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10 March 2020
allafrica.com
The United Nations family in Ethiopia on Tuesday held a memorial wreath-laying ceremony honoring the lives of 21 U.N. staff members who died last year when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after leaving Addis Ababa killing all 157 people aboard.
10 March 2020
www.newtimes.co.rw
Effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) could result in welfare gains amounting to 1.8 billion U.S. dollars for East African economies, while boosting intra-African exports by more than 1.1 billion U.S. dollars and creating more than 2 million new jobs, according to a new United Nations report.
9 March 2020
www.camerounweb.com
A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des femmes qui est célébrée chaque année le 8 mars, ONU info vous propose de découvrir 25 femmes leaders africaines qui œuvrent aux Nations Unies en faveur d’un monde meilleur.
9 March 2020
allafrica.com
Rwanda last week signed signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations to host the only big data regional hub for Africa. The hub will be set up at the National Institute of Statistics (NISR) Training Center and Data Science Campus in the capital Kigali.
9 March 2020
face2faceafrica.com
For the first time, Forbes has compiled a Pan-African list of the continent’s most powerful women, derived from business, politics, media, science, sports, and public life.
9 March 2020
www.camerounweb.com
A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des femmes qui est célébrée chaque année le 8 mars, ONU info vous propose de découvrir 25 femmes leaders africaines qui œuvrent aux Nations Unies en faveur d’un monde meilleur.
8 March 2020
news.un.org
A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des femmes qui est célébrée chaque année le 8 mars, ONU info vous propose de découvrir 25 femmes leaders africaines qui œuvrent aux Nations Unies en faveur d’un monde meilleur.
7 March 2020
afrique.latribune.fr
De grandes carrières, des parcours exemplaires, mais surtout un grand caractère... Elles incarnent aujourd'hui ces femmes qui repoussent les clichés et portent l'espoir d'un continent sur la voie du développement. Portraits
6 March 2020
dailynews.co.zw
UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) executive secretary Vera Songwe has said African countries, including Zimbabwe, lack leadership with clarity and direction.
6 March 2020
www.thisdaylive.com
The United Nations Generation Unlimited has appointed the Chief Executive Officer of RED | For Africa, Adebola Williams, as a Global Champion for Generation Unlimited (GenU).
6 March 2020
www.forbesafrica.com
This is a first-of-its-kind Pan-African compilation of the continent’s leading women, drawn from business, politics, media, science, sports and public life, who are challenging the status quo and creating a trail on terrain where there was none.
5 March 2020
www.lesechos.fr
Réunir autour de la même table, 54 pays et presque autant de réalités économiques, tel est le défi que s’est lancée la ZLEC.
5 March 2020
www.xinhuanet.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) on Wednesday disclosed the postponement of a high-level ministerial conference, which was scheduled to be held later this month in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, due to concerns pertaining to the COVID-19.
3 March 2020
sdg.iisd.org
Africa’s preparatory event for the 2020 UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) adopted a package of priority actions and policy measures to speed up implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the African Union’s Agenda 2063. It followed on the heels of the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit, which focused on the 2020 theme, ‘Silencing the Guns: Creating conducive conditions for Africa’s Development.’
3 March 2020
www.chronicle.co.zw
ZIMBABWE’s private sector and its regional peers have been called upon to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to increase intra-Africa trade.
3 March 2020
dailynews.co.zw
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) executive secretary, Stergomena Lawrence Tax, pictured, has expressed concern over the region’s growing levels of unemployment and climate change-induced effects, saying that they pose a threat to the peace and security of the region.
2 March 2020
www.modernghana.com
Curtains over the Sixth Session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-6) has been drawn on the conference with a call on all stakeholders to redouble efforts to achieve the recommendations of the conference in a decade of action.
29 February 2020
www.chronicle.co.zw
THE sixth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (AFRFSD) ended here on a high note with Zimbabwe making history as the first country to host an over-subscribed summit with more than 3 000 delegates.
28 February 2020
www.biometricupdate.com
Details on the agenda for the upcoming ID4Africa 2020 annual meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco are being shared in a series of short videos available through the organization’s media hub.
28 February 2020
www.businessghana.com
President Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has called on member states of Africa to continue to build strong institutions at all levels, entrench democracy and good governance as a prerequisite for peace and development.
28 February 2020
www.theindependent.co.zw
THE continuous low water levels on Zimbabwe’s biggest dam, Kariba, could see a 300% spike in electricity costs, as the country battles crippling power cuts of up to 17 hours daily, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) has warned.
27 February 2020
www.chronicle.co.zw
AFRICA needs to improve on its leadership if it is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms Vera Songwe has said Ms Songwe’s sentiments come amid concerns about the continent’s snail pace in initiatives to implement the 17 SDGs.
27 February 2020
www.bbc.com
Hundreds of Ethiopians who have been living abroad are returning to the country, following reforms brought in by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
26 February 2020
www.cnbcafrica.com
Over 3000 delegates descended on Victoria Falls over the weekend for the sixth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development to review progress, share experiences and build consensus on how the Continent can accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 of the African Union.