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21 November 2018
news.un.org
Developed in partnership between the East African Community and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Energy Security Policy Framework to strengthen energy supply and affordability as well as help implement the Sustainable Development Goal 7 on ensuring universal access on clean, affordable, sustainable and reliable energy.
21 November 2018
allafrica.com
The Energy Security Policy Framework launched today in Kigali by the East African Community in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Africa, ECA will help East African countries to tackle the increasing energy insecurity affecting the region.
21 November 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
Free movement of people across Africa often stirs mixed reactions across the continent. Despite the understanding of the benefits of liberalisation of movement of people across the continent, the topic has often been treated with caution.
21 November 2018
maliactu.info
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) et le Réseau Omidyar ont annoncé la création d’un partenariat visant à établir des systèmes d’Identité numérique légale en Afrique.
21 November 2018
www.ataturquie.fr
De plus en plus de puissances émergentes investissent le marché africain, aux débouchés prometteurs. Les États-Unis et l’Europe tentent de revenir dans le jeu, alors que les pays africains jouent de cette concurrence inédite pour accélérer leur développement.
21 November 2018
https://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is working with member States on the continent to ensure they make the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) a reality, says Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha.
21 November 2018
https://allafrica.com
The signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in March 2018 in Kigali set the stage for the integration of the African continent into a single market.
20 November 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
An estimated 500 million people in Africa have no official identification (ID) as the lack of robust identification has contributed to marginalization and exclusion of millions of Africans, according to the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
20 November 2018
http://swahili.cri.cn
Kamisheni ya kiuchumi kwa Afrika ya Umoja wa Mataifa ECA imesema watu wapatao milioni 500 barani Afrika hawana vitambulisho rasmi (ID), hali inayochangia kuachwa nyuma kwa mamilioni ya waafrika.
20 November 2018
www.prensa-latina.cu
Al menos 500 millones de personas en este continente carecen de identificación oficial (ID), lo cual contribuye a la marginación y la ineficacia de políticas sociales, consideró hoy la Comisión Económica de Naciones Unidas para África (ECA).
20 November 2018
www.ghananewsagency.org
20 November 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
An estimated 500 million people in Africa have no official identification (ID), a situation that is contributing to marginalisation and exclusion of millions of Africans, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has noted.
20 November 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Omidyar Network have announced a partnership to establish legal digital identities in Africa.The partnership will go towards ECA’s support to the African Union Commission Digital Identity Platform for Africa.
20 November 2018
http://apanews.net/
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Omidyar Network have announced a partnership to establish legal digital identities in Africa.
20 November 2018
www.l-integration.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) et le Réseau Omidyar ont annoncé la création d’un partenariat visant à établir des systèmes d’Identité numérique légale en Afrique ce 18 Novembre 2018 à Addis-Abeba(Ethiopie). Ce partenariat, contribuera au soutien de la CEA à la plate-forme d’identité numérique de l’Afrique de la Commission de l’Union africaine. Le soutien du Réseau Omidyar...
20 November 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
The successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will require political will. This was observed by experts and policymakers who are in Kigali for a three-day meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) focusing on the implementation of the AfCFTA.
20 November 2018
https://allafrica.com
The successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will require political will. This was observed by experts and policymakers who are in Kigali for a three-day meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) focusing on the implementation of the AfCFTA.
20 November 2018
https://aminata.com
La semaine de l’industrialisation africaine 2018 a ouvert ses portes ce lundi 19 Novembre 2018 dans la salle Nelson Mandela au siège de l’Union Africaine sous le thème «Promouvoir les chaînes de valeur régionales en Afrique : un moyen d’accélérer la transformation structurelle, l’industrialisation et la production pharmaceutique de l’Afrique».
20 November 2018
www.lejecom.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) et le Réseau Omidyar ont annoncé la création d’un partenariat visant à établir des systèmes d’Identité numérique légale en Afrique. Ce partenariat, contribuera au soutien de la CEA à la plate-forme d’identité numérique de l’Afrique de la Commission de l’Union africaine. Le soutien du Réseau Omidyar contribuera également à la création d’un centre d’...
19 November 2018
http://french.peopledaily.com.cn
Le Premier ministre éthiopien Abiy Ahmed a déclaré dimanche que l'identité numérique était vitale pour mettre en œuvre le Programme de développement durable à l'horizon 2030 des Nations Unies et l'Agenda 2063 de l'Union africaine (UA).
19 November 2018
news.abidjan.net
Mesdames et Messieurs, Chers compatriotes, La Côte d’Ivoire, à l’instar de tous les pays africains, célèbre le dimanche 18 novembre 2018, la Journée Africaine de la Statistique (JAS).
19 November 2018
www.politicalanalysis.co.za
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) will on Sunday convene a high-level meeting on the need for Africa to embark on a digital identification drive.
19 November 2018
www.politicalanalysis.co.za
The Social Development Policy Division (SDPD) of the Economic Commission for Africa is co-organising the launch of a global campaign for the ‘Good Treatment of Girls, Boys and Adolescents with Disabilities in the World’, which seeks to address vulnerabilities and degrading treatment most of them face on a daily basis.
19 November 2018
www.lanationbenin.info
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération, Aurélien Agbénonci, a pris part à la 11e session extraordinaire des chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement de l’Union africaine qui s’est tenue les 17 et 18 novembre 2018 à Addis-Abeba en Ethiopie.
19 November 2018
https://newbusinessethiopia.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Omidyar Foundation have announced a partnership to establish legal digital identities in Africa.