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16 July 2020
https://www.bizcommunity.com
Africa has experienced a decade of positive socio-economic growth, supported by a continued progress of electricity access that finally outpaced population growth between 2014 and 2018. Despite this, the road to ensure "affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy access for all" Africans by 2030, as stated by the UN Sustainable Development Agenda, remains challenging and may be...
15 July 2020
https://ethiopianbusinessreview.net
“The postponement of the launching date of AfCFTA is understandable as it is due to the disruption caused by the pandemic. But much work remains; for example, ratification is not yet complete, technical issues like rules of origin, tariff concessions and services commitments are still pending; the same is true for issues of investment, intellectual property, and competition,” said Kebour.
15 July 2020
https://www.tralac.org
Africa does not need a Marshall Plan to ride out the ongoing coronavirus crisis. It has a more powerful tool in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to use in accelerating regional and economic integration and prepare for uncertain times.
15 July 2020
https://www.pcf.fr/
Plus d’un semestre après le début de la pandémie de Covid-19, il semble que la catastrophe épidémique que les cassandres prédisaient à l’Afrique n’est pas advenue. Au 7 juillet 2020, le Centre de contrôle des maladies de l’Union africaine (Africa CDC) a dénombré 594 841 cas confirmés de SRAS-Cov 2. À la même date, la pandémie de Covid-19 avait entraîné la mort de 13 238 personnes sur le continent...
15 July 2020
https://www.marketscreener.com
Africa is on track in implementing sustainable development goal number 14 on life below water and has made relative good progress on goal 10 which pertains to reduced inequalities.
14 July 2020
https://www.deseret.com
Many Americans think that 25% of the United States federal budget is used for foreign aid — and even think it should be lowered to about 10% — when in reality, less than 1% of the budget actually goes to foreign aid. The United States is the most powerful nation in the world, so its leaders should be doing more to address global poverty.
14 July 2020
http://sdg.iisd.org
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) published a note consolidating inputs to the 2020 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) from the five UN regional commissions. Only one of the 2020 regional forums on sustainable development was held as scheduled. Three were postponed, and one was scaled down and held virtually due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
14 July 2020
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Limited funding for EAC integration and low public awareness about the Treaty Protocols and their implementation framework are bottlenecks for the 150 million-strong population to exploit opportunities it presents
13 July 2020
https://www.newtimes.co.rw
Last month, the African Union launched the Africa Medical Supplies Platform to facilitate the production and provision of vital medical equipment – the latest achievement in an already impressive response to the COVID-19 crisis. Yet, in the same week, it was revealed that most of Nigeria’s federal government revenue was going to debt-service payments, and the country would be cutting public-...
13 July 2020
https://www.atlantico.fr
e Président Emmanuel Macron était, il y a quelques heures encore, à Nouakchott, en Mauritanie, à l’invitation du président mauritanien, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, qui exerce actuellement la présidence du G5-Sahel.
13 July 2020
https://www.ecofinagency.com
According to the UN’s 2019 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, hunger is on the rise in almost all African sub-regions, making the continent the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment, at nearly 20%. The continent is still not able to feed itself, and there is an urgent need to improve agricultural productivity.
12 July 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com
As African countries brace for the upcoming trading regime under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, uncertainties are looming as to whether the pact could deliver its expected aspirations amid the unprecedented economic perils exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 July 2020
https://www.news24.com/
As South Africa and Austrialia battle the Covid-19 there are several ways the two countries have been supporting each other, writes Gita Kamath.
11 July 2020
https://afriquinfos.com
En Afrique, la crise sanitaire va se poursuivre encore « pendant de nombreux mois ». C’est le point de vue de l’Agence française de développement (AFD). Selon ses experts, la dynamique épidémique est toujours en cours et la phase de plateau n’est pas encore atteinte.
10 July 2020
https://www.infoafrica.it/
Si terrà mercoledì 15 luglio, a partire dalle ore 11, un webinar promosso da RES4Africa Foundation per approfondire le modalità attraverso le quali aumentare gli investimenti sulle energie rinnovabili in Africa.
10 July 2020
https://www.ft.com/
10 July 2020
https://southerntimesafrica.com
Africa may have lost some momentum on its quest to achieve the sustainable development goals by 2030 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic but the continent can fast track and get back on track, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has said.
10 July 2020
https://www.lequotidien.sn
Le ministre de l’Economie, de la coopération et du plan, qui participait mercredi, à une conférence ministérielle virtuelle, a plaidé pour une mobilisation massive de ressources additionnelles à hauteur de 300 milliards de dollars pour l’Afrique pour les trois prochaines années, afin d’accélérer son développement.
10 July 2020
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com
African countries have rolled out a groundbreaking mobile-based public communications platform that takes advantage of big data analytics to provide more than 600 million mobile phone users and governments across the continent with the latest public health information regarding the Covid-19 disease.
10 July 2020
https://www.tunisie-tribune.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), relevant des Nations Unies, a publié un rapport sur l’impact de la crise sanitaire liée à la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les économies des pays du nord du continent, et les réponses possibles pour limiter son ampleur.
10 July 2020
http://www.businessghana.com
Africa has a more robust tool in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to use in accelerating regional and economic integration and prepare for uncertain times like the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said.
9 July 2020
https://www.maliweb.net
Les réponses rapides de nos États à la Covid-19 amènent à douter de la bonne volonté des décideurs politiques dans la lutte contre le changement climatique. Le multilatéralisme développé autour de cette pandémie pouvait aider à trouver des réponses adaptées au fléau climatique.
9 July 2020
https://www.financialafrik.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe, a laissé entendre que l’Afrique aurait besoin de 200 milliards de dollars de financement, car elle est confrontée à une crise de liquidités, pas de la dette.
9 July 2020
https://www.vivafrik.com/
Dans un rapport publié mardi, la Banque africaine de développement s’inquiète des conséquences économiques de l’épidémie de coronavirus qui pourraient faire basculer 50 millions de personnes dans l’extrême pauvreté.
9 July 2020
https://www.lesechos.fr
La crise du Covid-19 « va se poursuivre encore pendant de nombreux mois » sur le continent africain où le nombre de cas « continue de progresser », a indiqué l'Agence française de développement (AFD) lors d'une réunion sur le sujet.