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19 March 2018
apanews.net
Le président de la Commission de l’Union africaine (UA), Moussa Faki Mahamat a appelé, lundi, les pays africains à signer massivement, à ratifier d’urgence et à appliquer scrupuleusement ce qu’il a décrit comme un « accord historique » qui va lancer la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLEC).
19 March 2018
diretube.com
Kigali is hosting the AU summit for the African Continental Free Trade Area Treaty. The first round of talks between African ministers commenced on March 17, 2018. The AfCFTA is expected to be signed in by Heads of State at the AU Summit on the 21st of March, 2018.
19 March 2018
www.fanabc.com
Addis Ababa, March 19, 2018 (FBC) - The 18th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the African Union on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) 2018 kicked off in Kigali, Rwanda today.
19 March 2018
www.journalducameroun.com
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on African countries to sign massively, ratify urgently and apply scrupulously what he called a “landmark agreement” that will launch the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).The Free Trade Area is one of the flagship projects of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063, and aims to deepen the...
18 March 2018
www.mapexpress.ma
Kigali – Les représentants du secteur privé et de la société civile africains se retrouvent, mardi à Kigali, pour décortiquer et analyser les implications de la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA) sur le processus d’intégration de l’Afrique, à la veille de son lancement officiel par les chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement des pays membres de l’UA.
18 March 2018
www.ena.gov.et
Addis Ababa March 17/2018 The leaders of Africa’s 55 countries will converge on Kigali, Rwanda, on March to sign an agreement that will launch the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), according to the African Union.
17 March 2018
www.republicoftogo.com
Le président Faure Gnassingbé devrait participer la semaine prochaine à Kigali à un sommet extraordinaire de l’Union africaine. L’objectif de cette rencontre est de fixer les bases d’une zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC)
15 March 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
The envisaged African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will benefit Africa in terms of business and industrialization, although operational challenges remain, a Rwandan official said Wednesday.
15 March 2018
www.businessghana.com
Nana Agyekum-Dwamena said this at a Macroeconomic Policy Dialogue organised by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) of the UN and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration for Chief Directors of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), on Monday.
15 March 2018
allafrica.com
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) wednesday in Abuja resolved to bid for the location of headquarters of Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) as President Muhammadu Buhari joins other African heads of state and governments in Kigali, Rwanda to sign agreement for the take-off of the policy on March 21.
15 March 2018
www.africatopsuccess.com
La Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique centrale (CEMAC) a obtenu le 8 mars dernier sa première inscription à la Commission de statistique des Nations Unies. L’annonce a été faite par le président de la commission de la CEMAC, Daniel Ona Ondo. L’inscription de la Communauté à la Commission a été faite à New York durant la 49e session de cette instance des Nations Unies. Selon Daniel Ona...
14 March 2018
allafrica.com
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) offers a unique opportunity to promote intra-African trade. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is convinced that it can also have a positive impact on people's welfare and contribute to Africa's industrial transformation.
14 March 2018
todaynewsafrica.com
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved that Nigeria should sign the framework agreement for the establishment of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) during the Extraordinary Meeting of African Union Heads of State and Government to be held on March 21, 2018, in Kigali, Rwanda.
14 March 2018
www.newsghana.com.gh
Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday opened a five-day United Nations Economic Commission for Africa-initiated capacity building program for chief directors and other senior policymakers in Ghana.
13 March 2018
www.shout-africa.com
Even though Africa’s trade balance in the last five years has deteriorated, the continent is determined to create the world’s largest trading area to redress the trade imbalances that stifle its progress.
13 March 2018
www.afrikmag.com
Le projet de construction d’une zone de libre échange continentale a pour but de faciliter les échanges commerciaux entre les différents Etats participants.
13 March 2018
http://sdg.iisd.org
On International Women’s Day, UN leaders reaffirmed that “progress for all women, everywhere” is crucial to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
13 March 2018
www.newsghana.com.gh
All efforts to secure the economic future of the country and to attain a Ghana beyond aid, would be in vein without the contributions of chief directors of Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs).
13 March 2018
https://reliefweb.int
This year’s CSW62 Priority Theme: “Challenges and Opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls” is critical to the attainment of the SDGs Agenda 2030 and Africa’s Agenda 2063. This is according to the Africa’s pre CSW62 consultations held in Addis Ababa in February 2018. CSW62 theme strengthens the African Union’s Constitutive Act which commit Africa to...
13 March 2018
http://sdg.iisd.org
Participants at the Sub Regional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for North Africa agreed on a joint roadmap to support implementation of the SDGs in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia. The draft 2018-2019 regional roadmap focuses on SDG 2 (zero hunger) and SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), among other SDGs.
12 March 2018
southerntimesafrica.com
The Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) agreement, set to be signed in Kigali, Rwanda, between March 21 and 22, is the phenomenon ringing in the air across Africa.
12 March 2018
www.leral.net
Leral.net lance aujourd’hui lundi l’émission « Intelligences Eco », le Mag' qui se veut l’écho de l’information économique et financière. Le premier invité de cette émission est le docteur Cheikh Tidiane Dièye, Directeur exécutif du Centre africain pour le commerce, l'intégration et le développement (CACID).
12 March 2018
afriqueexpansionmag.com
D’importantes innovations sont enregistrées ces dernières années dans les domaines scientifique et technologique dans le monde. Ces innovations ouvrent ainsi la voie à une dynamique de croissance en même temps qu’elles offrent des opportunités d’affaires. Ceci est encore plus perceptible en matière de technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC). Une brèche dans laquelle pourrait s’...
12 March 2018
http://dia-algerie.com
Le Premier ministre, Ahmed Ouyahia, représentera le président de la République, Abdelaziz Bouteflika au sommet extraordinaire des chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement du continent à la capitale du Rwanda, Kigali, le 21 mars 2018 en vue du lancement officiel de la zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC), a-t-on appris de source diplomatique.
12 March 2018
https://lematin.ma
L’appel à candidatures pour la septième édition du Prix de l’innovation pour l’Afrique, qui célèbre l’innovation locale sur le continent, vient d’être clôturé. Walter Fust, président de l’African Innovation Foundation, nous explique, dans cet entretien, l’importance de ce Prix et le rôle que joue le Maroc en matière d’innovation en Afrique.