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4 September 2018
cityvoiceng.com
A three-day workshop to discuss mainstreaming and implementing the water-energy nexus for sustainable development in Africa opened today in Addis Ababa.
4 September 2018
africabusinesscommunities.com
The United Nations is revamping its action plan to address the root causes of the complex crisis in Africa’s Sahel region, in particular outlining a development vision for the region through a prospective socio-economic study by its agencies led by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
4 September 2018
allafrica.com
From Chad to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the economies of Central Africa must fully industrialize to survive. But to do this, member States should systematically take a coherent set of steps and coordinate a broad range of actors in gathering the resources required, and in the most innovative, practical and business-enabling ways, said delegates to the 34th session of the Intergovernmental...
4 September 2018
fr.allafrica.com
Du Tchad à la République Démocratique du Congo, les économies de l'Afrique Centrale doivent s'industrialiser pleinement afin de garantir leur survie. Cependant, pour ce faire, les États membres devraient systématiquement prendre un ensemble cohérent de mesures et coordonner un large éventail d'acteurs dans le cadre de la mobilisation des ressources nécessaires, et de la manière la...
3 September 2018
www.echofrancophone.org
Un nouveau secteur touristique porteur a émergé au cours des deux dernières décennies à l’échelle mondiale : le tourisme sportif, qui implique d’assister ou de participer à des événements sportifs, ou simplement de contempler des infrastructures sportives.
3 September 2018
capitalethiopia.com
East Africa Central Banks cautious approach to Crypto-currencies and Blockchain
3 September 2018
A report released last month by pan African bank Ecobank has showed how different countries in the continent have reacted to crypto-currencies as well as technologies employing blockchain platforms. Most of governors of state banks or central banks have employed a wait and see altitude while others are outright against.
3 September 2018
cio-mag.com
Soutenu par la Commission économique pour l’Afrique des Nations-Unies et la Banque Mondiale, le Sénégal va mettre sur pied une « Ecole Nationale de l’état-civil » aux alentours de 2019. C’est une révélation du directeur adjoint du Centre national de l’état-civil du Sénégal. Invité sur la radio privée RFM, Birahim Ndiaye, explique que l’idée, tout en optant sérieusement pour une plus grande...
3 September 2018
allafrica.com
A report released last month by pan African bank Ecobank has showed how different countries in the continent have reacted to crypto-currencies as well as technologies employing blockchain platforms. Most of governors of state banks or central banks have employed a wait and see altitude while others are outright against.
2 September 2018
allafrica.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is partnering with COFACE, to organize the first country-risk colloquium in Central Africa on 13 September 2018 in Douala, economic capital of Cameroon on the theme: Stakes and Challenges of Industrialization in Central Africa. The Country Risk colloquium is an ideal platform for experts and policy makers to take stock of country and sector risks to...
2 September 2018
allafrica.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is partnering with COFACE, to organize the first country-risk colloquium in Central Africa on 13 September 2018 in Douala, economic capital of Cameroon on the theme: Stakes and Challenges of Industrialization in Central Africa. The Country Risk colloquium is an ideal platform for experts and policy makers to take stock of country and sector risks to...
2 September 2018
fr.allafrica.com
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) s'associe à la COFACE pour organiser ce 13 septembre 2018, à Douala, capitale économique du Cameroun, le premier Colloque Risques Pays en Afrique centrale axé sur le thème : Enjeux et Défis de l'Industrialisation en Afrique centrale.
1 September 2018
sahelien.com
Si on veut réellement que la jeunesse puisse avoir un impact sur les politiques publiques et sur la décision politique tout court, alors il faut réformer la jeunesse en la définissant techniquement et en termes de tranches d’âge plus pertinent et travailler réellement sur l’objectif d’une autonomisation des jeunes sur le continent.
31 August 2018
fr.allafrica.com
Tous ceux qui s'intéresseront à l'industrie pétrolière et gazière pour la gestion des risques auront comme interlocuteur le pool de souscription et de gestion des risques pétroliers et gazier au Sénégal.
31 August 2018
allafrica.com
On instructions of the UN Deputy Secretary General, the UN System has, since April 2018, embarked on outlining a development vision for the Sahel through a prospective socio-economic study led by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
30 August 2018
https://newstide247.com
The ECA office for Southern Africa will organize the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Southern Africa on the theme “Blue Economy, Inclusive Industrialization and Economic Development in Southern Africa” from the 18th – 21st September 2018 at the Le Méridien Hotel, Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius.
30 August 2018
newbusinessethiopia.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) office for Southern Africa is set to organize the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Southern Africa on the theme, “Blue Economy, Inclusive Industrialization and Economic Development in Southern Africa”.
30 August 2018
www.rockefellerfoundation.org
Next week, I and a few colleagues will attend the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali, Rwanda. AGRF is an opportunity to reexamine and reflect on Africa’s agriculture sector in the presence of respected and esteemed colleagues. This year’s theme will facilitate a review of leadership in the sector, how we are measuring growth, and overall, if we are growing at all.
30 August 2018
Journal Intégration
Selon Antonio Pedro, directeur dudit Bureau, la baisse des coûts d’appels permettrait la réalisation des économies d’échelle pour les opérateurs de la téléphonie mobile. Ce qui se traduirait en augmentation des appels, en hausse des recettes, en accroissement de l’impôt, en investissement supplémentaire pour l’amélioration des capacités et qualités du service et en recrutement de personnels.
30 August 2018
Journal Intégration
Le chef du cluster initiatives sous régionales au Bureau Afrique centrale de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique [Tidjani CHETIMA] pointe les responsabilités dans le non-respect des agréments CEEAC.
29 August 2018
www.namibian.com.na
THE economic performance within the Southern African Development Community remained depressed in 2017, despite improved medium-term growth prospects.
29 August 2018
www.dw.com
US President Donald Trump has suspended duty-free treatment for apparel products from Rwanda. What appears to be a trade war between the US and one of the smallest countries in Africa, reveals a US-China rivalry.
29 August 2018
www.bizcommunity.africa
Following the unveiling of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in Kigali, Rwanda, in March 2018, Africa is about to become the world's largest free trade area: 55 countries merging into a single market of 1.2 billion people with a combined GDP of $2.5 trillion. In this edition, we examine the benefits and challenges of a free trade area for countries and individual traders.