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3 May 2018
allafrica.com
Eastern Africa continues to grow rapidly. As a result, the region's average per capita income reached 740 USD in 2016, double the figure ten years earlier. "Albeit from a very low base, this is the result of sustaining rates of economic growth considerably higher than African or global averages over the period" says Mr. Andrew Mold, Acting Director the Office for Eastern Africa of...
3 May 2018
www.nasdaq.com
While many in the West often overlook Africa as an emerging blockchain innovation center, a deeper look across the continent tells a very different story. The Blockchain Africa Conference came to a close last month in Johannesburg, South Africa. Around the same time, the Kenyan government set up a task force to study the impact of the technology. There are plenty of other blockchain communities...
3 May 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
Eastern African countries continue to grow rapidly and double their per capital income in a decade, according to UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).Thus, the region’s average per capita income reached $740 in 2016; double the figure ten years earlier, official website of UNECA added on Thursday.
3 May 2018
www.premiumtimesng.com
The Federal Government has begun a campaign to sensitise Nigerians on the implications and opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative of the African Union (AU).
3 May 2018
www.blueprint.ng
Penultimate Wednesday morning, Nigerians were jolted by the news of the passage of one of the best brains ever to serve their fatherland. He was Prof. Adebayo Adedeji, an economist par excellence.
3 May 2018
http://fr.allafrica.com
La Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), en collaboration avec le Gouvernement du Sénégal, a lancé ce Jeudi à Dakar la quatrième session du Forum régional africain pour le développement durable.
3 May 2018
http://allafrica.com
Africa needs to strengthen home grown solutions to its problems and develop innovative financing mechanisms for the huge investments required to achieve the sustainable development goals, says Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).
3 May 2018
allafrica.com
Members of the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) headed by former Liberian President - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - will converge in Geneva from 28 to 29 May to advance their strategies on harnessing migration for African development in the context of international cooperation.
2 May 2018
guardian.ng
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has joined the rest of the nation, the United Nations and the international community to mourn the recent passing away of Professor Adebayo Adedeji, a prominent and illustrious Nigerian, at the age of 87.
2 May 2018
http://allafrica.com
The success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will significantly rest on the ability of Africa's private sector to produce goods for the market, the President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has said.
2 May 2018
http://allafrica.com
The fourth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) kicked off in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday with pre-event meetings related to the theme of the forum taking place.
2 May 2018
www.onusenegal.org
La quatrième session du Forum africain régional pour le développement durable (FARDD) a débuté, ce mercredi, à Dakar, au Sénégal, avec des évènements préalables relatifs au thème du forum en question.
2 May 2018
www.afro105fm.com
Ethiopia is set to host ministerial conference on African Free Trade Area this month. Preparations are underway for the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to be held in Addis Ababa from May 11 to 15.
1 May 2018
http://thenationonlineng.net
Long before I met Chief Ayo Adebanjo whose 90th birthday celebration was a major event on the nation’s political and social calendar several weeks ago, I felt as if I had always known him. Wherever you turned on the political landscape, wherever you found Chief Obafemi Awolowo, he was there, and not just as a fringe actor.
1 May 2018
http://peacefmonline.com
Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has urged African countries to take advantage of opportunities presented by the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
1 May 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
Preparations are underway for the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 11-15 May 2018, the UN Economic Commission for Africa said on Tuesday. According to the official website of the Commission, the conference is a follow up to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) signed by 44 countries in Kigali, Rwanda...
1 May 2018
www.dailymaverick.co.za
Adebayo Adedeji is a Nigerian professor who died last week. He could have been a great resource for the ANC to explain the challenges a new government would face after a colonial past. Sadly, he didn't get the opportunity to do so.
1 May 2018
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
Mr. Emmanuel Dogbevi, under the auspices of the International Republican Institute (IRI), the Washington DC based United States not-for-profit, will train members of the National Assembly of The Gambia. Mr. Dogbevi will be working with the staff of IRI, Fulvio Menghini of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, and the Clerk of the Assembly.
1 May 2018
thenationonlineng.net
Long before I met Chief Ayo Adebanjo whose 90th birthday celebration was a major event on the nation’s political and social calendar several weeks ago, I felt as if I had always known him. Wherever you turned on the political landscape, wherever you found Chief Obafemi Awolowo, he was there, and not just as a fringe actor.
1 May 2018
allafrica.com
Preparations are underway for the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 11-15 May 2018.
30 April 2018
http://allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Annual workshop on International Economic Negotiations has been described as "remarkable and highly relevant for Africa" at a time when member states are seeking economic deals that can better serve national and continental interests.
30 April 2018
http://allafrica.com
A new study commissioned by the Ministry of Environment has revealed that motor vehicle emissions and biomass energy mostly from domestic cooking, are the biggest contributor to poor air quality in Rwanda.
30 April 2018
www.ghanaweb.com
Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has charged African governments to develop their capacities to enable them make use of trade and investment opportunities available to the continent.
30 April 2018
http://northafricapost.com
King Mohammed VI signed the protocol establishing the Congo Basin Climate Commission at the end of the 1st Summit of Heads of State & Government of Climate Commission of Congo Basin and Blue Fund for Congo Basin, convened Sunday in Brazzaville.
30 April 2018
https://theurbandeveloper.com
Brisbane-based architecture practice Conrad Gargett is leading the refurbishment of Africa Hall, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa headquarters in Ethiopia.