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Libreville, 23 May 2014 (ECA) – At a highly engaging start of this year’s New York Forum Africa (NYFA) taking place in Libreville Gabon, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ECA – Carlos Lopes called on Africa to change the nature of its relationships in order to benefit from what he termed quality growth. The Forum which is in its third edition and running from 23 to 25 May 2014...

Libreville, le 23 mai 2014 (CEA) – A l’ouverture de la troisième édition de New York Forum Africa (NYFA) dans la capitale gabonaise le Secrétaire Général Adjoint des Nation Unies et Secrétaire Exécutif de la CEA - Carlos Lopes a appelé l'Afrique de changer la nature de ses relations afin de bénéficier d’une croissance de qualité. Plusieurs leaders africains et du monde entier participent à...

En ces temps de grande volatilité et de crise profonde, l’Afrique est un exemple de réussite sur le plan économique. Grâce notamment à l’effet combiné de cours élevés des produits de base, d’une demande intérieure accrue, d’une amélioration de la gouvernance et de la gestion économiques et de liens plus étroits entre le commerce et l’investissement, les pays africains ont pu enregistrer au cours...

IN AN era of high volatility and deep crisis, Africa has been an economic success story. A combination of high commodity prices, increased domestic demand, improved economic governance and management, and stronger trade and investment ties with other developing economies has helped African countries record on average an impressive 5% annual growth in gross domestic product over the past 10 years...

IN AN era of high volatility and deep crisis, Africa has been an economic success story. A combination of high commodity prices, increased domestic demand, improved economic governance and management, and stronger trade and investment ties with other developing economies has helped African countries record on average an impressive 5% annual growth in gross domestic product over the past 10 years...

While Africa’s economic growth is reason for confidence, progress on social development has been far slower, writes Carlos Lopes.

IN AN era of high volatility and deep crisis, Africa has been an economic success story. A combination of high commodity prices, increased domestic demand, improved economic governance and management, and stronger trade and investment ties with other developing economies has helped African countries record on average an impressive 5% annual growth in gross domestic product over the past 10 years...

The ongoing 49th African Development Bank Annual Meetings under the theme, “The Next 50 years: The Africa We Want” has a variety of participants representing all sectors of the economy who are expected to provide inputs on the continent’s development agenda.

For a decade, Ghana powered ahead as it started pumping oil, won debt forgiveness, achieved coveted middle-income status and saw five years of economic growth above eight per cent that made it the envy of other African nations. Now it has hit a roadblock and Ghanaian officials are set to discuss new policy options at annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in...

O Secretário Geral Adjunto Executivo da Comissão de Economia das Nações Unidas vai defender hoje, sexta-feira, 16, no Fórum de Transformação que acontece na cidade da Praia uma mudança de mentalidade em relação ao futuro para que Cabo Verde possa continuar uma trajectória de crescimento e de sucesso. Carlos Lopes vai alertar para as reformas que o país precisa fazer fase as mudanças das economias...

Apapa is the industrial hub of Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital that’s home to some 17 million people. Daily, the air in Apapa reverberates with the humming sound of electricity generators. In Apapa, as in most places in Nigeria, electricity generators power big factory plants and air cooling systems, as temperatures often top 30 degrees Celsius.

La capitale nigériane a récemment vibré au rythme du Forum économique mondial sur l’Afrique. Les thèmes abordés dans les différents discours plaident en faveur d’une Afrique affranchie des liens du sous-

O secretário executivo das Nações Unidas para África (UNECA) alertou, esta sexta-feira, que a parceria entre Cabo Verde e a União Europeia (UE) não irá render muito no futuro e aconselhou o país a criar parcerias com as nações que mais crescem em África.

Praia - O Secretário Executivo da Comissão Económica das Nações Unidas para a África (UNECA), Carlos Lopes, considerou esta sexta-feira, 16 de Maio, que os investimentos feitos por Cabo Verde serão perdidos se o país não mudar a sua ancoragem demasiado próxima da Europa para África.

Après un mois, jour pour jour, de déchirements et de paralysie de ses travaux, l’Assemblée nationale est sortie, samedi dernier, de l’une des plus longues crises que l’Institution ait connues....

O discurso do Secretário Executivo das Nações Unidas para a África, o guineense, Carlos Lopes, durante o II Fórum Nacional de Transformação - Cabo Verde 2030 inspirou a audiência presente na Praia, capital de Cabo Verde. Durante a sua intervenção, Lopes não poupou críticas às opções políticas do país que, no seu entender, estão demasiadamente ancoradas a Europa em vez de se investir em África.

The Hollywood blockbuster movie, Blood Diamond, tells a gripping story of how diamonds fuelled Sierra Leone's 11-year civil war which erupted in 1991. It depicts kidnappings, use of child soldiers, amputations, rape, killings and destruction of bridges and hospitals, among other atrocities.The movie, starring the American star actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou,...

Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) – O secretário geral-adjunto das Nações Unidas e Executivo da Comissão de Economia das Nações Unidas para África (UNECA), Carlos Lopes, aconselhou esta sexta-feira, na cidade da Praia, os cabo-verdianos a mudar o foco do seu desenvolvimento para África, uma vez que o investimento na Parceria Especial com a Europa “não vai render muito” no futuro, apurou a PANA, na capital...

President Jorge Carlos Fonseca met this Friday, May 16, with the Executive Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Carlos Lopes, to speak about the challenges faced by Cape Verde and the potentials the country presents.