ECA Media Mentions - Featured Articles
Featured Articles
Disclaimer: The Headlines provide summaries and excerpts of selected publicly available articles. They are compiled by the ECA Communication Section. The compilation is neither exhaustive, nor fully inclusive. The ECA cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports nor does it endorse their content.
Copyright Note: The links to respective articles are provided as available, but access to some of the full articles may be limited to individual subscribers. ECA has no control over external website content and/or links, which may no longer exist or be redirected.
18 September 2019
www.thetidenewsonline.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged concerted efforts to create advanced urbanisation as an estimated 90 per cent of Africa’s population live in informal housing.
18 September 2019
www.einnews.com
To accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Trademark EastAfrica and the Kenya State Department for Trade organised a Forum together to discuss the draft national strategy for Kenya to harness the benefits of the AfCFTA.
18 September 2019
times.mw
Malawi stands to lose some revenue through the phasing out of some import tariffs once the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is rolled out, officials from the Ministry of Trade said yesterday.
18 September 2019
kapitalis.com
Les représentants de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) et de l’Union africaine (UA) ont lancé, mercredi 11 septembre 2019, un appel urgent, alors que des experts de pays africains et d’institutions panafricaines s’étaient réunis à Addis-Abeba pour «examiner, critiquer et affiner» le projet de méthodologie pour le répertoire des entreprises par pays membre de l’...
17 September 2019
times.mw
Malawi will today and Thursday host African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) sensitisation workshops in Lilongwe and Blantyre, respectively.
17 September 2019
punchng.com
Africa is estimated to have lost over $1tn in illicit financial flows within the past 50 years, with drainage of over $50bn annually. These outflows, according to the African Union and Economic Commission for Africa High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows, refer to “money that is illegally earned, transferred or utilised”.
17 September 2019
www.africanews.com
Zimbabwe has confirmed that it will host the 6th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) which will be held in the resort town of Victoria Falls from 24-27 February, 2020.
17 September 2019
www.atlasinfo.fr
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.
17 September 2019
www.modernghana.com
To accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Trademark EastAfrica and the Kenya State Department for Trade organised a Forum together to discuss the draft national strategy for Kenya to harness the benefits of the AfCFTA.
17 September 2019
www.financialafrik.com
Le Zimbabwe a confirmé qu’il accueillera 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.
17 September 2019
fr.allafrica.com
Harare, Zimbabwe, le 16 septembre 2019 (CEA) - Le Zimbabwe a confirmé qu’il accueillera le 6 ème Forum régional africain pour le développement durable (FRADD), qui se tiendra dans la station balnéaire de Victoria Falls, du 24 au 27 février 2020.
17 September 2019
www.modernghana.com
The Ministry of Trade and Tourism in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) are organizing an AfCFTA Awareness Workshop in Lilongwe and Blantyre on 17 September and 19 September, respectively. These workshops aim to engage relevant stakeholders on AfCFTA issues to secure a consensus for Malawi to ratify the AfCFTA Agreement. Each workshop is...
17 September 2019
www.modernghana.com
By establishing a single market of 1.2 billion individuals representing $ 2.5 trillion of cumulative GDP, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an important lever to increase the production capacity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and unlock its commercial potential. It also offers the prospect of generating higher value-added processing opportunities for this state of...
17 September 2019
www.digitalbusiness.africa
C’est dans une correspondance datée du 13 août 2019 que la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique, Vera Songwe, informe le ministre congolais des Postes, des Télécommunications et de l’Economie numérique, Léon Juste Ibombo, de sa décision de sélectionner le Congo pour le lancement d’une phase de pilotage du réseau 5G. Ce qui fera du pays l’un des...
16 September 2019
https://cio-mag.com
Dans une récente publication, la Commission Économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) expose les impacts du numérique sur le recensement des pays africains. Elle considère pour une réalisation effective, une procédure qui « semble simple ».
16 September 2019
www.ee.co.za
Technology is playing a major role in the 2020 round of African Censuses with over 50% of countries planning to conduct a digital census according to an assessment conducted by the UN’s Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
16 September 2019
www.lusakatimes.com
The UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) executive secretary, Vera Songwe, has said that Africa has all the pre-requisites for rapid economic transformation in the next decade. “But the importance of digitalisation and the digital economy in driving growth and structural transformation, as well as optimising fiscal performance in Africa, cannot be overstated,” she said.
16 September 2019
www.capitalethiopia.com
The country might need USD 10 billion a year to achieve its ambitious programs and planned reforms.
16 September 2019
cio-mag.com
Dans une récente publication, la Commission Économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) expose les impacts du numérique sur le recensement des pays africains. Elle considère pour une réalisation effective, une procédure qui « semble simple ».
16 September 2019
au.int
The African Union (AU) Ministerial Session for the 5th Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFOM V) kicked off today. The meeting is organized by the Department of Social Affairs at the AU Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the Arab Republic of Egypt.
16 September 2019
allafrica.com
The Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) Meeting of Southern Africa ends today with a strong commitment from all stakeholders to boost the role of MSMEs in industrialisation.
16 September 2019
https://allafrica.com
The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa's Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA) and African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) are organizing a meeting to validate Zambia's Strategy for the Implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement from 25 - 26 September 2019, at...
16 September 2019
allafrica.com
The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa's Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA) and African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) are organizing a meeting to validate Zambia's Strategy for the Implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement from 25 - 26 September 2019, at...
15 September 2019
www.leral.net
Une signature d'un accord cadre (MOU) a été réalisée entre le patronat sénégalais et le patronat marocain. Cela, pour un soutien effectif du royaume chérifien en perspective des JOJ de 2022 prévus au Sénégal.