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15 February 2019
https://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa on Friday officially handed over the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) to the African Union Commission (AUC) following its inception in 2012.
15 February 2019
www.journalducameroun.com
The Economic Commission for Africa and the World Health Organization on Friday hosted a meeting in Addis Ababa to discuss women’s health issues in Ethiopia.The meeting, which was held under the theme; Meeting Women’s Health in Ethiopia. Challenges and Opportunities, was part of the Africa Health Week that was held on the margins of the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit.
15 February 2019
www.mediacongo.net
La faim en Afrique continue sa progression après plusieurs années de déclin, hypothéquant les efforts d’éradication déployés pour atteindre les objectifs de Malabo 2025 et le Programme de développement durable 2030, en particulier l’Objectif de développement durable 2 (ODD 2).
15 February 2019
www.ecofinagency.com
Africa could be the second continent with more business opportunities in the health sector, Vera Songwe (photo), executive secretary of the UN’s economic commission for Africa, indicated last Tuesday.
15 February 2019
https://afrique.latribune.fr/
La faim poursuit sa progression en Afrique, malgré tous les efforts de mobilisation pour la circonscrire. C'est ce que révèle un rapport de l'Organisation des Nations unies rendu public cette semaine. L'atteinte des objectifs de Malabo 2025 et l'objectif de développement durable 2 sont encore loin et seront sans doute bien difficiles à atteindre.
15 February 2019
https://africandailyvoice.com
Selon un nouveau rapport publié par les Nations Unies, la faim augmente en Afrique, principalement en raison d’une conjoncture économique mondiale difficile, des conditions climatiques défavorables dues à El Nino et de la flambée des prix des denrées de base.
14 February 2019
maroc-diplomatique.net
L’Afrique devrait cesser d’exporter des emplois indispensables sur d’autres continents et investir dans son industrie pharmaceutique, en particulier pour subvenir aux besoins de sa population et créer des emplois pour ses jeunes chômeurs, déclare ce mardi, la Secrétaire exécutive, de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe.
14 February 2019
afriqueactudaily.com
S’exprimant lors du Forum sur les affaires et la santé des entreprises en Afrique 2019, Songwe dit que l’Afrique pourrait créer plus de 16 millions d’emplois si les secteurs public et privé collaboraient et investissaient suffisamment dans le secteur des médicaments.
14 February 2019
allafrica.com
A new United Nations report reveals that hunger is on the rise in Africa following years of decline due to a number of reasons, including difficult global economic conditions, adverse climatic conditions due to El Niño and soaring staple food prices.
14 February 2019
cityvoiceng.com
A new United Nations report reveals that hunger is on the rise in Africa following years of decline due to a number of reasons, including difficult global economic conditions, adverse climatic conditions due to El Niño and soaring staple food prices.
14 February 2019
www.cnbcafrica.com
A new United Nations report reveals that hunger is on the rise in Africa following years of decline due to a number of reasons, including difficult global economic conditions, adverse climatic conditions due to El Niño and soaring staple food prices.
14 February 2019
www.thecable.ng
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has called on all businesses within Nigeria and Africa, to support the health sector with at least one percent of their profit.
14 February 2019
africandailyvoice.com
A new data presented in the joint UN report, the Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition, released yesterday shows that more people continue to suffer from undernourishment in Africa than in any other region – evidence suggests that in 2017, 20 percent of the African population was undernourished.
14 February 2019
www.lecourrier.vn
La faim en Afrique poursuit sa progression après plusieurs années de déclin, hypothéquant les efforts d'éradication déployés pour atteindre les objectifs de Malabo 2025 et le Programme de développement durable 2030, en particulier l'Objectif de développement durable 2 (ODD 2), selon un rapport publié mercredi 13 février par l'ONU.
14 February 2019
www.agenceafrique.com
L’Afrique pourrait créer plus de 16 millions d’emplois si les secteurs public et privé collaboraient et investissaient suffisamment dans le secteur des médicaments.
14 February 2019
french.china.org.cn
La faim en Afrique poursuit sa progression après plusieurs années de déclin, hypothéquant les efforts d'éradication déployés pour atteindre les objectifs de Malabo 2025 et le Programme de développement durable 2030, en particulier l'Objectif de développement durable 2 (ODD 2), selon un rapport publié mercredi par l'ONU.
14 February 2019
www.busiweek.com
Hunger in Africa continues to rise after many years of decline, threatening the continent’s hunger eradication efforts to meet the Malabo Goals 2025 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2).
14 February 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
Hunger is on the rise in Africa mainly due to difficult global economic conditions, adverse climatic conditions due to El Nino and soaring staple food prices, according to a new report published by the United Nations.
14 February 2019
intellivoire.net
La famine est en hausse en Afrique à cause des conditions économiques mondiales difficiles, des conditions climatiques défavorables liées à El Nino et de la flambée des prix des denrées de base, selon un nouveau rapport publié par les Nations Unies.
14 February 2019
www.journalducameroun.com
Au total, 257 millions de personnes en Afrique, soit plus de 20% de la population, sont sous-alimentées, indique un rapport réalisé conjointement par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (Fao) et la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (Cea) intitulé « Aperçu régional de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition ».Selon ce rapport, publié jeudi...
14 February 2019
thepoint.gm
The Gambia’s participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would boost the two most crucial sectors of the country’s economy – tourism and agriculture, the acting director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has said.
14 February 2019
www.cnbcafrica.com
GBCHealth (www.GBCHealth.org), Aliko Dangote Foundation (www.Dangote.com/foundation) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (www.UNECA.org) jointly held the inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum (www.AfricaBusinessHealthForum.com) on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit. It brought together leaders from government and business with a strong appeal for greater collaboration between...
14 February 2019
africandailyvoice.com
The inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum held on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit saw business and public sector leaders at the forum lauding this initiative as a timely game-changer to improve the health sector in Africa.
14 February 2019
www.cnbcafrica.com
GBCHealth (www.GBCHealth.org), Aliko Dangote Foundation (www.Dangote.com/foundation) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (www.UNECA.org) jointly held the inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum (www.AfricaBusinessHealthForum.com) on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit.
14 February 2019
https://africandailyvoice.com
The inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum held on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit saw business and public sector leaders at the forum lauding this initiative as a timely game-changer to improve the health sector in Africa.