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13 August 2020
https://www.ena.et
የአፍሪካ ኢኮኖሚ ኮሚሽን የኢትዮጵያን አረንጓዴ አሻራ እንቅስቃሴ የሚደግፍ ፕሮጀክት ይፋ አድርጓል።
ፕሮጀክቱን ወደ ሥራ ለማስገባት የሚያስችል ስምምነትም በውሃ፣ መስኖና ኢነርጂ ሚኒስትር ዶክተር ኢንጂነር ስለሺ በቀለ እና በአፍሪካ ኢኮኖሚ ኮሚሽን ዋና ጸሐፊ ዶክተር ቬራ ሶንግዌ ዛሬ ተፈርሟል።
13 August 2020
http://www.aps.sn/
La secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique, Vera Songwe, appelle la Chine à honorer son engagement à participer à l’Initiative de suspension du service de la dette du G20 (DSSI), qui devrait grandement contribuer à soutenir les besoins actuels du continent en liquidités, dans un contexte marqué par des difficultés liées aux effets de la crise sanitaire.
13 August 2020
https://2m.ma
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA-ONU) a lancé mercredi le Centre africain de surveillance des prix offrant «une vue unique des variations de prix dans les pays africains, les Communautés économiques régionales et au niveau continental».
13 August 2020
https://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa and the Government of Ethiopia signed an MoU, Thursday, to kick off a four-year USD3.6 million project on nature-based solutions for water resources infrastructure and community resilience in Ethiopia. The programme was launched through extensive tree planting efforts carried out in four regions over the last week in Amhara, Oromia and Addis Ababa; and later in...
13 August 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com
La Commission économique pour l'Afrique et le Gouvernement éthiopien ont signé ce jeudi un protocole d'accord visant à lancer un projet de 3,6 millions de dollars sur quatre ans présentant des solutions fondées sur la nature pour des infrastructures de ressources en eau et la résilience communautaire en Éthiopie.
12 August 2020
https://www.africanews.com
Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has called on China to honour the pledge made by President Xi Jinping on his country’s participation in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), which she said, “would go a long way towards supporting Africa’s liquidity needs during this difficult time.”
12 August 2020
https://www.aa.com.tr/
A lack of price data in Africa has often led to civil unrest, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said Wednesday.
12 August 2020
https://www.burkinademain.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) a lancé le 11 août 2020, un outil continental unique en son genre qui offre une vue unique des variations de prix dans les pays africains, les Communautés économiques régionales et au niveau continental.
12 August 2020
http://apanews.net/
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched a first-of-its-kind continental tool that offers a unique view of price variations in African countries, regional economic communities and at continental level.
12 August 2020
http://reussirbusiness.com
Le centre est présenté comme « un outil continental unique en son genre qui offre une vue unique des variations de prix dans les pays africains, les Communautés économiques régionales et au niveau continental ».
12 August 2020
http://reussirbusiness.com
Le centre est présenté comme « un outil continental unique en son genre qui offre une vue unique des variations de prix dans les pays africains, les Communautés économiques régionales et au niveau continental ».
12 August 2020
https://www.journalducameroun.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched a first-of-its-kind continental tool that offers a unique view of price variations in African countries, regional economic communities and at continental level.During the virtual launch on Wednesday, ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, noted that the role of national statistics offices and national revenue authorities in...
12 August 2020
https://www.ena.et
Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Vera Songwe has called on China to honor the pledge made by President Xi Jinping on his country’s participation in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) towards supporting Africa’s liquidity needs.
12 August 2020
https://www.africa-newsroom.com
Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has called on China to honour the pledge made by President Xi Jinping on his country’s participation in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), which she said, “would go a long way towards supporting Africa’s liquidity needs during this difficult time.”
12 August 2020
https://www.devdiscourse.com
conomic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has called on China to honour the pledge made by President Xi Jinping on his country's participation in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), which she said, "would go a long way towards supporting Africa's liquidity needs during this difficult time."
12 August 2020
http://swahili.cri.cn
Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Kamati ya Uchumi wa Afrika ya Umoja wa Mataifa (ECA) Bi. Vera Songwe amepongeza misaasa inayotolewa na China kwa Afrika katika kupambana na virusi vya Corona, na kutoa wito wa kuimarisha zaidi ushirikiano kati ya pande hizo mbili dhidi ya janga hilo.
11 August 2020
https://allafrica.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched a first-of-its-kind continental tool that offers a unique view of price variations in African countries, regional economic communities and at continental level.
11 August 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com
Strong global collaboration is urgently needed to contain the socioeconomic and healthcare impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, said on Tuesday.
11 August 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Vera Songwe, on Tuesday commended Chinese support to Africa's anti-COVID-19 response efforts as she called on further strengthening the Sino-Africa cooperation against the pandemic.
11 August 2020
https://www.zawya.com
High-level African and Chinese experts and officials on Tuesday called for further strengthening China-Africa ties in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
11 August 2020
https://allafrica.com
Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has called on China to honour the pledge made by President Xi Jinping on his country's participation in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), which she said, "would go a long way towards supporting Africa's liquidity needs during this difficult time."
11 August 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique, Vera Songwe, appelle la Chine à honorer l'engagement pris par le Président Xi Jinping concernant la participation de son pays à l'Initiative de suspension du service de la dette du G20 (DSSI), qui, dit-elle, « contribuera grandement à soutenir les besoins de liquidités de l'Afrique pendant cette période...
11 August 2020
https://www.marketscreener.com/
Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has called on China to honour the pledge made by President Xi Jinping on his country's participation in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), which she said, 'would go a long way towards supporting Africa's liquidity needs during this difficult time.'
10 August 2020
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn
Africa has a more powerful tool in the African Continental Free Trade Area, or AfCFTA,to use in accelerating regional and economic integration and prepare for uncertain times – and that means the continent does not need a Marshall Plan to ride out the ongoing coronavirus crisis, according to a UN official.
10 August 2020
https://www.cdcgroup.com
Africa is due to experience its first recession in a quarter of a century. At CDC Group’s 2019 Annual Review event, we were joined by UN economist Vera Songwe to explore if the chaos wrought by COVID-19 could eventually change the continent for the better.