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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
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
https://allafrica.com
The Seychelles, a small island nation that is fighting climate change from all angles, is hosting the second annual retreat of the Addis Ababa-based African Permanent Representatives and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
9 December 2019
www.akhbarona.com
8 December 2019
Daily Monitor - Ethiopa
7 December 2019
www.thereporterethiopia.com
Pursuant to an agreement signed between the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to renovate the symbolic Africa Hall, the government of Ethiopia has granted an additional plot of 3,100 square meters of land to incorporate the renovation and preservation of the Africa Hall together with the ongoing Beautifying Sheger Project.
7 December 2019
www.modernghana.com
The French Development Agency (AFD) - represented by its CEO Rémy Rioux - and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - represented by its Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe today signed a memoranda of understanding between the two institutions. With this MoU, AFD and ECA confirmed their wish to work more closely together on research areas related to Africa and some of its key...
7 December 2019
https://addisfortune.news
The government has allocated an additional plot of 3,100Sqm of land to be incorporated in the renovation of the Africa Hall together with the ongoing Beautifying Sheger Project. The agreement was signed between the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe (PhD.), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Gedu Andargachew.
7 December 2019
https://ethiopianmonitor.com
French Development Agency and Addis Abeba-based UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have agreed to work more closely together on looking into major challenges of Africa.
7 December 2019
https://fanabc.com
Ethiopia and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have signed agreement for land donation for the renovation of the historic Africa hall.
The agreement was signed today by Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedu Andargachew, and Executive Secretary of ECA, Dr. Vera Songwe.
7 December 2019
www.journalducameroun.com
Ethiopia and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have signed agreement for the renovation of the historic Africa hall.The agreement was signed on Friday by Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedu Andargachew, and Executive Secretary of ECA, Dr. Vera Songwe.
6 December 2019
https://newbusinessethiopia.com
Calling for a new mindset to reconcile differences at every stage of the society across the world, a new book by Remy Rioux, CEO of Agence Francaise De Development (AFD) entitled, “Reconciliations”, is launched today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
4 December 2019
lakoom-info.com
La ville d’Assouan en Haute Egypte, située sur la rive droite du Nil, a abrité cette année les travaux de la 34ème réunion du Comité intergouvernemental de hauts fonctionnaires et d’experts pour l’Afrique du Nord, du 25 au 28 novembre.
2 December 2019
itwebafrica.com
Maroc Telecom Group subsidiary Gabon Telecom has officially commenced 5G testing in Gabon, while Republic of Congo is on track to commence 5G testing in December 2019.
29 November 2019
www.egypttoday.com
29 November 2019: Although the North Africa region is endowed with most of the structural components of a dynamic, integrated market (e.g. proximity, infrastructures, linguistic and cultural affinity, etc.) its insufficient integration is depriving its economies from opportunities to grow and widen the scope for job creation.
29 November 2019
lanouvelletribune.info
Voilà plus de trois mois, que le Nigéria a fermé ses frontières terrestres au grand dam de ses voisins. Il prend cette décision quelques semaines, après avoir signé l’accord sur la Zlecaf (la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine).
28 November 2019
levenementprecis.com
Vera Songwe est Secrétaire générale adjointe de l’Onu et Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission Economique pour l’Afrique (CEA). Economiste camerounaise, ancienne de la Banque Mondiale et de la Société financière internationale (SFI), Vera Songwe a été classée en 2013 par le magazine américain Forbes parmi les « 20 jeunes femmes les plus puissantes d’Afrique ».
22 November 2019
www.horizon-news.net
A high-level meeting of policymakers, regulators and industry experts in the field of pharmaceuticals and trade opened in Addis Ababa, Thursday to discuss a bold path towards affordable pharmaceuticals through leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area.
22 November 2019
www.africanews.com
A high-level meeting of policymakers, regulators and industry experts in the field of pharmaceuticals and trade opened in Addis Ababa, Thursday to discuss a bold path towards affordable pharmaceuticals through leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area. The Continent is home to 11% of the world’s population yet it carries 25% of the world’s burden of disease.
20 November 2019
www.businessdailyafrica.com
About 800 delegates, among them heads of State from across Africa will gather in Kigali, Rwanda for the inaugural Kusi Ideas Festival aimed at tapping into the continent’s opportunities and innovations.