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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.
15 August 2020
https://www.press.et
The Economic Commission for Africa and the Government of Ethiopia signed an MoU, Thursday, to kick off a four-year USD3.6 million project on nature-based solutions for water resources infrastructure and community resilience in Ethiopia. The programme was launched through extensive tree planting efforts carried out in four regions over the last week in Amhara, Oromia and Addis Ababa; and later in...
15 August 2020
http://mapecology.ma
La Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU) et le gouvernement éthiopien ont lancé jeudi la Décennie d’action en se focalisant sur la plantation d’arbres, les emplois verts, les moyens de subsistance et la santé.
15 August 2020
https://www.modernghana.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. With debt overtaking total economic output, Mozambique has little fiscal space to provide a robust response and recovery from the pandemic.
14 August 2020
https://www.gabonreview.com
La Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU) a lancé un centre de surveillance des prix. Cet outil offre une vue unique des variations de prix dans les pays africains, les Communautés économiques régionales et au niveau continental.
14 August 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Thursday announced the launch of Africa's first-of-its-kind continental tool that offers a unique view of price variations in African countries, regional economic communities and at continental level.
14 August 2020
https://newbusinessethiopia.com
The Economic Commission for Africa and the Government of Ethiopia signed an MoU, Thursday, to kick off a four-year $3.6 million project on nature-based solutions for water resources infrastructure and community resilience in Ethiopia.
14 August 2020
https://ethiopianmonitor.com
Economic Commission for Africa and Ethiopia signed an MoU on Thursday to kick off a four-year 3.6 million US dollars project that invests in nature-based solutions to tackle climate change in the East African nation.
14 August 2020
https://algerie9.com
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique a annoncé, mercredi, le lancement d’un Centre africain de surveillances des prix. Celui-ci vise à offrir une vue unique des variations de prix dans les pays africains, les Communautés économiques régionales et au niveau continental.
14 August 2020
https://leconomistebenin.com
Le manque de données sur les prix a conduit à des troubles en Afrique. Pour remédier à cette situation, la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) a lancé ce mercredi 12 mai 2020 le Centre africain de surveillance des prix.
14 August 2020
https://semonegna.com/
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), on 13 August 2020, to kick off a four-year USD3.6 million project on nature-based solutions for water resources infrastructure and community resilience in Ethiopia.
14 August 2020
https://unifil.unmissions.org/
The United Nations Staff Unions in Lebanon have collectively launched the #UN4Beirut initiative to show solidarity and support to the people of Lebanon by cleaning the streets of a Beirut district, which was devastated by deadly explosions that rocked the city on 4 August 2020.
14 August 2020
https://www.kampalapost.com
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement is an initiative of the African Union (AU) that is geared towards creating one boundless continent-wide market potentially covering the 55 Member States of the African Union.
14 August 2020
https://www.financialafrik.com
Cela fait 6 mois que le continent a enregistré son premier cas de Coronavirus (Covid-19) venu d’Europe. La terre de Lucie comptait au 13 août 1 074 568 de cas de coronavirus confirmés dont 24 282 décès. Les pays les plus touchés sont l’Afrique du Sud, avec 568 919 cas dont 11 010 décès, l’Égypte, avec 95 963 cas dont 5 085 décès, le Nigeria, avec 47 743 cas dont 956 décès, le Ghana, avec 41 572...
13 August 2020
https://www.ipsnews.net
Developing country debt has continued to grow rapidly since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis (GFC). Warnings against debt have been reiterated by familiar prophets of debt doom such as new World Bank chief economist, Carmen Reinhart, once dubbed the ‘godmother of austerity’.
13 August 2020
http://www.waltainfo.com
Ethiopia has launched today a five-year nature-based solutions for water resources infrastructure and community resilience project that supports the Green Legacy Initiative.
13 August 2020
https://www.ena.et
Ethiopia has launched today a five-year nature-based solutions for water resources infrastructure and community resilience project that supports the Green Legacy Initiative.
13 August 2020
http://sahel-intelligence.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU), Vera Songwe, a appelé la Chine à honorer l’engagement pris par le Président Xi Jinping concernant la participation de son pays à l’Initiative de suspension du service de la dette du G20 (DSSI).
13 August 2020
https://www.fanabc.com
በውሃ፣መስኖና ኢነርጂ ሚኒስቴርና በተባበሩት መንግሥታት ድርጅት የአፍሪካ ኢኮኖሚክ ኮሚሽን በጋራ የሚተገበር 3 ነጥብ 6 ሚሊየን የአሜሪካ ዶላር በጀት የተያዘለት ፕሮጀክት ይፋ ሆነ።
13 August 2020
https://www.fanabc.com
The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), today launched a joint project to support Ethiopia’s Green Legacy program.
13 August 2020
https://lematin.ma
Bonne nouvelle. Le Centre africain de surveillance des prix vient d'être lancé à l'initiative de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU).
13 August 2020
https://www.press.et
African countries need to harmonize COVID-19 border regulations in order to reduce delays, while not undermining the safety of trade, according to a new report released by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
13 August 2020
https://www.lesinfos.ma/
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA-ONU), a annoncé hier, mercredi 12 août, le lancement du Centre africain de surveillance des prix, visant à offrir une vue sur les variations de prix dans les pays africains.
13 August 2020
https://www.press.et
Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, has called on China to honour the pledge made by President Xi Jinping on his country’s participation in the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), which she said, “would go a long way towards supporting Africa’s liquidity needs during this difficult time.”