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30 March 2020
www.the-star.co.ke
Kenya is entering a decisive phase this week that would test the effectiveness of the government's measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
30 March 2020
www.dailytrust.com.ng
As the July 2020 proposed take off of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) draws closer, economic and trade analysts have listed some steps that should be taken by governments on the continent to ensure successful take-off of the pact in the face of COVID-19 disruptions in most economies.
30 March 2020
www.heraldo.es
Necesita un estímulo económico de emergencia de 100.000 millones de dólares que le permita adoptar medidas de prevención y apoyar a los frágiles sistemas de salud de los países del continente.
30 March 2020
https://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa and the UN Communications Group last week handed over to the Government of Ethiopia, awareness materials to ensure ordinary citizens have access to timely and accurate information in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coronavirus - Ethiopia: ECA contributes awareness materials to aid Ethiopia’s fight against COVID-19
30 March 2020
www.africanews.com
The Economic Commission for Africa and the UN Communications Group last week handed over to the Government of Ethiopia, awareness materials to ensure ordinary citizens have access to timely and accurate information in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
30 March 2020
www.dailysabah.com
Entering Africa through people traveling from Europe to the continent, coronavirus appeared in 46 African countries, excluding Burundi, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, Comoros and South Sudan.
30 March 2020
https://africa.cgtn.com
Africa is two to three weeks away from the worst of the coronavirus storm and needs an emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion to bolster preventative measures and support its fragile healthcare systems, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
30 March 2020
finance.yahoo.com
Africa is two to three weeks away from the worst of the coronavirus storm and needs an emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion to bolster preventative measures and support its fragile healthcare systems, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
30 March 2020
www.iol.co.za
Africa is two to three weeks away from the worst of the coronavirus storm and needs an emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion to bolster preventative measures and support its fragile healthcare systems, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
30 March 2020
rebelion.org
Las crisis funcionan para hacer evaluaciones y la pandemia del coronavirus nos ha reafirmado lo muy occidentalizado que está nuestro mundo. Es evidente: el cine que vemos, las marcas que consumimos, el tipo de comida con la que nos alimentamos, los lenguajes que usamos para comunicarnos, la filosofía que estudiamos; pero hoy, ante la emergencia, resaltan los que olvidamos, los que «importan menos...
30 March 2020
www.lequotidien.sn
Un montant de 100 milliards de dollars, c’est le nouveau financement annoncé par le Groupe des 20 (G-20) pour soutenir les pays africains face au Covid-19.
30 March 2020
www.rfi.fr
En Afrique, le compte à rebours a commencé. D’ici deux à trois semaines le coronavirus pourrait durement frapper l’ensemble du continent a annoncé Vera Songwe, la directrice de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique des Nations unies. Quelles pistes pour stopper cette pandémie mortelle et en limiter les conséquences économiques ?
29 March 2020
www.bloomberg.com
Africa is two to three weeks away from the worst of the coronavirus storm and needs an emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion to bolster preventative measures and support its fragile healthcare systems, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
29 March 2020
www.businesslive.co.za
UN economic body says stimulus is needed urgently as the continent is two to three weeks from worst of outbreak
28 March 2020
www.press.et
COVID-19 is spreading in an alarming rate throughout the world. It is easy to guess the toll it would have once it spreads widely in developing countries in Africa.
28 March 2020
www.thenational.ae
Not since our species first emerged out of Africa have we been so linked as one human family, sharing so many common opportunities and threats.
So, when world leaders met virtually as the G20 on Thursday to plan humanity’s global-scale Covid-19 fightback, it was in everyone's collective interest that Africa sat centrally within that strategy – central to the global health response, as...
28 March 2020
https://lapresse.tn
L’impact économique de la pandémie du COVID-19 qui sera très important à l’échelle mondiale et africaine, n’est pas encore quantifiable pour les pays de l’Afrique du Nord, a affirmé le Directeur par intérim du Bureau de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) en Afrique du Nord, Khaled Hussein.
27 March 2020
www.press.et
Not since our species first emerged out of Africa have we been so linked as one human family, sharing so many common opportunities and threats. So, when world leaders meet virtually as the G20 today to plan humanity’s global COVID-19 fight back, it is in the interest of us all that Africa sits centrally within that strategy – central to the global health response, as well as the economic and jobs...
27 March 2020
www.granma.cu
De a poco llega al continente africano la pandemia del coronavirus y junto a esto, comienzan las preocupaciones de los organismos internacionales por las consecuencias que pueda traer.
26 March 2020
www.china.org.cn
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Thursday urged the Group of Twenty (G20) to offer immediate health and human response, and immediate emergency economic stimulus to African countries in their efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
26 March 2020
french.china.org.cn
Alors que 180 pays et régions du monde combattent la pandémie de COVID-19, les pays africains ont adopté différentes mesures, allant du couvre-feu partiel à l'instauration de l'état d'urgence en passant par la coordination de leurs politiques financières, pour essayer d'endiguer la propagation rapide du coronavirus au continent et de mieux faire face aux éventuelles...
26 March 2020
www.theanchor.co.zw
Not since our species first emerged out of Africa have we been so linked as one human family, sharing so many common opportunities and threats.
26 March 2020
cityvoiceng.com
Not since our species first emerged out of Africa have we been so linked as one human family, sharing so many common opportunities and threats. So, when world leaders meet virtually as the G20 today to plan humanity’s global COVID-19 fightback, it is in the interest of us all that Africa sits centrally within that strategy – central to the global health response, as well as the economic and jobs...
26 March 2020
moneyandmarkets.co.ke
Not since our species first emerged out of Africa have we been so linked as one human family, sharing so many common opportunities and threats.