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6 May 2019
https://nacoesunidas.org/
As comissões regionais das Nações Unidas existem há mais de 70 anos. Mas, pela primeira vez, cada uma delas está sendo comandada por uma mulher nomeada pelo secretário-geral da ONU, António Guterres.
6 May 2019
www.algerie-eco.com
La croissance économique africaine connait une des meilleures périodes de l’histoire du continent. De 3,4% en 2017, elle a atteint 3,2% en 2018, et devrait revenir à 3,4% cette année, puis à 3,7% en 2020. Cependant, cette croissance restera insuffisante tout le temps que les Etats ne parviendront pas à dégager davantage de recettes publiques. Sur ce constat, la Commission économique pour l’...
6 May 2019
https://en.unesco.org
The 26th edition of World Press Freedom Day was a reflection of the current social and political transformations in Ethiopia. Both President Sahle Work-Zewde and Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed made commitments to promoting and defending press freedom in the country and conveyed their pride in hosting the global celebration. “The symbolism of this grand gesture is even more important – given that...
6 May 2019
www.wakatsera.com
La cinquième Semaine mondiale de la sécurité routière des Nations Unies, qui se déroulera du 6 au 12 mai, a débuté aujourd’hui avec un appel à un leadership fort dans le monde pour faire progresser la sécurité routière dans les pays et les communautés.
5 May 2019
www.newsghana.com.gh
The world benefits from emigration and immigration – economically, politically, and culturally, George F. Rehmke, one time President of the American organization, Knowledge Network Foundation, argues in his article on immigration published in the “Freedom Daily” of August 1993. He maintains: “Innovation flourishes, wages rise, cultures mingle, and progress continues. The flow of peoples, like the...
5 May 2019
ecomatin.net
Dans son édition du 28 avril au 11 mai 2019, le journal Jeune Afrique classe les personnalités les plus puissantes d’Afrique selon les critères d’influence sur la prise de décision politique ou économique, d’ascension dans un secteur, et de notoriété. Parmi ceux-ci six (06) camerounais.
5 May 2019
www.forbesafrica.com
The deadliest African cyclone, to date, tore through Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique in March, leaving a trail of death and destruction. The worst is yet to come for survivors.
4 May 2019
punchng.com
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki; human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN); and other advocates of press freedom have lamented the decline of press freedom in Nigeria, as seen in the detention of some journalists.
4 May 2019
www.infosplusgabon.com
Addis-Abeba, Ethiopie, 4 mai (Infosplusgabon) - Le Premier ministre éthiopien, Abiy Ahmed, a promis vendredi de procéder à des réformes radicales pour garantir la liberté d'expression, à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse.
4 May 2019
jornaldeangola.sapo.ao
Angola e a Comissão Económica das Nações Unidas para África (Uneca) pretendem dinamizar e estreitar a cooperação bilateral, estando projectada, para breve, uma visita da secretária executiva desta organização, Vera Songwe, a Luanda.
4 May 2019
en.brinkwire.com
The head of a UN agency said Thursday she hopes Ethiopia will leap next year into a top spot for press freedom.
3 May 2019
www.lexpress.mu
Les relations entre les médias et la démocratie seront au cœur de la Conférence mondiale organisée du 1er au 3 mai à Addis-Abeba (Ethiopie) par l’UNESCO, le gouvernement éthiopien et la Commission de l’Union africaine à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse, célébrée chaque année le 3 mai. Parallèlement, une centaine événements seront organisés dans le monde pour marquer...
3 May 2019
https://fr.allafrica.com
Vera Songwe, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), a célébré ce jeudi, la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse en soulignant le rôle important que jouent les médias dans la facilitation des processus électoraux libres et équitables sur le continent.
3 May 2019
reussirbusiness.com
Les médias doivent jouer un ‘’rôle important’’ dans la facilitation des processus électoraux ‘’libres’’ et ‘’équitables’’ en Afrique, a estimé la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe.
3 May 2019
northafricapost.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has joined the continent’s journalists to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, emphasizing the important role of the media in facilitating free and fair electoral processes in Africa and pushing forward democratic processes.
3 May 2019
www.einnews.com
Addis Ababa, ANGOLA, May 3 - Angola and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) are planning to boost and strengthen bilateral cooperation, and a visit by the Executive Secretary of this organization, Vera Songwe, to Luanda, is planned soon.
3 May 2019
www.wakatsera.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe, a célébré ce jeudi, la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse en soulignant le rôle important que jouent les médias dans la facilitation des processus électoraux libres et équitables sur le continent.
3 May 2019
www.modernghana.com
Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday celebrated World Press Freedom Day by emphasizing the important role of the media in facilitating free and fair electoral processes on the continent.
3 May 2019
www.lejecos.com
Vera Songwe, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), a célébré ce jeudi, la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse en soulignant le rôle important que jouent les médias dans la facilitation des processus électoraux libres et équitables sur le continent.
2 May 2019
www.aa.com.tr
The head of a UN agency said Thursday she hopes Ethiopia will leap next year into a top spot for press freedom.
“I hope Ethiopia will be ranked in the top 20 for press freedom,” said Vera Songwe, who heads the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
2 May 2019
www.sondakika.com
ADDİS Birleşmiş Milletler Afrika Ekonomi Komisyonu (UNECA) Genel Sekreteri Vera Songwe, Etiyopya'nın basın özgürlüğü alanında olumlu ilerlemeler kaydettiğini ve basın özgürlüğü sıralamasında bir senede 40 basamak yükseldiğini söyledi.
2 May 2019
https://allafrica.com
The relationship between the press and democracy will be the main theme of this year's edition of World Press Freedom Day (3 May) jointly organized by UNESCO, the Ethiopian government and the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), from 1 to 3 May. More than one hundred events will also take place around the world in observance of the day.
2 May 2019
https://allafrica.com
Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday celebrated World Press Freedom Day by emphasizing the important role of the media in facilitating free and fair electoral processes on the continent.