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15 January 2019
https://leadership.ng
Aliko Dangote Foundation, GBCHealth, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), GBCHealth among others have advocated for public private sector partnership to ensure better healthcare for Africans.
14 January 2019
www.afrik.com
La Fondation Aliko Dangote, l’UNECA, GBC Health Advocate, et les secteurs public et privé, partenaires pour une meilleure santé en Afrique : 10 janvier 2019 – Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie.
12 January 2019
www.baobab.news
African leaders, ministers, CEOs, and representatives from the African Development Bank, African Union, and United Nations are set to convene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum. The Forum set for February 12, 2019, will take place on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit and is expected to unify Africa’s key decision makers in exploring opportunities...
11 January 2019
www.brookings.edu
The debate on the benefits of trade has dominated this decade, and Africa has cast its vote for more and better trade with itself. In March 2018, African countries signed a landmark trade agreement, the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), which commits countries to remove tariffs on 90 percent of goods, progressively liberalize trade in services, and address a host of other...
10 January 2019
newbusinessethiopia.com
African leaders, ministers, CEOs including Aliko Dangote, and representatives from the African Union and United Nations are set to convene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the inaugural of Africa Business: Health Forum.
3 January 2019
Capital Newspaper (local)
31 December 2018
allafrica.com
Addis Ababa — As 2018 comes to an end, there are many stories that touched our hearts as the year progressed, among them the migration story that continued to hog the limelight as international news channels focused on young Africans risking their lives to start new lives in Europe.
29 December 2018
www.pressenza.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at its 60th anniversary celebrations in Addis Ababa has launched the Africa Poverty Clock, a customized version of the world poverty clock developed by World Data Lab, aimed at monitoring progress against extreme poverty, an aspiration of the United Nations’ first Sustainable Development Goal – SDG1. The Clock provides real-time poverty...
24 December 2018
www.trt.net.tr
Plus de 400 millions de personnes vivent dans l’extrême pauvreté en Afrique et le continent abrite 70% des populations les plus pauvres du monde, a révélé la Commission économique pour l’Afrique dans un communiqué.
24 December 2018
http://abovewhispers.com
Ethiopia’s online investment guide, iGuide, which seeks to help investors discover opportunities in the country, business costs, key procedures and laws they may need to know before committing their money, was officially unveiled in Addis Ababa Wednesday.
24 December 2018
Daily Monitor (local newspaper)
23 December 2018
www.lanationdj.com
Le Président de la République de la République, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, a reçu jeudi 20 décembre dernier, en fin de matinée, au palais présidentiel, la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission Economique des Nations Unies en Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe.
23 December 2018
https://newafricanmagazine.com
There is no doubt that in the leadership and decision-making terrain, Africa is making significant strides. Change is visible, with many examples to show that. In 2017, as part of his pledge to institute gender parity in the UN, Secretary General António Guterres appointed Dr Vera Songwe as Africa’s first female head of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. He also appointed Nigeria’s Amina J...
23 December 2018
Capital Newspaper (local)
23 December 2018
Capital Newspaper (local)
At 60th commemoration, ECA launches Africa Poverty Clock to monitor progress against extreme poverty
23 December 2018
Capital Newspaper (local)
22 December 2018
https://fr.allafrica.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique a célébré son 60ème anniversaire cette semaine en organisant un évènement officiel où ont participé des membres du Corps diplomatique et des représentants clés d’institutions partenaires, de groupes de réflexion, d’Organisations de la société civile, d’étudiants, de lycéens et du secteur privé.
21 December 2018
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the European Union have signed a €3-million agreement aimed at supporting the national implementation strategies for the African Continental Free Trade Area.
21 December 2018
www.businessdayonline.com
Moving into 2019, there is reason to celebrate. Latest estimates by World Data Lab show that, for the first time in history, the world will enter the new year with the lowest level of extreme poverty, at 8%. But single digit numbers hide underlying differences, especially for African countries. 600 million people globally will start 2019 living in extreme poverty and only 20 million will come out...
21 December 2018
www.businessghana.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the European Union have signed a three-million-Euro agreement aimed at supporting the national implementation strategies for the African Continental Free Trade Area.