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12 August 2020
http://news.aniamey.com
Des experts et des responsables africains et chinois de haut niveau ont appelé mardi à renforcer davantage les liens sino-africains dans la lutte contre la pandémie de COVID-19 en Afrique.
12 August 2020
https://www.modernghana.com/
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged African governments to invest in ICT infrastructure and digital data collection tools to help transform their respective national statistical offices and economies.
11 August 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Vera Songwe, on Tuesday commended Chinese support to Africa's anti-COVID-19 response efforts as she called on further strengthening the Sino-Africa cooperation against the pandemic.
11 August 2020
https://www.miragenews.com
The Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF), hosted by the World Bank, and the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) will jointly support a comprehensive evaluation of the first global deployment of the Ten Step Plan for Safer Road Infrastructure in Tanzania, with a focus on active World Bank-funded projects.
11 August 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com
Strong global collaboration is urgently needed to contain the socioeconomic and healthcare impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, said on Tuesday.
11 August 2020
https://www.zawya.com
High-level African and Chinese experts and officials on Tuesday called for further strengthening China-Africa ties in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
11 August 2020
https://www.marketscreener.com/
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.'
11 August 2020
https://www.modernghana.com/
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Price Watch Centre for Africa via zoom.
11 August 2020
https://guardian.ng
The Regional Integration and Trade Division (RITD) at ECA released a report entitled “Facilitating Cross-Border Trade Through a Coordinated African Response to COVID-19”. The report provides a critical assessment of existing border restrictions and regulations, with a view to providing guidance on how to strike an appropriate balance between curbing the long term spread of the virus and...
11 August 2020
https://www.developmentdiaries.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) have held a webinar in which participants discussed ways member states and institutions could strengthen the engagement of women in climate information and services (CIS).
11 August 2020
https://www.cnbcafrica.com
The Regional Integration and Trade Division (RITD) at ECA released a report entitled “Facilitating Cross-Border Trade Through a Coordinated African Response to COVID-19”. The report provides a critical assessment of existing border restrictions and regulations, with a view to providing guidance on how to strike an appropriate balance between curbing the long term spread of the virus and...
11 August 2020
https://allafrica.com
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."
11 August 2020
https://allafrica.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) 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.
11 August 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique, Vera Songwe, appelle 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), qui, dit-elle, « contribuera grandement à soutenir les besoins de liquidités de l'Afrique pendant cette période...
11 August 2020
www.africanews.com
The Regional Integration and Trade Division (RITD) at ECA released a report entitled “Facilitating Cross-Border Trade Through a Coordinated African Response to COVID-19”. The report provides a critical assessment of existing border restrictions and regulations, with a view to providing guidance on how to strike an appropriate balance between curbing the long term spread of the virus and...
11 August 2020
https://www.monitor.co.ug
If you are regular shopper or love window shopping, you must have noticed that most of Pep Store items are selling at discounted prices.
Despite being one of the leading clothing discount retailers in Africa, Pep is clearing its stock ahead of its planned exit in December this year.
10 August 2020
https://www.cdcgroup.com
Africa is due to experience its first recession in a quarter of a century. At CDC Group’s 2019 Annual Review event, we were joined by UN economist Vera Songwe to explore if the chaos wrought by COVID-19 could eventually change the continent for the better.
10 August 2020
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn
Africa has a more powerful tool in the African Continental Free Trade Area, or AfCFTA,to use in accelerating regional and economic integration and prepare for uncertain times – and that means the continent does not need a Marshall Plan to ride out the ongoing coronavirus crisis, according to a UN official.
9 August 2020
https://southafricatoday.net
Africa will need a lot of energy to build back better in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, said Wednesday.
Chefe da UNECA pede incentivo ao comércio intra-africano para aumentar participação em comércio glob
8 August 2020
http://portuguese.xinhuanet.com
A secretária-executiva da Comissão Econômica das Nações Unidas para a África (ECA), Vera Songwe, enfatizou na quinta-feira a necessidade de impulsionar o comércio intra-africano para aumentar a participação da África na plataforma de comércio global.
8 August 2020
https://www.africanews.com
CEMAC member States plan to make industrialization and economic diversification a key to the zone’s second generation economic programmes and the post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan, as advocated by the Sub-regional Office for Central Africa of the UN Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
8 August 2020
https://news.un.org
Après l'explosion dévastatrice qui a ravagé le port de Beyrouth au Liban mardi dernier, blessant des milliers de personnes et faisant des centaines de milliers de sans-abri, les Nations Unies ont rapidement intensifié leurs efforts de secours.
7 August 2020
https://burundi-eco.com
La pandémie de la Covid-19 a déjà provoqué des perturbations majeures dans les échanges commerciaux sur le continent africain. Les conséquences économiques de la Covid-19 devraient entraîner jusqu’à 79 milliards de dollars de pertes de production en Afrique en 2020. La mise en œuvre de la Zone de Libre-Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLCAf) pourrait amorcer le choc
7 August 2020
https://www.devdiscourse.com
“Women have significant knowledge and understanding of the changing environmental conditions, which could play a crucial role in identifying viable and practical community adaptation,” said Mr Adam, adding that involving women in the switch to cleaner, modern energy, ensures that their concerns, and those of the community, are addressed.
7 August 2020
https://www.vanguardngr.com
Over 300 African and international organisations and individuals, on the platform of the African Climate Justice Group, have called on African governments and institutions to respond urgently to the climate, health and COVID-19 crises facing Africa.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/08/climate-justice-tasks-govts-institutions-on-africas-recovery-from-crises/