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30 April 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
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
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
gabonreview.com
Le quatrième atelier annuel de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) sur les négociations économiques internationales s’est déroulé du 23 au 27 avril dernier à Libreville, sur une note de satisfaction générale.
30 April 2018
reliefweb.int
On 06 April, WFP signed a Field Level Agreement with local non-governmental organization (NGO) Un Repas Pour Chaque Tunisien (URPCT, A meal for every Tunisian) to support the upgrade of the current decentralised school meals model of the Sabalit ben Amar primary school, in the Ariana region. URPCT has extensive experience in school meals and community development.
27 April 2018
allafrica.com
The entire staff of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week mourns the passing of the institution’s longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, who passed away on 25 April 2018.
27 April 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its entire staff mourn this week the passing of the institution's longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 87.
27 April 2018
www.thecable.ng
Adebayo Adedeji, former executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has died.
27 April 2018
allafrica.com
The entire staff of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week mourns the passing of the institution’s longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, who passed away on 25 April 2018.
27 April 2018
www.nan.ng
The entire staff of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa is in mourning over the death of the institution’s pioneering and longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji.
27 April 2018
www.lesechos.fr
Comment qualifier la concurrence à l’intérieur d’une zone de libre-échange continentale déjà intégrée au commerce international ? Quelles entreprises vont le plus participer et bénéficier de l’augmentation, en volume et en valeur, des échanges marchands intra-africains permise par la Zone de Libre-Échange Continentale en Afrique ?
27 April 2018
allafrica.com
The entire staff of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week mourns the passing of the institution’s longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, who passed away on 25 April 2018.
25 April 2018
www.proshareng.com
Last month, 44 African nations gathered in Kigali to sign an agreement establishing a framework for the world’s largest free trade area (FTA) since the creation of the World Trade Organisation in 1995 – but how ready is Africa for such a deal? And to what extent will the Continental FTA (CFTA) be able to enhance intra-regional trade?
25 April 2018
www.businessdayonline.com
Nineteen years into the fourth attempt at civil-democratic governance in Nigeria, major threats are beginning to emerge. Ironically the threats are manifesting in the one place that actually signposts representative government and the essence of democracy: the parliament. All parties must be alert to the dangers and take steps to ensure these the tares do not submerge the flowers. Citizens in...
24 April 2018
sdg.iisd.org
18 April 2018: The Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation will be led by Iceland’s former President Olafur Grimsson. Other members include government and business leaders from, among other countries, the US, Saudi Arabia, China, Germany, Brazil and the Russian Federation.
24 April 2018
independent.ng
Sahara Group Co-founder and Executive Director, Tonye Cole has advocated the need for immediate action by governments to ensure industrial transformation of the African continent.
23 April 2018
https://architectureau.com
Australian architecture practice Conrad Gargett is leading the design of the refurbishment of a 1950s modernist hall that houses the United Nations in Ethiophia.
23 April 2018
www.thisdaylive.com
Sahara Group Co-founder and Executive Director, Tonye Cole, will join high-level African policy-makers, industry leaders and global businesses operating on the continent at the Business Council for Africa (BCA) Annual Debate on April 24.
23 April 2018
www.punchng.com
Debt is a necessary part of prosperous living. Businesses that intend to grow cannot rely solely on the funds of owners. Joint stock businesses start with the idea of few but expand on the funds of shareholders who are in multiples of the original concept developers.
22 April 2018
www.theperspective.org
Recent decisions by the Land Commission of the Republic of Liberia to provide Policy Recommendations for land rights in Liberia, which centered on four basic areas: Public Land, Government Land, Customary Land, and Private Land are laudable efforts. However, to undertake Land Administration reform, especially in a country that has seen and continued to see unpredictable consequences in land...
22 April 2018
www.worldstagegroup.com
Sahara Group Co-founder and Executive Director, Tonye Cole will join high-level African policy-makers, industry leaders and global businesses operating on the continent at the Business Council for Africa (BCA) Annual Debate this Tuesday, April 24.
21 April 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The Chinese Language Day was marked on Friday on the premises of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.
21 April 2018
afriqueexpansionmag.com
L’Inde et Afrique représentent à elles seules un tiers de la population mondiale. En 2025, l’Inde comptera 1,396 milliard d’habitants. Quant à l’Afrique, sa population estimée aujourd’hui à 1,25 milliard doublera à l’horizon 2050 pour atteindre 2,5 milliards d’habitants.
21 April 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The Chinese Language Day was marked on Friday on the premises of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.
21 April 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
Scientists on Friday urged governments in the east African region to promote large scale growing of Gum Arabic tree as a means to reduce forest degradation.
20 April 2018
journalintegration.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) va s’associer au secteur privé pour faire en sorte que celui-ci joue un rôle dans la croissance et la prospérité en Afrique. Lors d’une réunion avec le cinquième Comité, une instance de l’assemblée générale des Nations unies chargée des questions administratives et budgétaires, à Addis-Abeba, la secrétaire exécutive de la CEA, Vera Songwe, a déclaré...