, to ensure the business environment is favourable and attractive to the international business community.
The U.N. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in partnership with Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), hosted Heads of State from five African countries, at the inaugural Africa Business and Investment Forum, held on January 30, 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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ARC and UN Partner to Increase Insurance Coverage in Africa
Addis Ababa, January 30, 2018 – The African Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today announced a new partnership which will see the two organisations work together to increase insurance coverage against climate risks for African states.
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Fight against corruption critical for Africa’s sustainable development, says ECA’s Songwe
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Fight against corruption critical for Africa’s sustainable development, says ECA’s Songwe
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 25, 2018 (ECA) – Corruption has held Africa back for far too long and it’s time to nip the scourge in the bud, says Ms. Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
In a robust inaugural address to the 32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council, Ms. Songwe said Africa’s economic potential can be unlocked by ending the cancer of corruption.
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