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6 June 2018
fr.allafrica.com
Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie, le 31 mai 2018 (CEA) - Une conférence de deux jours sur « Le commerce numérique en Afrique : implications pour l’inclusion et les droits de l’homme » a débuté ce jeudi, à Addis-Abeba, par une table ronde discutant de l’importance des technologies numériques dans la promotion du commerce et du développement de l’Afrique.
6 June 2018
allafrica.com
The 2018 Africa Innovation Summit kicked off with a call to governments and entrepreneurs to scale up the innovation on the continent to greater heights.
5 June 2018
sdg.iisd.org
The High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) discussed migration strategies for African development. A report from the Panel is expected to be submitted to the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit, in January 2019. Also in May, the Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees (IGC) held a consultative meeting, addressing the forthcoming global...
3 June 2018
allafrica.com
Experts from Africa's rail sector gathered this week in Johannesburg to discuss rail transport and how it can be developed to support the grand design for growth on the continent.
2 June 2018
www.thereporterethiopia.com
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has launched a report featuring migration which says that Africa has been perceived as a source of refugees and that it is hurting the continent’s positive images.
1 June 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
Images of thousands of African youth drowning in the Mediterranean, propelled by poverty or conflict at home and lured by the hope of jobs abroad, “have fed a misleading narrative that migration from Africa harms rather than helps the continent”.“This report bursts this myth and takes aim at this preconceived notion and assesses the evidence to identify policy pathways that harness the benefits...
31 May 2018
www.aa.com.tr
There were about 41 million people counted as international migrants either coming from, going to or moving within Africa, said a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UCTAD) 2018 report on migration unveiled on Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
31 May 2018
fr.allafrica.com
Genève, le 29 mai 2018 (CEA) - Dans le cadre de leurs consultations de deux jours concernant la contribution du Panel de haut niveau sur les migrations (HLPM) au débat face à la migration en Afrique, les membres du Panel ont partagé leurs points de vue sur les mesures à entreprendre pour faire avancer le dialogue politique sur la migration africaine.
31 May 2018
lemagazinedumanager.com
Un Panel de haut niveau sur les migrations pour l’Afrique (HLPM), a été organisé en début de semaine à Genève en Suisse.
30 May 2018
www.maghrebemergent.info
« Il est nécessaire de sensibiliser les dirigeants africains pour que la migration devienne une partie de l’agenda politique national et ne mine pas la démocratie et la gouvernance », a déclaré la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe lors d’un Panel de haut niveau sur les migrations pour l’Afrique (HLPM), organisé lundi et mardi à Genève en Suisse.
30 May 2018
allafrica.com
A new fund targeting women-led businesses in Africa will invest up to $500 million over the next decade to increase their participation in investment.
22 May 2018
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Recently, the African Continental Free Trade Area was signed. The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa Vera Songwe spoke to Christabel Ligami on the pact and her vision for the commission.
22 May 2018
allafrica.com
Recently, the African Continental Free Trade Area was signed. The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa Vera Songwe spoke to Christabel Ligami on the pact and her vision for the commission.
18 May 2018
www.afro105fm.com
“Agriculture is the quintessential sector for the transformation of the African continent and we must treat it as such,” Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe has told a wide-range of African leaders and delegates attending the 51st Session of ECA early this week during the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Addis...
15 May 2018
www.lepaysan.ci
Le nouveau rapport intitulé Agriculture, alimentant la transformation de l’Afrique, publié par le Centre africain pour la transformation économique (ACET) (fondé par l’ancien Secrétaire exécutif de la CEA, Dr K.Y. Amoako) a été lancé, dimanche à Addis Abeba, lors de la 51ème session de la CEA (et à la Conférence des ministres africains des finances, de la planification et du développement...
13 May 2018
http://allafrica.com
“Agriculture is the quintessential sector for the transformation of the African continent and we must treat it as such,” the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) – Ms. Vera Songwe has told a wide-range of African leaders and delegates attending the 51st Session of ECA (and Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development).
12 May 2018
www.nan.ng
Dr. Vera Songwe, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged African nations to take bold actions to realise the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
12 May 2018
www.fratmat.info
Vera Songwe, secrétaire exécutive de la CEA, a déclaré que, pour concrétiser l'ambition de l'AfCFTA et atteindre ses objectifs de développement, le continent devait prendre des « mesures audacieuses » sur plusieurs fronts.
12 May 2018
www.vanguardngr.com
Dr. Vera Songwe, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged African nations to take bold actions to realise the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
8 May 2018
www.financialafrik.com
Dans ses remarques lors de l’ouverture de la Semaine africaine de l’eau à Addis-Abeba, le 7 mai 2018, Vera Songwe, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), déplore la mauvaise gestion des ressources en eau qui affecte les vies à travers le continent.
7 May 2018
www.jeuneafrique.com
Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe (49 ans) est la première femme à occuper ce poste prestigieux (elle a par ailleurs rang de secrétaire général adjoint de l’ONU).
27 April 2018
allafrica.com
The entire staff of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week mourns the passing of the institution’s longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, who passed away on 25 April 2018.
27 April 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its entire staff mourn this week the passing of the institution's longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 87.
27 April 2018
allafrica.com
The entire staff of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week mourns the passing of the institution’s longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, who passed away on 25 April 2018.