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The African Union Commission and the European Union each released their respective priorities for the post-2015 development agenda last week, shortly after the circulation of a “zero draft” that would serve as a potential launching point for negotiating a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The leadership of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) are currently meeting today 4th June 2014 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to update on issues of crucial importance with regard to the development agenda of the continent.

The 12th Session of the Co-ordination Committee comprising representatives from the African Union Commission (AUC), Regional Economic Communities, (RECs), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) opened on Wednesday, June 4 in Addis Ababa ahead of the upcoming African Union Summit to be held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Addis Ababa, 04 June2014 - The leadership of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) are currently meeting today 4th June 2014 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to update on issues of crucial importance with regard to the development agenda of the continent.

Avec 422 millions d’euros investis à travers l’Europe, les équipementiers sportifs demeurent les acteurs les plus prolifiques en termes de sponsoring sur le marché du football. Nike est le grand N°1 avec un investissement total de 166 millions d’euros dans 21 clubs des cinq plus grands championnats européens selon le rapport Repucom.

The “Western Indian Ocean is increasingly becoming a hot spot as reflected by the numerous discoveries of oil and gas resources in the sub-region. From Mozambique to Somalia, energy resource discoveries are drawing global attention,” says Dr. Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa , in reference to the hydrocarbon bonanza which has gripped the...

Addis Ababa — The Common African Position (CAP) on the Post 2015 Development agenda was launched this week Tuesday, at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the presence of Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission as well as the Sherpas of the High Level Committee on the Post 2015 Development Agenda, among other partners and invited guests.

4 June 2014: The African Union Commission (AUC) Chair Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma officially launched the Common African Position (CAP) on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The launch took place on 3 June, at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and sought to engage African stakeholders, enhance ownership of the CAP and strengthen partnerships with non-African stakeholders.

“Western Indian Ocean is increasingly becoming a hot spot as reflected by the numerous discoveries of oil and gas resources in the sub-region. From Mozambique to Somalia, energy resource discoveries are drawing global attention,” says Dr Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in reference to the hydrocarbon bonanza which has gripped the...

(Forimmediaterelease.net) The “Western Indian Ocean is increasingly becoming a hot spot as reflected by the numerous discoveries of oil and gas resources in the sub-region. From Mozambique to Somalia, energy resource discoveries are drawing global attention,” says Dr. Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in reference to the...

*(This is the second of a two-part series on the effects of illicit activities on peace and security in sub Saharan Africa by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) executive secretary Carlos Lopes, published on his blog ‘Africa Cheetah Run’)

(2014-06-02) “Western Indian Ocean is increasingly becoming a hot spot as reflected by the numerous discoveries of oil and gas resources in the sub-region. From Mozambique to Somalia, energy resource discoveries are drawing global attention,” says Dr Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in reference to the hydrocarbon bonanza which has...

The Press Section of the Permanent Mission of the State of Eritrea to the AU and UNECA has released its eleventh edition of its bi-weekly newsletter.

May was an important month for Africapitalism, the economic philosophy that we at Heirs Holdings advocate and apply to our businesses. More than a concept, Africapitalism is a way of doing business – the private sector investing for the long term in key sectors that will create economy prosperity and social wealth. This is a philosophy that has real potential to transform the African continent,...

Send to Kindle(Seychelles News Agency) - “Western Indian Ocean is increasingly becoming a hot spot as reflected by the numerous discoveries of oil and gas resources in the sub-region. From Mozambique to Somalia, energy resource discoveries are drawing global attention,” says Dr Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in reference to the...

La Chine et la Russie viennent de signer un accord gazier historique de 400 milliards $ sur 30 ans. Si cela permet à la Russie de contourner les sanctions occidentales suite à la crise ukrainienne, la grande gagnante de cet accord est la Chine, car cela s'inscrit dans une stratégie plus globale et sécuritaire pour Pékin : désaméricaniser le monde.

The ECA publishes hundreds of reports a year, but how effective are they and how wide is their reach or, as many claim, do they simply gather dust in the archives? Lopes joined the UN in 1988. He has taught in universities and has published around 20 books. Interview by Hichem Ben Yaïche.

We must become the continent’s ‘suggestion box’. To do that, we have to specialise. It’s a small revolution. From now on, people who deal with statistics don’t deal only with statistics; those who do research don’t do only research, etc. There will be greater density and, consequently, better quality.

There was much to be celebrated when the African Union (AU) convened to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its formation. The theme for the 2013 summit was ‘Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.’ In the opening remarks at the summit, the African Union’s Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, noted that ‘one of our legacies, as Africans, will be to reclaim our responsibility to define our own...