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4 July 2019
allafrica.com
"To fully succeed in, and become a sub-regional hub of digital transformation, Cameroon must very quickly move on costs, access, quality of services and on improving the sector's competitiveness, while having its sight set on job-creation and accelerating innovation ".
4 July 2019
conjonctureseconomiques.com
Après Marrakech (Maroc), en mars 2019, c’est Addis-Abeba (Ethiopie), qui accueillera prochaine la Conférence des ministres africains des finances, de la planification et du développement économique de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) du 18 au 24 Mars 2020.
4 July 2019
www.ecodafrik.com
La cinquante-troisième session de la Conférence des ministres africains des finances, de la planification et du développement économique de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) se tiendra à Addis-Abeba du 18 au 24 Mars 2020.
4 July 2019
www.devdiscourse.com
During a meeting with a team of experts from ECA’s Office in Central Africa led by the Director – Antonio Pedro, a wide gamut of actions to be undertaken to overhaul Cameroon’s second-generation Industrialization Masterplan, were explored.
4 July 2019
www.ghananewsagency.org
African countries should embrace new technological advancements if the continent is to improve the quality of census data collection and dissemination, experts have said.
African experts and policymakers, taking part in a five-day high-level meeting on supporting electronic data collection and dissemination in censuses which is underway from July 1 to 5 in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa,...
4 July 2019
businessghana.com
A wide gamut of actions to be undertaken to overhaul Cameroon’s second generation Industrialization Masterplan were explored
4 July 2019
www.agenceecofin.com
Le Nigeria va signer l’accord relatif à la création de la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (Zlecaf) lors du prochain sommet de l’Union africaine (UA) prévu le 7 juillet à Niamey, a annoncé la présidence nigériane dans un communiqué publié le 2 juillet sur son compte Twitter.
4 July 2019
Capital Newspaper (local)
4 July 2019
Capital Newspaper (local)
3 July 2019
africanbusinessmagazine.com
Corporate corruption does great damage to businesses and economies across Africa, but few cases are ever brought before a judge. Tom Collins investigates the problem and what can be done to solve it.
3 July 2019
anticorruptiondigest.com
In an address to the African Union last year, Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), put the annual figure lost through corruption in Africa at $148bn: around 25% of average GDP across the continent.
3 July 2019
fr.allafrica.com
La cinquante-troisième session de la Conférence des ministres africains des finances, de la planification et du développement économique de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) se tiendra à Addis-Abeba du 18 au 24 Mars 2020.
3 July 2019
horizon-news.net
Le thème de la conférence; L’avenir de l’Afrique: L’industrialisation à l’ère numérique reconnaît la volonté du continent de s’industrialiser et de créer des emplois pour des millions de personnes, en particulier les jeunes.
3 July 2019
www.france24.com
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will sign a landmark deal to scrap trade tariffs among African countries at an upcoming summit of the continent's leaders, his office said.
3 July 2019
allafrica.com
Cameroon's Minister of Post and Telecommunications - Minette Libom Li Likeng - will on Thursday 4 July 2019 from 9.30 am chair a consultation to kick-start collaboration between Cameroon and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to operationalize Cameroon's digital transformation blueprint - dubbed "Strategic Plan for a Digital Cameroon by 2020."
3 July 2019
allafrica.com
The Civil Society Forum will meet during the AU Extraordinary Summit in Niamey, Niger. The Summit is taking place to celebrate the Entry into Force of the AfCFTA Agreement and to launch the Operational Phase of AfCFTA Market, which also includes launching the AfCFTA Consultative Dialogue Framework.
3 July 2019
en.rfi.fr
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will sign a landmark deal to scrap trade tariffs among African countries at an upcoming summit of the continent's leaders, his office said.
3 July 2019
www.atlasinfo.fr
Le Nigeria a annoncé son intention de rejoindre la Zone de Libre Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECA) au prochain sommet extraordinaire de l'Union africaine, prévu du 4 au 8 juillet à Niamey, au Niger.
3 July 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday urged African policymakers and businesses to tackle poverty and promote technological advancements by applying new technologies in the digital era.
3 July 2019
afrique.latribune.fr
Après moult tractions et négociations internes avec son secteur privé, le Nigeria va rejoindre les signataires de la ZLECA.
3 July 2019
sahel-intelligence.com
Le Nigeria va rejoindre la Zone de Libre Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECA) au prochain sommet extraordinaire de l’Union africaine, prévu du 4 au 8 juillet à Niamey, au Niger.
3 July 2019
reussirbusiness.com
La cinquante-troisième session de la Conférence des ministres africains des finances, de la planification et du développement économique de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) se tiendra à Addis-Abeba du 18 au 24 Mars 2020, annonce un communiqué.
3 July 2019
www.africanews.com
In an effort to accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA, Trademark East Africa and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) signed in June 2019 a Memorandum of Understanding, which provides the two parties with the framework to collaborate, with the aim of paving the way for stronger cooperation in helping countries increase their levels of intra-regional trade and investments.
3 July 2019
guardian.ng
With the African Continental Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) now in force, it was time for the continent to increase domestic production of pharmaceutical products and end over dependence on imported medicines, stakeholders have said.