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13 February 2020
https://africa.com
African leaders are putting women front and center of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical assistance.
13 February 2020
www.xinhuanet.com
African experts and policymakers attending the Africa Business Forum have emphasized that African countries can achieve "exponential" economic growth with good governance and creation of enabling policies for private capital to flow into the energy, health and ICT sectors.
13 February 2020
www.gabonreview.com
En marge du sommet de l’Union africaine, tenu du 9 au 10 février sous le thème “Faire taire les armes : créer des conditions propices au développement de l’Afrique”, le secrétaire général de la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique centrale (CEEAC), Ahmad Allam-Mi, exprimé son satisfecit à la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) pour son soutien au processus d’...
13 February 2020
botswanaunplugged.com
African leaders are putting women front and center of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical assistance.
13 February 2020
malijet.co
Les Chefs d’État et de Gouvernement de l’Union Africaine se sont rencontrés à Addis Abeba le week-end dernier. Dans la capitale éthiopienne, les temps-forts de ce sommet ont porté sur l’appel à plus de solidarité africaine pour un objectif exigeant de «faire taire les armes». Ce qui constitue une thématique récurrente de l’organisation panafricaine depuis des années pour l’échéance 2020. Mais,...
13 February 2020
africa.com
African leaders are putting women front and center of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical assistance.
13 February 2020
www.xinhuanet.com
African experts and policymakers attending the Africa Business Forum have emphasized that African countries can achieve "exponential" economic growth with good governance and creation of enabling policies for private capital to flow into the energy, health and ICT sectors.
12 February 2020
www.ecofinagency.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa announced the launch, in partnership with Standard Bank, of a new fund created to further empower women across the continent. The partnership deal was signed February 9 in Addis Ababa during the AU 33rd ordinary session.
12 February 2020
www.cnbcafrica.com
12 February 2020
www.ena.et
Eastern Africa countries are providing fast-track reflection to ratify the Continental Free Trade Area agreement, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe said.
12 February 2020
www.press.et
Energy development in Africa requires an active participation of the private sector and governments’ collective actions.
12 February 2020
www.sabcnews.com
Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of UN Economic Commission for Africa, says that the CFTA is a stepping stone for trade in African countries.
12 February 2020
https://realnewsmagazine.net/
AFRICAN leaders are putting women front and center of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical assistance.
12 February 2020
www.adiac-congo.com
La Standard Bank et la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) ont annoncé le lancement d'un fonds de cent millions de dollars en faveur des femmes d’affaires africaines.
11 February 2020
ventureburn.com
A new fund, the African Women Leadership Fund (AWLF) will provide capital to both first time and experienced fund managers that invest in majority female-owned businesses, the UN Economic Commission for Africa announced yesterday.
11 February 2020
newziana.co.zw
Africa is in need of increased private investment in its energy sector which is a bridge to modernisation and industrialisation, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday.
11 February 2020
ethiopianmonitor.com
The launch of the African Women Leadership Fund (AWLF) will provide capital to both first time and experienced fund managers in support of UN Sustainable Development on Gender Equality as well as Decent Work and Economic Growth, and African Union Agenda 2063.
11 February 2020
www.capitalfm.co.ke
In a statement, the organizations say the fund will provide capital to both first time and experienced female fund managers.
11 February 2020
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held talks with African heads of state, foreign ministers and representatives of the United Nations and other multilateral bodies on February 10, on the sidelines of the 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa.
11 February 2020
www.fanabc.com
3ኛው የአፍሪካ ቢዝነስ ፎረም በዛሬው እለት በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ተካሂዷል።
በአፍሪካ ኢኮኖሚክ ኮሚሽን አዘጋጅነት የሚካሄደው ፎረሙ “በህዝቦች፣ በፕላኔት እና በብልፅግና ላይ መዋዕለ ንዋይን” በሚል መሪ ቃል ነው የተካሄደው ።
የአፍሪካ ኢኮኖሚክ ኮሚሽን ኮሚሽነር ዶክተር ቬራ ሶንግዌ ፎረሙን በንግግር የከፈቱ ሲሆን፥ የተለያዩ ሀገራት መሪዎች እና ዓለም አቀፍ ተቋማት ተወካዮች ተገኝተው ልምዳችውን አካፈለዋል።
11 February 2020
www.fanabc.com
Addis Ababa, February 11, 2020 (FBC) – The 3rd Africa Business Forum (ABF) kicked off in Addis Ababa with on the theme; ‘Investing in People, Planet and Prosperity’.
11 February 2020
www.fanabc.com
The 3rd Africa Business Forum (ABF) kicked off in Addis Ababa with on the theme; ‘Investing in People, Planet and Prosperity’.
11 February 2020
allafrica.com
The African Continent today stands at a sustainable development crossroads.
10 February 2020
www.un.org
The agenda of silencing the guns and securing peace on the African continent must be dealt with in a comprehensive manner, including addressing governance issues, says Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.