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Africa’s gathering debt storm
9 September 2020
The COVID-19 crisis is pushing Africa to the financial brink. African governments are under pressure to continue servicing their external loans, leaving them with few resources to confront a historic pandemic and its economic fallout. Without external support – specifically, a comprehensive repayment freeze – some African economies will buckle under their debt burden. The resulting domino effect...
9 September 2020
www.gabonreview.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) a lancé le 10 septembre à travers une session virtuelle, son nouveau rapport intitulé : «Faciliter le commerce transfrontalier grâce à une réponse africaine coordonnée face au Covid-19». Le document fait une évaluation critique des effets de la crise sanitaire du coronavirus sur le commerce frontalier et les lignes directrices connexes mises en place...
9 September 2020
lematin.ma
Présidant les travaux de la troisième Retraite des ambassadeurs africains auprès de la de la Commission économique de l’ONU consacrée à l’impact du Covid-19 sur le continent africain et les mesures entreprises par les pays africains pour faire face à cette pandémie, le Maroc a souligné la nécessité de dialoguer sur les voies et moyens à même de trouver un équilibre entre les mesures sanitaires...
9 September 2020
www.xinhuanet.com
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, on Wednesday stressed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic amplifies the need to redesign public-private sector partnership to withstand future shocks.
8 September 2020
http://www.ecodafrik.com
À moins qu’une perspective genre ne soit adoptée dans les initiatives de relance post-COVID-19, la pandémie de santé mondiale en cours amplifiera les disparités existantes entre les sexes, conduisant à de pires résultats pour les femmes en termes de moyens de subsistance et de bien-être.
8 September 2020
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca
Macky Sall had a bone to pick with creditors. Sitting before the head of the International Monetary Fund, investors and diplomats during a conference on African debt in December, the Senegalese president complained that Western prejudice keeps borrowing costs unfairly high on his continent.
8 September 2020
http://www.mapexpress.ma
Les Ambassadeurs africains auprès de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU) ont tenu, mardi à Addis-Abeba, par visioconférence leur 3ème retraite présidée par le Maroc et consacrée à l’impact de la COVID-19 sur le continent africain et les mesures entreprises par les pays africains pour faire face à cette pandémie.
8 September 2020
https://medias24.com
La crise du Covid-19 pousse l’Afrique au bord du gouffre financier. Les gouvernements africains subissent la pression du remboursement de leurs prêts extérieurs, ce qui leur laisse peu de ressources pour faire face à une pandémie historique, ainsi qu’à ses retombées économiques.
8 September 2020
https://www.sadc.int
On 4th September, 2020, SADC Secretariat, in partnership with United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Afrexim bank, African Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and African Union Special Envoy, Mr Strive Masiyiwa, convened a virtual meeting, to discuss the opportunities offered by the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) to SADC Member States.
8 September 2020
https://africanews.space
In January 2016, African Heads of States and Governments adopted the Africa Space Policy and Strategy to facilitate growth and development across the continent using space science and technology. The African Space Policy and Strategy promise to initiate space capabilities on Earth Observation Systems, Navigation and Positioning, Satellite Communication and Space Science and Exploration.
8 September 2020
https://www.brookings.edu
As summer winds down, another wave of COVID-19 infections looms. While cases remain under control in Cambodia, Denmark, Mauritius, and Morocco, they are on the rise in Ethiopia and parts of the United States. Infections have risen so sharply in France, Kenya, and Spain that new lockdowns may be imminent. In Brazil and South Africa, the peak may be yet to come.
8 September 2020
https://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives based in Ethiopia met Tuesday in their third retreat, jointly organized to discuss the think tank's current work within the context of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
7 September 2020
https://www.lejecos.com
À moins qu’une perspective genre ne soit adoptée dans les initiatives de relance post-Covid-19, la pandémie de santé mondiale en cours amplifiera les disparités existantes entre les sexes, conduisant à de pires résultats pour les femmes en termes de moyens de subsistance et de bien-être. Telle est la conviction de Mme Thokozile Ruzvidzo, Directrice de la Division du genre, de la pauvreté et de la...
7 September 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com
Les experts du bureau sous régional pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest de la Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (BSR-AO-CEA) ont participé virtuellement en août dernier à un atelier de renforcement des capacités en économie générationnelle et en méthodologie des NTA (comptes nationaux de transfert).
7 September 2020
https://allafrica.com
Experts from the ECA Sub-Regional Office for West Africa participated virtually in a capacity building workshop on generational economics and National Transfer Accounts (NTA) methodologies.
7 September 2020
https://www.project-syndicate.org
The continent’s pandemic-response funding gap is likely to amount to some $100 billion annually over the next three years. The international community – especially the G7, the G20, and multilateral development banks – must take bold, innovative, and expeditious action to close it.
7 September 2020
https://www.marketscreener.com
Last August, Experts from the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA SRO-WA) participated virtually in a capacity building workshop on generational economics and National Transfer Accounts (NTA) methodology.
7 September 2020
https://www.ippmedia.com
THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) warned that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could amplify existing gender disparities in Africa, eventually leading to worse outcomes for women.
6 September 2020
http://www.elmoudjahid.com
L’Atlas de l’Afrique AFD publié le 26 août dernier est un ouvrage sur la complexité et la diversité d’un territoire aux multiples facettes avec plus de 100 cartes et graphiques inédits sur les dynamiques en cours, notamment celles en rapport avec les Objectifs de développement durable. L’Agence française de développement porte ainsi un autre regard sur un continent dynamique qui innove avec sa...
5 September 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Friday warned that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could amplify existing gender disparities in Africa, eventually leading to worse outcomes for women.
5 September 2020
https://africa.cgtn.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) warned that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could amplify existing gender disparities in Africa, eventually leading to worse outcomes for women.
4 September 2020
https://www.bakersfield.com
It is upsetting, as individuals, to feel helpless the moment we walk out of our homes and into our small world of Kern County where some (not all) people choose to not follow orders of keeping distance, wearing masks and staying indoors when feeling unhealthy. Yes, it is difficult to live a life where no one follows the rules and we are so afraid of getting sick all the time. But there is still a...
4 September 2020
https://www.ena.et
Unless a gender perspective is embraced in COVID-19 recovery initiatives, the ongoing global health pandemic will amplify existing gender disparities leading to worse outcomes for women in terms of livelihoods and well-being, an official of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said.
4 September 2020
https://www.algerie-eco.com
Les dirigeants en Afrique doivent plus investir dans sa transformation TIC pour éliminer la fracture numérique et éradiquer la pauvreté. Ce message leur a été transmis par différentes agences onusiennes le 31 août, lors de la session virtuelle du Sommet mondial africain sur la société de l’information.
4 September 2020
https://www.ena.et
Unless a gender perspective is embraced in COVID-19 recovery initiatives, the ongoing global health pandemic will amplify existing gender disparities leading to worse outcomes for women in terms of livelihoods and well-being, an official of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said.