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4 February 2018
allafrica.com
Cape Town, South Africa — Africa's signature policy reform of 2018, the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), is set to unleash the continent's full potential with more African countries trading with each other in a wider integrated market, says Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe.
4 February 2018
french.china.org.cn
Les chefs des Nations Unies et de l'Union africaine (UA) ont fait part samedi de leur inquiétude face à la crise politique prolongée en Guinée-Bissau, malgré les multiples opportunités offertes aux principaux acteurs politiques pour parvenir à un accord consensuel.
4 February 2018
allafrica.com
Africa's signature policy reform of 2018, the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), is set to unleash the continent's full potential with more African countries trading with each other in a wider integrated market, says Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe.
4 February 2018
allafrica.com
The role of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in supporting sustainable urbanization in Africa was underscored during the 9th World Urban Forum, which took place on 8 February in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
4 February 2018
www.ethpress.gov.et
Trade had been the motor of economic, social and political integration for many African countries prior to the establishment of the then Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963.
The AU strove towards boosting intra-African cooperation and integration in the economic field at the continental level. It saw the formation of several regional economic communities that were created first with a...
3 February 2018
www.leconomistemaghrebin.com
Même si la Tunisie a fait des avancées en matière d’égalité homme – femme, le marché du travail reste dominé par la gent masculine et les femmes sont les plus touchées par le chômage et la pauvreté.
3 February 2018
allafrica.com
In his opening remarks at the Africa Business and Investment Forum that took place on 30 January in Addis Ababa, Paul Kagame - President of Rwanda and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) - praised the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) for mobilizing stakeholders to a public-private sector dialogue.
3 February 2018
allafrica.com
The 30th summit of the African Union opened this Monday, January 29, in Addis Abeba, the capital of Ethiopia. On this occasion, the heads of state and governments of the continent focused on a central theme: Corruption.
2 February 2018
www.panafricanvisions.com
The African Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have announced a new partnership which will see the two organisations work together to increase insurance coverage against climate risks for African states.
2 February 2018
www.investethiopia.gov.et
A high level public- private sector dialogue on ways of supporting and promoting private-sector-led growth in Africa took place at the Shraton Hotel in Addis Ababa today. The event brought togther African leaders, including Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Chairperson of the African Union Commission as well as presidents of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegale and Niger.
2 February 2018
www.rfi.fr
C'est l'une des figures de la lutte anti-corruption en Afrique... Depuis dix mois, l'économiste camerounaise Vera Songwe est la nouvelle secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l'Afrique. Le week-end dernier, lors du 30e sommet de l'UA à Addis Abeba, elle a tenu devant les dirigeants africains un discours très décapant contre la corruption...
2 February 2018
www.financialafrik.com
The Pan African Risk Management Mutual (African Risk Capacity, ARC), a specialized agency of the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have announced a partnership that will allow the two organizations to combine their efforts to strengthen African States’ climate risk insurance coverage.
2 February 2018
africa.cgtn.com
The African Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday announced a new partnership which will ensure an increase insurance coverage against climate risks for African states.
2 February 2018
newbusinessethiopia.com
The African Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have announced a new partnership which will see the two organisations work together to increase insurance coverage against climate risks for African states.
2 February 2018
www.financialafrik.com
La Mutuelle panafricaine de gestion des risques (African Risk Capacity, ARC), une institution spécialisée de l’Union africaine, et la Commission économique pour l’Afrique des Nations Unies (CEA) ont annoncé un partenariat qui permettra aux deux organisations de conjuguer leurs efforts en vue de renforcer la couverture d’assurance contre les risques climatiques des États africains.
2 February 2018
energies-media.com
Le président kenyan a participé, le 30 janvier, à une table ronde sur l’énergie organisée par la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique à Addis-Abeba
2 February 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
The African Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union (AU), and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week announced a new partnership to increase insurance coverage against climate risks for African states.
2 February 2018
realnewsmagazine.net
AFRICAN countries experiencing harsh effects of climate change have reasons to smile. The African Risk Capacity, ARC, an agency of the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, have announced a new partnership which will see the two organisations work together to increase insurance coverage against climate risks for African states.
2 February 2018
allafrica.com
"We are here to listen and learn about what you consider as relevant for Africa and the African Union at the G20," said Ambassador Pedro Villagra Delgado, Argentina's Sherpa for the G20.
2 February 2018
www.brookings.edu
After weathering the tumultuous year that was 2016, Africa’s economies ended 2017 on a positive note, with an annual growth rate of 2.6 percent and projected increase in 2018 and thereafter. A number of African countries are growing at above 6 percent as foreign direct investment inflows surge. Commodity prices continued to recover in 2017, and global growth and trade are gaining momentum.
2 February 2018
www.newtimes.co.rw
The African Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union (AU), and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week announced a new partnership to increase insurance coverage against climate risks for African states.
1 February 2018
www.modernghana.co
Addis Ababa, 30 January 2018 (ECA) - The Chair of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) Executive Board, Olusegun Obasanjo, also former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Tuesday officially launched CoDA office at the African Union Headquarters.
1 February 2018
www.africanreview.com
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) has partnered with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to increase insurance coverage against climate risks for African states
1 February 2018
www.maghrebemergent.info
L'Afrique devrait connaître une croissance de 3,5% en 2018, soit une augmentation de 0,3% par rapport à 2017, a annoncé jeudi Vera Songwe, secrétaire générale de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), lors du 30ème Sommet de l'Union africaine (UA) à Addis Abeba, la capitale de l'Ethiopie.
1 February 2018
www.bizcommunity.africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - African Union chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat has emphasised that the union is ready to tackle corruption, saying that the Pan-Africa body should have financial independence.