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10 September 2018
www.lejecom.com
Le marché de l’alimentation restera le marché le plus important au monde et l’Afrique sera le plus gros producteur si nous adoptons de bonnes politiques macroéconomiques et fiscales, dit Vera Songwe, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique, lors du Forum sur la Révolution verte en Afrique (AGRF), à Kigali qui vient de se conclure.
8 September 2018
http://ktpress.rw
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, Kenya’s Deputy President Willaim Ruto and Prime Minister of Gabon Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet have pledged to engage other Africanleaders to change the tune and make Agriculture Africa’s priority.
8 September 2018
africaexclusive.net
Constamment citée dans les revues et les médias en ligne qui dressent périodiquement la liste des femmes africaines les plus influentes, Vera Songwe est une femme bien connue de la sphère dirigeante continentale et même mondiale.
5 September 2018
en.people.cn
Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), addresses the Forum on African Energy Interconnection Development in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2018.
5 September 2018
https://annafrica.net
The Forum on African Energy Interconnection Development was held on Tuesday in Beijing, as one of the activities of the 2018 Beijing Summit regarding the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
5 September 2018
www.cpppc.org
On the sidelines of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Jiao Xiaoping, Director General of China Public Private Partnerships Center (CPPPC) met with Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Sep.4th. They had an in-depth conversation on future cooperation.
5 September 2018
www.cgem.ma
M. Salaheddine Mezouar, Président de la Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM), a participé, hier à Pékin, au panel d’ouverture de la 6ème Conférence des entrepreneurs chinois et africains, sur le thème « faire avancer la coopération industrielle pour un développement gagnant-gagnant », aux côtés de M. Akinwumi Adesina, Président de la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD).
4 September 2018
www.bta.bg
Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), addresses the Forum on African Energy Interconnection Development in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2018. As a side event of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the forum is jointly hosted by the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation...
29 August 2018
www.namibian.com.na
THE economic performance within the Southern African Development Community remained depressed in 2017, despite improved medium-term growth prospects.
29 August 2018
www.bizcommunity.africa
Following the unveiling of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in Kigali, Rwanda, in March 2018, Africa is about to become the world's largest free trade area: 55 countries merging into a single market of 1.2 billion people with a combined GDP of $2.5 trillion. In this edition, we examine the benefits and challenges of a free trade area for countries and individual traders.
28 August 2018
www.nbdpress.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has forged a partnership this month with Ant Financial of China to promote financial inclusion in the continent.
28 August 2018
europe.chinadaily.com.cn
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has forged a partnership this month with Ant Financial of China to promote financial inclusion in the continent.
28 August 2018
www.namibian.com.na
OMUKALELIPO gwepangelo lyaChina moNamibia, Zhang Yiming, ota ti oku uvila nayi epangelo lyaNamibia sho ta li ende kashona mokutula miilonga ooproyeka ndhoka tadhi futilwa kepangelo lyaandjawo.
27 August 2018
www.bizcommunity.com
The United Nations family in Ethiopia, as well as representatives from the government of Ethiopia and the diplomatic corps, gathered in Africa Hall on Friday to honour former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away on 18 August, at the age of 80.
27 August 2018
fr.allafrica.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique, Vera Songwe, s'est jointe à la famille des Nations Unies pour pleurer le décès de l'ancien Secrétaire général, Kofi Annan.
27 August 2018
www.afro105fm.com
The Economic Commission for Africa has decided to keep Kofi Annan’s memory alive by observing the Road safety initiative every year. The initiative was one of the final undertakings that the former UN Secretary General was working on before he passed away on August 18, 2018.
27 August 2018
news.alome.com
L’Afrique est sur le point de devenir la plus grande zone de libre-échange du monde avec l’annonce de l’Accord sur la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine à Kigali, au Rwanda, en mars 2018 : 55 pays vont s’unir pour constituer un seul marché de 1,2 milliard de personnes avec un PIB combiné de 2,5 billions de dollars. Dans la présente édition, nous analysons les avantages et les défis d’...
25 August 2018
www.prensa-latina.cu
Una ceremonia para rendir homenaje al ex secretario general de Naciones Unidas, Kofi Annan, se realizó hoy en las instalaciones de la Comisión Económica de la ONU para África (CEPA), en esta capital.
25 August 2018
https://zambiareports.com
Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Her Excellency Ms. Susan Sikaneta was among several African Diplomats who gathered at the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa –UNECA- to commemorate the life of Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
25 August 2018
http://news.alibreville.com
Alors que les hommages continuent à affluer du monde entier, le système des Nations Unies en Ethiopie, ainsi que des représentants du gouvernement éthiopien et du corps diplomatique se sont réunis, vendredi à Addis-Abeba, pour rendre un ultime hommage à l’ancien secrétaire général Kofi Annan, décédé le 18 aout à l'âge de 80 ans.
25 August 2018
https://dailytimes.ng
Over 100 participants representing 20 African countries have converged in Accra, Ghana to share experiences on improving road safety and reducing road accidents across Africa, at a 2- day workshop on Road Safety and Urban Mobility.
24 August 2018
www.cameroononline.org
The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Road Safety – Mr. Jean Todt today unveiled the Cameroon Road Safety Performance Review Report jointly commissioned with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), which urges the country to take critical steps to curtail the number of people dying and suffering from injuries resulting from road crashes,...
24 August 2018
www.theafricalogistics.com
The African continent is facing an enormous challenge when it comes to road safety with increasing number of deaths due to road accidents, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said.