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14 May 2019
www.dailymail.co.uk
The Queen of the Netherlands looked radiant on the second day of her two-day trip to Ethiopia.
14 May 2019
conjonctureseconomiques.com
Vera Songwe, la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), a récemment appelé à la promotion des Partenariats public-privé (PPP), pour financer le développement en Afrique.
14 May 2019
businessday.ng
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has signed a contract with three companies for the multi-million dollar works to revamp the historic Africa Hall. The contract value is $28,209,539.57.
13 May 2019
www.modernghana.com
A three-day forum showcasing projects and approaches to people first Public-Private Partnerships and how the United Nations is working together as one to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development opened in Geneva Wednesday with Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, calling for the advancement of PPPs to finance development in Africa.
13 May 2019
https://theeagleonline.com.ng
A three-day forum showcasing projects and approaches to people first Public-Private Partnerships and how the United Nations is working together as one to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was held in Geneva from Wednesday of last week with Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, calling for the advancement of PPPs to finance development in Africa.
13 May 2019
https://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday signed a contract with three companies for the multi-million dollar works to revamp the historic Africa Hall. The contract value is US $ 28,209,539.57.
13 May 2019
http://afrique.le360.ma
13 May 2019
https://encomium.ng
A three-day forum showcasing projects and approaches to people first Public-Private Partnerships and how the United Nations is working together as one to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development opened in Geneva Wednesday with Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, calling for the advancement of PPPs to finance development in Africa.
12 May 2019
www.globaltimes.cn
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Saturday revealed the signing of contract agreement with three international companies to renovate the historic Africa Hall in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.
11 May 2019
https://infosurhoy.com
Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Vera Songwe on Thursday emphasized the need to establish strong Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) to boost Africa’s financial sector.
10 May 2019
http://french.china.org.cn
Vera Songwe, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA) des Nations Unies, a souligné jeudi la nécessité d'établir des partenariats entre les secteurs public et privé (PPP) solides afin de stimuler le secteur financier en Afrique.
10 May 2019
www.modernghana.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday signed a contract with three companies for the multi-million dollar works to revamp the historic Africa Hall. The contract value is US $ 28,209,539.57.
10 May 2019
https://africtelegraph.com
Les routes Camerounaises et Ougandaises sont les plus meurtrières de l’Afrique. C’est la révélation faite par la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (Cea) le 6 mai à Addis Abeba en Éthiopie. Selon cette institution Onusienne, le risque de mortalité routière au Cameroun s’élève à 26,7 personnes pour 100.000 habitants. Ce qui est supérieur à celui des pays de l’Afrique l’Ouest.
10 May 2019
www.downtoearth.org.in
Despite the lowest level of motorisation in the world, Africa is most prone to traffic-related accidents with 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Zimbabwe was ranked as the most unsafe, with highest road deaths at 34.7 per 100,000 people. The global rate of road traffic death is 18.2 per 100,000 people, says the report.
8 May 2019
http://reussirbusiness.com/
Il est « inacceptable » que le risque de décès par accident de la route en Afrique atteigne 26,6 pour 100 000 habitants, contre 17,0 en Asie du Sud-Est et 9,3 en Europe, déplore la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe.
8 May 2019
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
Too many people are dying from road traffic accidents in Africa, making the continent the place with the highest number of deaths from road accidents as compared to other continents.
Speaking at the Fifth United Nations Global Road Safety Week taking place from May 6 to 12, 2019, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ms Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has...
8 May 2019
https://allafrica.com
The Fifth United Nations Global Road Safety Week, which runs from 6-12 May, kicks of this week with a rallying call for strong leadership around the globe to advance road safety in countries and communities.
8 May 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
Amid the commemoration of the UN Global Road Safety Week, African countries on Wednesday were urged to reduce by half the rate of road traffic accident-induced deaths and injuries to achieve the global target.
8 May 2019
www.camer.be
L’Ouganda et le Cameroun sont parmi les pays africains qui enregistrent le plus de morts à la suite des accidents de la route. La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) l’a révélé le 6 mai 2019 à Addis Abeba, la capitale éthiopienne.
7 May 2019
www.lebledparle.com
L’Ouganda et le Cameroun sont parmi les pays africains qui enregistrent le plus de morts à la suite des accidents de la route. La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) l’a révélé le 6 mai 2019 à Addis Abeba, la capitale éthiopienne.
7 May 2019
www.journalducameroun.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa, ECA has revealed that Uganda and Cameroon are amongst the highest affected by road traffic deaths and injuries in Africa.
7 May 2019
www.africanews.com
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated around the world on May 3, and this year the main celebration took place in Addis Ababa, over three days, May 1-3. The theme for 2019 was “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation” and the event has provided a platform for officials, representatives of civil society, media organizations, professional associations, academia and...
7 May 2019
https://allafrica.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has reiterated its "availability and commitment" to work with the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe on taking advantage of its Blue Economy endowments to capitalize on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
6 May 2019
https://afriqueactudaily.com
S’exprimant lors d’une conférence mondiale à Addis-Abeba sur le thème, «Des médias pour la démocratie : Le journalisme et les élections en périodes de désinformation», Vera Songwe déclare que les médias ont un rôle important à jouer pour instaurer la responsabilité dans le processus démocratique.