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15 December 2019
Capital
15 December 2019
Capital
14 December 2019
newsghana.com.gh
African ministers, experts and climate activists have emphasized the urgent need to create a united African front to drive the continental momentum in tackling the adverse effects of climate change in Africa.
14 December 2019
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Last year pan-African telecoms company Econet Wireless, completed its “Cape (Town) to Cairo” fibre optic cable to some fanfare.
14 December 2019
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has urged African leaders to try and address the challenges of the continent now so as to guarantee the future of generations over the next 60 years.
12 December 2019
reliefweb.int
There was standing room only as ministers, diplomats, activists and journalists gathered at the IFEMA conference centre in Madrid to mark Africa Day at the COP 25 climate meeting.
12 December 2019
www.africanews.com
There was standing room only as ministers, diplomats, activists and journalists gathered at the IFEMA conference centre in Madrid to mark Africa Day at the COP 25 climate meeting.
12 December 2019
https://maroc-diplomatique.net
Les Seychelles, une petite nation insulaire qui lutte contre le changement climatique sous tous les angles, accueille la deuxième retraite annuelle des Représentants permanents africains basés à Addis-Abeba et la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA).
12 December 2019
https://globalbusinessdrive.com
There was standing room only as ministers, diplomats, activists and journalists gathered at the IFEMA conference centre in Madrid to mark Africa Day at the COP 25 climate meeting.
11 December 2019
https://allafrica.com
The second annual retreat of the African Permanent Representatives and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ended in Mahe, Seychelles, late Tuesday following two days of intense dialogue on key development priorities that can lead to accelerated development in Africa.
11 December 2019
http://mapecology.ma
La Retraite annuelle des ambassadeurs africains auprès de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU), qui a clôturé ses travaux mardi aux Seychelles, a appelé à l’opérationnalisation de la troisième Commission Climat pour les Etats Insulaires, initiative de SM le Roi Mohammed VI lors du Sommet de l’Action de Marrakech.
11 December 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
African experts and policymakers on Tuesday called on African leaders and pan African institutions to take concerted urgent actions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change across the continent.
11 December 2019
http://french.xinhuanet.com
Des experts et décideurs politiques africains ont appelé mardi les dirigeants africains et les institutions panafricaines à entreprendre des actions concertées en urgence pour limiter l'impact néfaste du changement climatique sur le continent.
11 December 2019
https://guardian.ng/
Preparatory to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation in July 2020, stakeholders in Nigeria’s real sector have identified the need for the country to address its market challenges in order to ensure the country realizes benefits of the historic agreement.
11 December 2019
www.china.org.cn
African experts and policymakers on Tuesday called on African leaders and pan African institutions to take concerted urgent actions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change across the continent.
11 December 2019
https://agensir.it
(Bruxelles) Comincia nel pomeriggio di oggi l’ultima assemblea plenaria del 2019 per il Comitato economico e sociale europeo (Cese). Al centro dei lavori il rapporto Ue-Africa con il tema “Dallo sviluppo al partenariato”. Nell’elenco degli interventi figurano Jutta Urpilainen, commissario per il partenariato internazionale, Isabelle A.J. Durant, vice segretario generale della conferenza delle...
11 December 2019
www.kapitalafrik.com
The second annual retreat of the African Permanent Representatives and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ended in Mahe, Seychelles, late Tuesday following two days of intense dialogue on key development priorities that can lead to accelerated development in Africa.
11 December 2019
www.ezega.com
The World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have decided to provide a total of $6 billion to support the recently introduced homegrown economic reform in Ethiopia, a senior official disclosed.
11 December 2019
https://lematin.ma
La Retraite annuelle des ambassadeurs africains auprès de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU), qui a clôturé ses travaux mardi aux Seychelles, a appelé à l’opérationnalisation de la troisième Commission climat pour les États insulaires, initiative de S.M. le Roi Mohammed VI lors du Sommet de l’Action de Marrakech.
11 December 2019
https://fr.allafrica.com
Les Seychelles, une petite nation insulaire qui lutte contre le changement climatique sous tous les angles, accueille la deuxième retraite annuelle des Représentants permanents africains basés à Addis-Abeba et la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA).
10 December 2019
www.monitor.co.ug
The Aga Khan has described Africa as a continent of opportunity and hope.
In a message delivered at the opening session of the Kusi Ideas Festival in Rwanda’s capital Kigali at the weekend, he said Africa’s strength has always been her resilience and innovation even amid challenges.
9 December 2019
https://maroc-diplomatique.net/
L’Agence française de développement (AFD) – représentée par son PDG Rémy Rioux – et la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) – représentée par sa Secrétaire exécutive, Vera Songwe ont signé aujourd’hui un Protocole d’accord entre les deux institutions. Avec ledit Protocole, l’AFD et la CEA confirment leur souhait de travailler plus étroitement ensemble dans les domaines de recherche liés à l...
9 December 2019
https://ktpress.rw
President Paul Kagame says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is expected to be fully operationalized next year should not just be about trade alone but it should rather integrate the continent in other areas such as education and other linkages beyond trade.
9 December 2019
http://rnanews.com
Kigali: L’Agence française de développement (AFD) – représentée par son PDG Rémy Rioux – et la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) – représentée par sa Secrétaire exécutive, Vera Songwe ont signé aujourd’hui un Protocole d’accord entre les deux institutions.
9 December 2019
www.lejecos.com
L’Agence française de développement et la Commission économique pour l’Afrique signent un Protocole d’accord de collaboration. Par cet accord, les deux institutions comptent travailler ensemble dans des domaines comme la recherche liée à l’Afrique, la migration, le genre, le changement climatique.