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20 August 2020
https://www.financialafrik.com
Les chiffres sur l’évolution de la pandémie Covid-19 en Afrique sont éloquents et ne répondent pas aux études théoriques de l’Imperial College de Londres, un organe qui, avec l’aide de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS), a préconisé le confinement, appliqué en mars-avril sur la moitié de la population de cette vieille planète, au mépris des lois sur l’adaptation naturelle, des vitesses de...
20 August 2020
https://www.gov.za/
Statement delivered on behalf of the AU Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the Handover Ceremony of the AfCFTA Secretariat
20 August 2020
https://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa's Energy, Infrastructure and Services Section (EISS) of the Private Sector Division has undertaken a series of validation meetings related to implementing regulatory review of the electricity sector in Africa to crowd-in private sector investment.
20 August 2020
https://energycentral.com
The Economic Commission for Africa's Energy, Infrastructure and Services Section (EISS) of the Private Sector Division has undertaken a series of validation meetings related to implementing regulatory review of the electricity sector in Africa to crowd-in private sector investment.
19 August 2020
http://jornaldeangola.sapo.ao
O presidente da Câmara dos Representantes da Nigéria, Femi Gbajabiamila, defendeu esta quarta-feira, no âmbito da criação da Conferência Africana dos Líderes Parlamentares, o perdão de dívida aos credores bilaterais e multilaterais para os países africanos em dificuldades.
19 August 2020
https://guardian.ng
Citing living with COVID-19 as the new normal, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has urged Nigeria and other African governments to adapt and innovate, to facilitate new safe ways of conducting cross-border trade.
19 August 2020
https://www.ena.et
Africa needs to learn from COVID-19 and build more competitive and resilient regional value chains through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a paper released by Economic Commission for Africa said.
19 August 2020
https://www.journalducameroun.com
Africa needs to learn from COVID-19 and build more competitive and resilient regional value chains through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a paper released by the Economic Commission for Africa said on Wednesday.The Africa Trade Policy Center of the ECA, in collaboration with the UK-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI), has released a working paper entitled “Africa trade...
19 August 2020
https://allafrica.com/
A Consultative Meeting of the Bureau of the 25th Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) of Southern Africa took place on 17th August 2020 and reconfirmed that the 26th ICSOE's theme will be, "Policies and Strategies towards Effective Private Sector led Growth and Job Creation". This will build on the work that has been accomplished by the two past ICSOE...
19 August 2020
http://apanews.net/
Africa needs to learn from COVID-19 and build more competitive and resilient regional value chains through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a paper released by the Economic Commission for Africa said on Wednesday.
19 August 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com
Une réunion consultative du Bureau du 25ème Comité intergouvernemental de hauts fonctionnaires et experts (ICSOE) d'Afrique australe a eu lieu le 17 août 2020 et a reconfirmé que le thème du 26ème ICSOE sera, « Politiques et stratégies pour une croissance efficace tirée par le secteur privé et la création d'emplois ». Ce thème s'appuiera sur le travail qui a été accompli lors des...
18 August 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com
Le Centre africain pour la politique commerciale (ATPC), de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA), en collaboration avec l'Institut de développement d'outre-mer (ODI) basé au Royaume-Uni, a publié un document de travail intitulé « Le commerce africain et le Covid-19 : La dimension de la chaîne d'approvisionnement ».
18 August 2020
https://www.ghanaweb.com/
Government revenues in Africa are estimated to drop in 2020 by $45 billion, from the pre-COVID forecast, the African Union (AU) Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, has said.
18 August 2020
https://www.ghanaweb.com
Leading African PR & Rating firm, Avance Media has announced its second annual publication on Africa’s most prominent women dubbed the 2020 100 Most Influential African Women.
18 August 2020
https://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com
Mozambique was already struggling with repaying its $14 billion external debt when COVID-19 hit earlier this year. The country’s debt-to-GDP ratio, which was 100% in 2018 ballooned to 130% in 2020.
18 August 2020
https://allafrica.com
The Africa Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the UK-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI) released a working paper entitled "Africa trade and Covid‑19: The supply chain dimension". The paper investigates the impacts of the pandemic on trade and value chains in Africa, with a special focus on Ethiopia and...
17 August 2020
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke
The remaining negotiations of Africa’s free trade area agreement has shifted online despite concerns regarding the use of virtual systems, especially infrastructure reliability, security, and confidentiality.
17 August 2020
https://www.sikafinance.com
A en croire Vera Songwe, la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA), la Chine trainerait encore les pas pour participer activement à l'Initiative de suspension du service de la dette (ISSD) approuvée pourtant par le G20 dont elle est membre.
17 August 2020
https://www.koaci.com
L’hécatombe annoncée de la pandémie de Coronavirus par certains « experts », n’a pas encore eu lieu en Afrique. Au Cameroun, pays le plus touché par la pandémie de Covid-19 en Afrique centrale, le taux de guérison est de 91,2% contre 2,1% de létalité.
17 August 2020
https://lematin.ma
Les efforts du Maroc en faveur des Objectifs de développement durable, notamment du développement humain et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques constituent une base solide pour une sortie de crise. Ce qui est de nature à redéfinir les systèmes en place et proposerait un nouveau modèle de développement «durable, inclusif et équitable». Le constat est du Haut Commissariat au Plan (HCP)...
17 August 2020
https://www.rfi.fr
Dans le cadre de la réalisation de la seconde phase du projet Central Africa Backbone (CAB) (en français Projet Colonne vertébrale Afrique Centrale), les gouvernements congolais et camerounais viennent de lancer les travaux d’interconnexion à fibre optique près de leur frontière sur environ 350 kilomètres. Lesdits travaux sont financés à hauteur de 66,5 millions d’euros par la Banque africaine de...
16 August 2020
https://www.capitalethiopia.com
The Economic Commission for Africa and the Government of Ethiopia signed an MoU, Thursday, to kick off a four-year USD 3.6 million project on nature-based solutions for water resources infrastructure and community resilience in Ethiopia.
16 August 2020
https://addisfortune.news
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) launched the first tool that offers a unique view of price variations in African countries, regional economic communities, and at the continental level. Launched virtually on August 11, 2020, the tool brings the prices and exchange rates of all African countries onto one platform that is accessible to citizens, decision makers and other...
16 August 2020
https://www.press.et
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has launched a first-of-its-kind continental tool that offers a unique view of price variations in African countries, regional economic communities and at continental level, according to Economic Commission for Africa.
16 August 2020
https://addisfortune.news
The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the government of Ethiopia have inked an agreement framework to launch a four-year project on nature-based solutions for water resources infrastructure and community resilience at a cost of 3.6 million dollars. Seleshi Bekele (PhD), minister of Water, Irrigation & Energy, signed the MoU with Vera Songwe, executive secretary of ECA.