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3 October 2018
menafn.com
Statisticians were on Wednesday urged to do more to explain and sell their work to ensure their product helps African governments to make informed policies that can change communities and democracies for the better.
3 October 2018
www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com
Ratifications are moving ahead, if slowly, on the newly signed African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)—the world’s largest free trade agreement (with the most member countries) since the founding of the World Trade Organization.
3 October 2018
www.naijadailies.com
Statisticians were on Wednesday urged to do more to explain and sell their work to ensure their product helps African governments to make informed policies that can change communities and democracies for the better. This was said by Vincent F.
3 October 2018
www.infoafrica.it
Esperti e responsabili politici e istituzionali dei Paesi dell’Africa sono riuniti in questi giorni ad Addis Abeba per partecipare alla sesta Commissione statistica per l’Africa (StatCom-Africa-VI) e far emergere la necessità di una rivoluzione dei dati per sostenere le ambizioni di sviluppo del continente.
3 October 2018
www.prensa-latina.cu
El continente debe comenzar a cambiar la forma en que produce paquetes de datos y estadísticas para garantizar su industrialización y diversificación, destacaron hoy aquí expertos.
3 October 2018
https://businesstrumpet.com
This was said by Vincent F. Hendricks, a Professor of Formal Philosophy at The University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in a captivating keynote address at the on-going Sixth Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa VI)
3 October 2018
www.baobab.news
2 October 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, advocated the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), digital identity, and investment opportunities at the global stage as Africa's priority sectors.
2 October 2018
news.adakar.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe s’est réjouie du dynamisme des indices du commerce en Afrique qui se manifeste notamment par une « amélioration de l’environnement des affaires ».
2 October 2018
www.baobab.news
The event was organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2 October 2018
newbusinessethiopia.com
He made the remark during a speech to officially open the Sixth Meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa-VI). The President said quality statistical information was crucial, not only to provide the evidential basis for design and implementation of policies at national, regional, continental and international levels, but also to monitor and evaluate their impacts on...
2 October 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The success of the sustainable development agenda calls for a "data revolution" to support Africa's developmental endeavors at all levels, Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome has said.
2 October 2018
www.china.org.cn
The success of the sustainable development agenda calls for a "data revolution" to support Africa's developmental endeavors at all levels, Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome has said.
2 October 2018
fr.allafrica.com
Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie, le 1er octobre 2018 - Le succès du programme de développement durable appelle à une révolution des données pour soutenir les efforts de développement de l’Afrique à tous les niveaux, déclare ce lundi, le Président éthiopien, M. Mulatu Teshome.
2 October 2018
www.nampa.org
The success of the sustainable development agenda calls for a "data revolution" to support Africa's developmental endeavors at all levels, Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome has said.
2 October 2018
horizon-news.net
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique, Vera Songwe, conclut une série de réunions fructueuses à New York, en marge de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies (AGNU). Elle a discuté avec des participants et des sessions de haut niveau, parlant de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA), de l’Identité numérique, des opportunités d’investissement et des...
2 October 2018
www.maghrebemergent.info
« Les pays qui créent de manière proactive des identités numériques offrent aux citoyens un moyen sûr et rapide d’accéder aux services électroniques », explique Vera Songwe.
2 October 2018
www.prensa-latina.cu
Addis Abeba, 2 oct (PL) La secretaria ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para África (ECA), Vera Songwe, defendió la importancia del Área de Libre Comercio (Afcfta) con vistas a lograr el desarrollo sostenible en el continente, se conoció hoy.
2 October 2018
french.china.org.cn
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe, a déclaré que la Zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC), l'identité numérique et les opportunités d'investissement au niveau global devaient être des domaines de développement prioritaires pour l'Afrique.
2 October 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, advocated the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), digital identity, and investment opportunities at the global stage as Africa's priority sectors.
2 October 2018
horizon-news.net
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique, Vera Songwe, conclut une série de réunions fructueuses à New York, en marge de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies (AGNU). Elle a discuté avec des participants et des sessions de haut niveau, parlant de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA), de l’Identité numérique, des opportunités d’investissement et des...
2 October 2018
www.osiris.sn
Si l’Afrique possédait sa propre identité numérique, elle serait forcément plus viable et plus attractive d’un pont de vue économique. C’est de manière générale le message qu’a essayé de faire passer la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique, Vera Songwe à l’occasion de l’Assemblée générale de l’organisation. L’occasion pour elle de défendre plusieurs initiatives...
2 October 2018
cityvoiceng.com
GBCHealth, the Aliko Dangote Foundation and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) released preliminary findings last Thursday from their forthcoming “Healthcare and Economic Growth in Africa” report, calling for greater African private sector involvement and investment in healthcare.
2 October 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
African experts and policymakers on Tuesday called for data revolution so as to support the realizations of Africa's development ambitions.
2 October 2018
www.china.org.cn
African experts and policymakers on Tuesday called for data revolution so as to support the realizations of Africa's development ambitions.