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24 September 2019
www.un.org
Heatwaves attributable to climate change that hit most of Europe from June to July 2019 have served as a timely reminder of the long-standing need for concerted global action to tackle climate change, which affects all regions of the world. Extreme weather events—such as more frequent and intense droughts, floods, heatwaves and other climate-induced impacts, including accelerated desertification...
24 September 2019
www.mapexpress.ma
L’Afrique dispose de tous les atouts pour faire de l’agriculture un moteur de développement et de transformation, a affirmé, lundi à New York, le ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération internationale, Nasser Bourita.
24 September 2019
https://allafrica.com/stories/201909250848.html
Major building blocks to catalyse the entry of Central African countries into the fourth industrial revolution, induced by digital transformations, have been laid at an intergovernmental conference extended to the private sector and academia, taking place in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
23 September 2019
news.un.org
“We have been waiting for you!” Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Youth Envoy, said, welcoming the boisterous crowd of young climate leaders, who made it clear from the very start of the day-long event that global political leaders are now on notice: they must make radical changes to shift the world away from fossil fuels and towards clean energy, protect our oceans, and promote sustainable...
23 September 2019
http://adiac-congo.com
Convaincus que l’industrie pétrolière relève désormais du passé et que le numérique représente l’économie transversale et incontournable, des hauts fonctionnaires, experts, techniciens et économistes venus des onze pays de la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique centrale (CEEAC) ont entamé, hier à Malabo, en Guinée équatoriale, une session axée sur les enjeux, les défis et les...
23 September 2019
www.africanreview.com
The Ministry of Trade and Tourism in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) have organised AfCFTA Awareness Workshop in Lilongwe and Blantyre from 17-19 September
23 September 2019
adiac-congo.com
Convaincus que l’industrie pétrolière relève désormais du passé et que le numérique représente l’économie transversale et incontournable, des hauts fonctionnaires, experts, techniciens et économistes venus des onze pays de la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique centrale (CEEAC) ont entamé, hier à Malabo, en Guinée équatoriale, une session axée sur les enjeux, les défis et les...
23 September 2019
www.africanreview.com
The Ministry of Trade and Tourism in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) have organised AfCFTA Awareness Workshop in Lilongwe and Blantyre from 17-19 September
22 September 2019
lematin.ma
Le Maroc est un marché propice pour les investissements télécoms et immobiliers. En témoigne la multiplication de nouveaux arrivants ces dernières années. Rien que la semaine dernière, le fabricant chinois de smartphones haut de gamme Vivo officialisait son installation sur le marché marocain et le lancement de son smartphone S1.
20 September 2019
www.infomediaire.net
Le changement climatique et les préparatifs en perspective du Sommet sur l’action pour le climat, prévu le 23 septembre courant à New York à l’initiative du Secrétaire général de l’ONU, ont dominé la réunion trimestrielle, mardi à Addis-Abeba, des ambassadeurs africains accrédités auprès de la Commission des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU), qui a été présidée par le Maroc.
20 September 2019
www.namibian.com.na
The study promises to generate data and information that will guide policy makers in finding alternative interventions to tackling malnutrition in the country.
19 September 2019
www.africanreview.com
The Ethiopian government has unveiled a blueprint for economic reform, the Homegrown Economic Reform, to unlock the country’s development potentials.
19 September 2019
www.rnews.co.za
So why do so many retailers continue to source their products from the other side of the world, instead of from the African continent?
19 September 2019
www.biometricupdate.com
An investment of $60 billion would bring Africa’s digital infrastructure up to speed and $6 billion would cover ID provision for the continent’s 500 million people without legal identity as long as trust for such schemes is established and interoperability standards found, according to a panel discussion hosted by the Africa division of US think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies...
19 September 2019
https://laprosperite.online/index.php/nation/2941-pari-reussi-pour-bussa-rdc-le-gouvernement-appele-a-l-instauration-d-un-comite-de-mise-en-oeuvre-de-la-zlecaf
De concert avec la Commission économique des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), le Ministère du commerce extérieur que chapeaute Jean Lucien Bussa a organisé pendant deux jours, soit du 17 au 18 septembre dernier, le Forum national sur la Zone de libre-échange continentale Africaine (ZLECAf).
19 September 2019
reussirbusiness.com
Le Zimbabwe va accueillir le 6ème Forum régional africain pour le développement durable (FRADD), qui se tiendra dans la station balnéaire de Victoria Falls, du 24 au 27 février 2020.
19 September 2019
www.rnews.co.za
So why do so many retailers continue to source their products from the other side of the world, instead of from the African continent?
18 September 2019
economist.com.na
In July 2019, the African Union launched the operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at a summit in Niger. Countries had signed the framework agreement for the AfCFTA on 21 March 2018 and last April 22 countries (the number required for the agreement to come into force) had deposited their instruments of ratification.
18 September 2019
lanationbenin.info
Le professeur Sylvain Boko, conseiller régional principal chargé de la planification du développement et de la statistique (Division du renforcement des capacités) à la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique, conduit une mission de formation dans le cadre d’un projet d’intégration de la redevabilité ...
18 September 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday announced that the Sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) is set to be held in Zimbabwe from February 24 to 27 next year.