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10 August 2019
en.brinkwire.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday urged African countries to modernize civil registration and vital statistics systems to create inclusive and efficient societies.
9 August 2019
www.newtelegraphng.com
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, has told African central bank governors that concerns around Africa’s rising sovereign debt should not focus so much about its level, but rather the ability to pay for it.
9 August 2019
www.modernghana.com
The fourth Conference of Ministers held in December 2017 in Nouakchott, Mauritania, declared August 10 as the African Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day and advised member States to observe the day to reaffirm their commitment to putting in place effective registration systems.
9 August 2019
https://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is committed to supporting the mobilization of resources required to support the implementation of Sierra Leone's strategic plan which aims to strengthen the country's Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and ID management system.
9 August 2019
https://allafrica.com
Africa on Saturday marks the second Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day under the theme Birth Certificate for All: Fundamental for Protecting Human Rights and Promoting Inclusion, based on the recognition that the right to birth registration, especially to a birth certificate is a fundamental means of safeguarding a person's rights for the entirety of their life.
9 August 2019
ktpress.rw
President Paul Kagame says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) should ease free movement of people as it will for goods because goods cannot move on their own if people cannot move freely.
9 August 2019
www.africanews.com
Africa on Saturday marks the second Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day under the theme Birth Certificate for All: Fundamental for Protecting Human Rights and Promoting Inclusion, based on the recognition that the right to birth registration, especially to a birth certificate is a fundamental means of safeguarding a person’s rights for the entirety of their life.
9 August 2019
www.africanews.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is committed to supporting the mobilization of resources required to support the implementation of Sierra Leone’s strategic plan which aims to strengthen the country’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and ID management system.
9 August 2019
https://diggers.news
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) sub regional officer for Southern Africa Bineswaree Bolaky says the the incremental spending needs for financing SDGs in Africa is about US$614 billion to US$630 billion per year.
8 August 2019
moundcitynorthstar.com
African nations launched a continental free-trade zone this past month that can unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc, and usher in a new era of development. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) which consists of 55 countries is now the largest of its kind in the world. The World Trade Organization, which was created in 1995, previously held this...
8 August 2019
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
To accelerate the smart development concept in implementing Africa’s Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Armenia have signed a memorandum that seeks to unite efforts of the ECA and the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) to advance that course.
8 August 2019
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
The United Nations predicts that, Africa’s youthful population would increase by 42 per cent by 2030 from 19 per cent in 2015.
8 August 2019
www.newtimes.co.rw
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Armenian Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance Africa’s high-tech development notion.
8 August 2019
www.metrodakar.net
Le Sénégal a été à sa place et a bien tenu son rang, pour l’avènement de cet acte historique, confirmant ainsi, notre engagement à la réalisation de l’intégration africaine. La Zone de Libre Echange Continentale donnera, comme je l’ai rappelé lors du sommet de Niamey, un nouvel élan au commerce intra-africain en termes d’opportunités d’affaires et d’investissements pour le secteur privé et de...
8 August 2019
www.africa.com
Last month, the United Nations released their World Population Prospects report – predicting that the global population could increase by 2 billion people in the next 30 years. And within this, sub-Saharan Africa will experience a 99% increase.
7 August 2019
infomarruecos.ma
7 August 2019
www.forbesafrica.com
Ghana has been named the host of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) following four years of talks to form a 55-nation trade bloc. It will be the base for the AfCTA secretariat.
7 August 2019
africabusinesscommunities.com
The Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has told African Central Bank Governors that concerns around Africa’s rising sovereign debt should not focus so much about its level, but rather the ability to pay for it.
7 August 2019
www.iol.co.za
Infrastructure inadequacy remains a major obstacle to Africa’s economic growth, development and productivity. It is estimated that poor infrastructure cuts national economic growth by 2% annually and productivity by a staggering 40%.
7 August 2019
www.anp.ne
Niamey, 07 Août (ANP)-L’Institut National de la Statistique (INS) a organisé ce mercredi 07 août 2019, un atelier de présentation des résultats sur la valorisation du Produit Intérieur Brut (PIB), Base 2015, selon le système de comptabilité des Nations-Unies (SCN 2008).
6 August 2019
www.angop.ao
O assunto foi discutido, nesta segunda-feira em Addis-Abeba, pela secretária Executiva deste organismo, Vera Songwe, e o embaixador angolano na Etiópia, Francisco da Cruz.
6 August 2019
www.press.et
Africa’s youth are an important vehicle that should be harnessed to ensure the continent achieves sustainable development, says Mr. Oliver Chinganya, Director of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) African Centre for Statistics.
6 August 2019
lematin.ma
La secrétaire d’État chargée du Développement durable, Nezha El Ouafi, s’est entretenue lundi avec la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) des Nations unies, Vera Songwe.
6 August 2019
www.mapexpress.ma
La secrétaire d’État chargée du développement durable, Nezha El Ouafi, s’est entretenue lundi avec la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) des Nations unies, Vera Songwe, axés sur l’état d’avancement du plan d’action du Forum africain pour le développement durable portant sur les recommandations de la déclaration de Marrakech issues des travaux de cette structure.