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13 June 2018
www.daily-mail.co.zm
ZAMBIA’S economic outlook remains good and headed for growth supported by positive macroeconomic fundamentals, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has said.
12 June 2018
www.businessghana.com
First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for increased action to augment the gains made in the efforts towards gender equality. She said a sustained action towards seeing women play functional roles at various stages of the governance structure would depict an action oriented effort.
12 June 2018
sdg.iisd.org
Rates of urbanization show no signs of slowing down, giving rise to significant challenges for city leaders. New technologies, however, present us with new opportunities to meet these challenges.
12 June 2018
www.maravipost.com
The country’s President Peter Mutharika on Monday emphasized the need for business gurus to invest in Malawi with all opportunities at its disposal
12 June 2018
www.maravipost.com
African Union Regional Delegate to Southern Africa Dr. Auguste Ngomo has challenged the Malawi government to remove trade barriers and tap into into its unfulfilled potential to attract maximum investments from the private Sector.
12 June 2018
https://zodiakmalawi.com
The third Malawi Investment Forum got underway in Lilongwe on Monday with renewed hope for a better outcome by the organisers having learnt from past experiences.
12 June 2018
www.times.mw
Africa Business Group Chief Executive Officer, Michael Sudarkasa, who is in the country as one of the international investors attending the Malawi Investment Forum (MIF) in Lilongwe, has said investment in power supply is critical if the government is to entice serious investors.
11 June 2018
www.tralac.org
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Office for Southern Africa in collaboration with the African Union Southern Africa Regional Office (AU-SARO) and Africa Business Group (ABG) is organising the Southern Africa Regional Integration Stakeholder Forum under the theme: “The Private Sector and Regional Integration in Southern Africa: Accelerating Opportunities for Investment and Growth” from...
11 June 2018
http://allafrica.com
African countries have been challenged to support and grow local investors and entrepreneurs to counter the fickleness of international investment flows. The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe noted that the uncertainty wrought by Brexit and an inward-looking United States of America is intensifying the threats of protectionism rather than expanding global trade...
9 June 2018
thenationonlineng.net
When he turned 70, another collection of essays was published in Adedeji’s honour titled ‘African Development and Governance Strategies in the 21st Century’ again edited by Professor Bade Onimode. This 256 page book is made up of 16 essays and an epilogue also written by some of the continent’s best and brightest minds. Tracing the impasse of development forty years after independence in this...
9 June 2018
allafrica.com
East African countries are struggling to comply with key macroeconomic targets on fiscal deficit, inflation, public debt and foreign exchange reserves ahead of the operationalisation of a single currency regime by 2024.
9 June 2018
www.thereporterethiopia.com
Ethiopia and more generally Africa, is now looking at Ireland’s transition from a once struggling economy to that of an economical powerhouse near the top of the IMF and World Bank ranks as something to emulate within its society.
8 June 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
Botswana will host two major anti-corruption meetings organised by the Economic Commission for Africa- Southern Africa Office (ECA-SA) in partnership with the African Union-Southern Africa Office (AU-SARO), APA can report on Friday.According to a statement issued by the Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA), the first is a regional conference on the theme: “Corruption and the Challenge of...
8 June 2018
allafrica.com
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe has lauded the representative of the Tripartite group comprising COMESA, EAC and SADC for their work on synergies between the Tripartite Free Trade Area and the African Continental Free Trade Area - AfCFTA, signed this year by African Union Member States.
8 June 2018
https://mwnation.com/
The Malawi government has partnered the African Union (AU) in the organisation of this year’s Malawi Investment Forum (MIF) slated for next week in Lilongwe.
8 June 2018
apanews.net
Botswana will host two major anti-corruption meetings organised by the Economic Commission for Africa- Southern Africa Office (ECA-SA) in partnership with the African Union-Southern Africa Office (AU-SARO), APA can report on Friday.
7 June 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has said that Rwanda will next week launch the National Research and Innovation Fund, which is expected to support the implementation of local innovations as well as research for development in the country.
7 June 2018
intellivoire.net
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) des Nations Unies a déclaré mercredi que la forte croissance économique enregistrée dans de nombreux pays d’Afrique au cours des dernières années n’avait eu qu’un impact marginal sur les efforts de réduction de la pauvreté.
7 June 2018
www.maravipost.com
The ministry of trade, industry and tourism has partnered with two continental bodies African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)in hosting this year’s Malawi Investment Forum (MIF) which is slated for June 11-12 at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in the capital Lilongwe.
7 June 2018
allafrica.com
Sub-Sharan Africa is experiencing a modest growth uptick, and about two-thirds of countries in the region reportedly saw accelerated growth over the past year. This was disclosed during a presentation on the 2018 edition of IMF's Regional Economic Outlook in Addis Ababa on 7 June.
7 June 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
Sub-Saharan Africa's high self-employment rates have resulted in volatility of household incomes, an expert said Wednesday.
7 June 2018
www.journaldebrazza.com
La Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe, a plaidé, jeudi à Addis-Abeba, pour un élargissement de l’accès à Internet pour booster de manière efficace le commerce numérique sur le continent africain.« Pour que le commerce numérique soit significatif, nous devons élargir l’accès à Internet, le rendre abordable, fiable et rapide. De nombreux pays, en...
7 June 2018
lemagazinedumanager.com
La réunion du Forum politique du Groupe des experts de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), s’est ouverte ce mercredi 06 juin à Addis-Abeba, en Ethiopie, sous le thème « Pauvreté, inégalités et emploi en Afrique ».
7 June 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) said Wednesday that the strong economic growth witnessed in many African countries in recent years has only had a marginal impact on poverty reduction.
6 June 2018
fr.allafrica.com
Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie, le 31 mai 2018 (CEA) - Une conférence de deux jours sur « Le commerce numérique en Afrique : implications pour l’inclusion et les droits de l’homme » a débuté ce jeudi, à Addis-Abeba, par une table ronde discutant de l’importance des technologies numériques dans la promotion du commerce et du développement de l’Afrique.