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29 August 2018
http://business-et-finances.com
LE FORUM économique international sur l’Afrique est le principal événement en Europe consacré au continent africain. Chaque année, ce forum réunit des représentants de l’Organisation pour la coopération et le développement économique (OCDE) et des décideurs africains, des personnes issues du secteur privé, d’universités, d’organisations internationales et de la société civile pour discuter des «...
28 August 2018
www.nbdpress.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has forged a partnership this month with Ant Financial of China to promote financial inclusion in the continent.
28 August 2018
europe.chinadaily.com.cn
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has forged a partnership this month with Ant Financial of China to promote financial inclusion in the continent.
28 August 2018
www.indepthnews.net
Space science and earth observation are some of the key pillars in the attainment of most of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to experts participating in an international conference, organized by the Regional Centre for Mapping Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Kenya's capital city.
28 August 2018
www.namibian.com.na
OMUKALELIPO gwepangelo lyaChina moNamibia, Zhang Yiming, ota ti oku uvila nayi epangelo lyaNamibia sho ta li ende kashona mokutula miilonga ooproyeka ndhoka tadhi futilwa kepangelo lyaandjawo.
28 August 2018
www.publicfinanceinternational.org
The UK government has pledged £4bn worth of funding to Africa as it looks to deepen economic ties with the continent, the prime minister has announced.
27 August 2018
www.bizcommunity.com
The United Nations family in Ethiopia, as well as representatives from the government of Ethiopia and the diplomatic corps, gathered in Africa Hall on Friday to honour former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away on 18 August, at the age of 80.
27 August 2018
fr.allafrica.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique, Vera Songwe, s'est jointe à la famille des Nations Unies pour pleurer le décès de l'ancien Secrétaire général, Kofi Annan.
27 August 2018
www.afro105fm.com
The Economic Commission for Africa has decided to keep Kofi Annan’s memory alive by observing the Road safety initiative every year. The initiative was one of the final undertakings that the former UN Secretary General was working on before he passed away on August 18, 2018.
27 August 2018
news.alome.com
L’Afrique est sur le point de devenir la plus grande zone de libre-échange du monde avec l’annonce de l’Accord sur la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine à Kigali, au Rwanda, en mars 2018 : 55 pays vont s’unir pour constituer un seul marché de 1,2 milliard de personnes avec un PIB combiné de 2,5 billions de dollars. Dans la présente édition, nous analysons les avantages et les défis d’...
27 August 2018
allafrica.com
"In the case of Africa, the very idea that the situation to be faced is a rapidly increasing "migration crisis" driven by a growing number of young men and women desperately trying to enter Europe denies the basic facts [such as that] the vast majority of Africans move within the continent; most Africans move for reasons of work, study and family; and most Africans living abroad...
27 August 2018
saharareporters.com
Annan prescriptions were clear and direct. Every country in Africa must have free and fair elections, a credible opposition, an independent judiciary, a free and independent press, and civilian control over the military.
27 August 2018
www.afro.who.int
Le Cameroun enregistre en moyenne plus de 16 000 accidents de la route chaque année, qui tuent plus de 1 200 personnes, selon les chiffres officiels et plus de 6000 selon l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé.
26 August 2018
www.capitalethiopia.com
25 August 2018
www.prensa-latina.cu
Una ceremonia para rendir homenaje al ex secretario general de Naciones Unidas, Kofi Annan, se realizó hoy en las instalaciones de la Comisión Económica de la ONU para África (CEPA), en esta capital.
25 August 2018
https://zambiareports.com
Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Her Excellency Ms. Susan Sikaneta was among several African Diplomats who gathered at the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa –UNECA- to commemorate the life of Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
25 August 2018
http://news.alibreville.com
Alors que les hommages continuent à affluer du monde entier, le système des Nations Unies en Ethiopie, ainsi que des représentants du gouvernement éthiopien et du corps diplomatique se sont réunis, vendredi à Addis-Abeba, pour rendre un ultime hommage à l’ancien secrétaire général Kofi Annan, décédé le 18 aout à l'âge de 80 ans.
25 August 2018
https://dailytimes.ng
Over 100 participants representing 20 African countries have converged in Accra, Ghana to share experiences on improving road safety and reducing road accidents across Africa, at a 2- day workshop on Road Safety and Urban Mobility.
24 August 2018
www.cameroononline.org
The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Road Safety – Mr. Jean Todt today unveiled the Cameroon Road Safety Performance Review Report jointly commissioned with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), which urges the country to take critical steps to curtail the number of people dying and suffering from injuries resulting from road crashes,...
24 August 2018
www.theafricalogistics.com
The African continent is facing an enormous challenge when it comes to road safety with increasing number of deaths due to road accidents, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said.
24 August 2018
www.namibian.com.na
CHINESE ambassador to Namibia Zhang Yiming says he is disappointed with the slow pace of implementation on some Chinese-funded projects by the Namibian government.
24 August 2018
www.businessdayonline.com
The Continental Africa Trade Area is a single Continental Market for goods and services with free movement of business, persons and investments.
24 August 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
A commemoration ceremony that paid tribute to the former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, was held on Friday on the premises of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.
24 August 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
As tributes continue to pour from around the world, the United Nations family in Ethiopia, as well as representatives from the government of Ethiopia and the diplomatic corps gathered in Africa Hall on Friday to honor former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away on 18 August, at the age of 80.