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11 June 2019
trade4devnews.enhancedif.org
11 June 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Monday called on African countries to embrace technological advancements to enhance competitiveness under the imminent African free trade agreement.
11 June 2019
www.aps.sn
Un forum régional sur les enjeux liés à la mise en œuvre de la Zone de Libre-Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) et son impact pour les régions d’Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale se tiendra les 24 et 25 juin à Dakar.
11 June 2019
maroc-diplomatique.net
Les ministres africains du commerce (AMOT) de l’Union africaine se sont réunis à Addis-Abeba au siège de la Commission de l’Union africaine (CUA) les 7 et 8 juin 2019. La réunion a été précédée par la 8ème réunion des hauts responsables du commerce (STO) et la 15ème édition du forum de négociation (NF).
11 June 2019
www.newsghana.com.gh
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Tuesday urged concerted efforts towards Africa’s industrialization through the imminent African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.
11 June 2019
www.journalducameroun.com
A two-day regional forum on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will be held on June 24 and 25 in Dakar, Senegal.A statement by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Monday said that the forum would focus on issues related to the implementation of and its impact on the regions of West and Central Africa.
10 June 2019
www.africandiasporaleaders.com
The regional forum, taking place on 24 and 25 June in Dakar, Senegal will focus on issues related to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its impact on the regions of West and Central Africa.
10 June 2019
http://venturesafrica.com
In line with the Nigerian government’s plan to regulate and enhance the use of domestic gas in the country, Vice President Yomi Osinbajo over the weekend inaugurated a plant for the production of cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
10 June 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Monday called for concerted efforts to exploit the transformative economic potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.
10 June 2019
www.africanews.com
The regional forum, taking place on 24 and 25 June in Dakar, Senegal will focus on issues related to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its impact on the regions of West and Central Africa.
10 June 2019
www.devdiscourse.com
These policy researches helped the organisation to identify the level, quality, and method of ICT deployment in different organizations and countries enabling it to proffer recommendations on the way forward to member States
10 June 2019
www.africanews.com
It is crucial for African organizations and governments to understand the dynamic and significant role that information and communication technologies (ICT) play in enhancing competitiveness, especially in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation, a top Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) official said Monday.
10 June 2019
www.modernghana.com
It is crucial for African organizations and governments to understand the dynamic and significant role that information and communication technologies (ICT) play in enhancing competitiveness, especially in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation, a top Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) official said Monday.
10 June 2019
https://ethiopianmonitor.com
Senegal is set to host a forum that will focus on issues related to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
10 June 2019
www.plenglish.com
Ethiopia led growth in East Africa in 2018, the fastest developing subregion in the continent, the report of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) published on Monday in Addis Ababa.
9 June 2019
https://atlantablackstar.com
Africa is on the move, with the nations of that continent joining forces to form a multitrillion-dollar trading bloc — the world’s largest free trade zone — and hoping to elevate Africa’s position and bargaining power in the global economic system.
8 June 2019
https://www.ena.et
All sub-regions of Africa recorded a growth rate of 3.2 percent in 2018, while the fastest growing sub-region, East Africa, registered 6.2 percent, the Economic Report on Africa in 2019 reported
8 June 2019
www.journalducameroun.com
All sub-regions of Africa recorded a growth rate of 3.2 percent in 2018, while the fastest growing sub-region, East Africa, registered 6.2 percent, the Economic Report on Africa in 2019 reported.The report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) released Friday stated that the fastest growing sub-region in Africa, with growth rising from 6.1 percent in 2017 to 6.2 percent in 2018, is...
8 June 2019
www.un.org/
Climate change comes with never-before-experienced impacts. For example, crop yields and growing seasons will decrease even as changing rain patterns will worsen people’s access to water. Yet Africa’s population is projected to reach 2 billion in less than 37 years, and in 86 years three out of every four people added to the planet will be African.
8 June 2019
www.monitor.co.ug
Unlike other women who die in silence when it comes to domestic violence, Margaret M. Opolot, has captured her own sad experience of the vice in an autobiography, Through The Fire, which she launched in Kampala recently.
7 June 2019
reussirbusiness.com
Un forum régional centré sur les enjeux liés à la mise en œuvre de la Zone de Libre-Échange Continentale Africaine (Zlecaf ) et son impact pour les régions d’Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale est prévu les 24 et 25 juin à Dakar, Sénégal, a-t-on appris auprès de la Commission Économique pour l’Afrique (CEA).
7 June 2019
https://africanmanager.com
Les enjeux liés à la mise en œuvre de la Zone de Libre-Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) et son impact pour les régions d’Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale feront l’objet d’un forum régional les 24 et 25 juin à Dakar, Sénégal.
7 June 2019
https://mwnation.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, says African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an exciting and promising stimulant for economic growth in Africa.
She says the trade bloc will boost infrastructure investments as well as help address the economic causes for African migration to Europe, among others.
6 June 2019
www.dailymaverick.co.za
The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement is one of the most ambitious projects of the African Union, and it is now, miraculously, in force. But that’s just the first step. The next phase will be crucial negotiations about the operational framework.
6 June 2019
guardian.ng
The boundless potential in Africa’s agricultural sector is gaining unprecedented rapid focus and investment. Africa’s agricultural output has tripled over the time frame of a decade, due to investment and upscaling of best practices. The tremendous amount of funds spent on R&D (research and development) in the areas of newer technology and upscaling of substantial farming has delivered...