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28 May 2018
guineematin.com
Né à Conakry, en République de Guinée, le 17 mai 1939, marié et père d’une fille, Issa Ben Yacine est décédé ce lundi, 28 mai 2018, à Genève, en Suisse, a appris Guineematin.com d’une source proche de sa famille.
28 May 2018
guineematin.com
« Un pays ne stagne pas : il avance ou il recule. Depuis l’indépendance, tout le monde, excepté les indécrottables partisans du statu quo ante, admet aujourd’hui que la Guinée a régressé. Les causes de ce recul, nous les connaissons : pêle-mêle, on peut évoquer, les conditions particulièrement difficiles de l’accession du pays à l’indépendance et les mauvais rapports avec la France, l’irruption...
28 May 2018
thebftonline.com
The African Continental Trade Area (AfCFTA) should be shaped and implemented to enable Africa to create opportunities for its citizens; spur the continent’s industrialization agenda; and ensure inclusive growth, says Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed.
28 May 2018
theeagleonline.com.ng
Professor Adebayo Adedeji, the pioneer Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission of Africa, who died on April 25 at the age of 87, will be buried on 7 July, the family has announced.
27 May 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
Rwanda yesterday became the third nation on the continent to deposit the instruments of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
27 May 2018
allafrica.com
Rwanda yesterday became the third nation on the continent to deposit the instruments of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
27 May 2018
www.africanews.com
Rwanda has become the third African country to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) deal. Kigali submitted ratification instruments to the African Union (A.U.) on Saturday.
27 May 2018
www.ghanaweb.com
Ghana’s Second Lady, Samira Bawumia has said Africa’s underdevelopment is largely attributable to lack of prudence in the management of the continent’s resources.
27 May 2018
www.nan.ng
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank has been urged to do more in the fight against Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) around the World, especially from Africa.
26 May 2018
thenationonlineng.net
It was a dramatic encounter. The forum was one of those Organization of African Unity (OAU) Heads of State summits during the regime of Nigeria’s military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, in the 1980s. Exactly which one it was I cannot recollect now.
26 May 2018
www.nation.co.ke
Most African countries have stagnated in their growth because of poor policies that focus on wrong sectors and ignore agriculture.
26 May 2018
independent.ng
Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world on Friday in commemorating the 55th anniversary of Africa Day with a pledge to intensify the fight against corruption.
25 May 2018
news.icilome.com
Les acteurs de la société civile et des représentants des ministères sectoriels ont procédé mardi à Lomé à la validation du rapport national d’examen des cinq (05) ans de mise en œuvre de la Déclaration d’Addis-Abeba sur la Population et le Développement en Afrique (DAAPD+5).
25 May 2018
lemagazinedumanager.com
La Chine pourrait aider l’Afrique à tirer profit de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA), qu’estime l’Organisation des Nations-Unies (ONU).
25 May 2018
www.dailymaverick.co.za
Africa Day is celebrated across the continent with cultural festivals, conferences and actions to combat xenophobia. The day commemorates the founding, on 25 May 1963, of the Organisation of African Unity, the forerunner of the African Union (AU).
25 May 2018
www.ghanaweb.com
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) fully endorses the AU’s decision to declare 2018 as African anti-corruption year. While this shows a new direction and impetus to fighting corruption, concrete steps are required to address rising public official corruption in member countries.
24 May 2018
french.xinhuanet.com
Un officiel de l'ONU a déclaré mercredi que la Chine pourrait aider l'Afrique à tirer profit de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLEC).
24 May 2018
www.ictsd.org
Two months after over 40 nations signed a framework agreement for an African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signatories are now beginning the ratification process, while also looking at the technical work needed to make the area a reality. However, analysts note that many steps remain before the deal can be fully ratified and implemented.
24 May 2018
www.cnbcafrica.com
Digital trade within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will be at the centre of discussions during an upcoming conference dubbed “Digital Trade in Africa: Implications for Inclusion and Human Rights.”
24 May 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Tuesday emphasized exploring opportunities of digital trade within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
24 May 2018
allafrica.com
The Tanzanian government has ordered multinational companies in the extractive sector to open local bank accounts where authorities can access their finances as one of the initiatives the state has introduced to curb illicit financial transfers.
24 May 2018
https://independent.ng
A UN official said on Wednesday that China could play a role in helping Africa achieve benefits of the Continental Free Trade Area.
24 May 2018
teles-relay.com
C’est le constat fait au cours de la conférence des ministres africains de l’Economie de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) des Nations Unies qui a eu lieu du 11 au 15 mai en Ethiopie.
24 May 2018
thebftonline.com
Boosting intra-African trade is the most effective way to bring growth and development to the continent, says African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson, Ambassador Kwesi Quartey.
23 May 2018
newbusinessethiopia.com
Digital trade within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will be at the center of discussions during an upcoming conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.