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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.
26 February 2020
ghananewsagency.org
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.
26 February 2020
www.newsghana.com.gh
Africa has been urged to fight the scourge of corruption and enhance peace and security to expedite achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
26 February 2020
www.africanews.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.
26 February 2020
Africa 24
26 February 2020
www.ghanaweb.com
Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission, has appealed to the major actors in the United Nations and African Union organs and systems to mobilise efforts to collaboratively support to end the scourge of wars and conflicts on the continent for development to thrive.
26 February 2020
www.chronicle.co.zw
OF late, doomsayers have upped their ante claiming that it is all doom and gloom and the country is on the verge of a precipice. Notwithstanding the unfounded allegations, Zimbabwe has been given an opportunity to prove to cynics that it is on the recovery path amid the stifling economic sanctions imposed on the country.
26 February 2020
www.xinhuanet.com
United Nations (UN) and African officials have called for an added sense of urgency and a different course of action in all regions, especially the African continent, as the world is not on track to meet the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
25 February 2020
https://bulawayo24.com
African Union Commission, deputy commissioner Mr Kwesi Quartey has called for the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by United States and its allies, saying they were negatively impacting on the country's efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
25 February 2020
www.2m.ma
La ministre déléguée auprès du ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la coopération africaine et des Marocains résidant à l’étranger, chargée des Marocains résidant à l’étranger, Nezha El Ouafi, s’est entretenue, mardi à Victoria Falls, en Zimbabwe, avec la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe.
25 February 2020
www.2m.ma
La 6ème session du forum régional africain sur le développement durable s’est ouverte, mardi à Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), avec la participation de plusieurs pays dont le Maroc.
25 February 2020
www.zbcnews.co.zw
THE African continent has been urged to rise above the current negative socio-economic headwinds threatening growth and make use of collective wisdom to deliver a prosperous Africa. Speaking at the official opening ceremony of the 6th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary, Dr Vera Songwe reminded the continent...
25 February 2020
www.xinhuanet.com
Africa has been urged to fight the scourge of corruption and enhance peace and security to expedite achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
24 February 2020
www.newzimbabwe.com
HIGHER and Tertiary Education Minister, Amon Murwira has challenged youths in the country to embrace technology saying Zimbabwe’s future now lies in robotics and artificial intelligence.
24 February 2020
https://alternativeafrica.com/
Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Chief has expressed sadness at the devastating effects of climate change on African wildlife
24 February 2020
https://maroc-diplomatique.net
Tous les organismes se rendent à Victoria Falls alors que la sixième session du Forum régional pour le développement durable (ARFSD) démarre ce lundi avec pour objectif d’examiner les progrès, partager les expériences et établir un consensus sur les moyens à mettre en place par l’Afrique pour accélérer la mise en œuvre du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 et de l’Agenda 2063 de...
24 February 2020
https://spiked.co.zw
The Sixth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) kicked off today in the resort town of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, with at least 3 000 delegates expected to attend the event.
24 February 2020
www.hararepost.co.zw
The 6th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Goals (ARFSDGs) has started today in the resort town of Victoria Falls with approximately 3000 delegates expected to grace the occasion.
24 February 2020
www.newsday.co.zw
THE United Nations will this week launch a decade of action for development, which will compel African governments to expedite implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
24 February 2020
www.lejecom.com
Le changement climatique est au premier plan de l’actualité depuis un certain temps maintenant que les températures mondiales continuent de grimper et que le monde cherche des solutions pour endiguer la vague.
24 February 2020
www.chronicle.co.zw
ZIMBABWE comes under the spotlight this week as the country hosts more than 3 000 delegates from Africa and beyond for the 6th session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (AFRFSD).
24 February 2020
www.herald.co.zw
The Sixth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which begins here today, has cast the spotlight on Zimbabwe with at least 3 000 delegates expected to attend the event.
24 February 2020
www.newsday.co.zw
“We are being watched,” a Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) game ranger, acting as tour guide, exclaimed.
He is pointing to the left as the lead vehicle in a convoy taking United Nations deputy secretary-general Amina Mohammed and her delegation on an evening game drive in the giant Hwange National Park is brought to a halt.
23 February 2020
www.telanon.info
O continente africano encontra-se actualmente numa encruzilhada em relação ao desenvolvimento sustentável.
23 February 2020
https://allafrica.com
United Nations deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed arrived in Victoria Falls Saturday and visited Hwange National Park where she pledged the world body's support for wildlife management in Zimbabwe.