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6 December 2017
thebftonline.com
Customs and border controls in many African countries remain a governance challenge and that more is needed to achieve free movement of people and goods on the continent, Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said.
6 December 2017
thebftonline.com
The agricultural sector on the continent needs stronger regulations to correct the existing governance processes that are fraught with weakness, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe, has said.
6 December 2017
www.cnbcafrica.com
Africa will not be able to accelerate and sustain growth without adequate access to energy, says Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe.
6 December 2017
cceonlinenews.com
Speaking at the inaugural two-day Terminal Operators Conference Africa 2017 at the Durban International Convention Centre, Mr Gama cited poor infrastructure on the continent as a major setback. He said that Africa is missing on the current global shipping boom at the expense of its economic growth.
6 December 2017
allafrica.com
The 12th African Economic Conference taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has emphasized the need to develop and deepen the role of the development financial institutions to play a more active role in financing industrialization projects, energy, agriculture and administrative reforms.
6 December 2017
www.modernghana.com
It is the case that many years ago Allah created humanity through Adam and Eve and placed at their disposal, abundant natural resources. Since then our population has been expanding to the extent that today we are around 7. 6 billion people of all races and all colors, currently in the world.
6 December 2017
allafrica.com
The Public Service Commission (PSC) in partnership with the University of South Africa (UNISA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) cordially invite the members of the media to the commemoration of the 2017 International Anti-Corruption Day, under the theme: 'Illicit Financial Flows in Africa and its Impact on Development'.
6 December 2017
allafrica.com
The fourth Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda ended in Dakar Friday with experts making concrete recommendations for consideration by policy makers, universities, regional and continental organizations on how to align higher education policy with science, technology and innovation (STI) and industrial policies to support the transformation of...
Curtain Falls On African Economic Conference - African Countries Urged to Make Governance a Priority
6 December 2017
allafrica.com
The 12th African Economic Conference (AEC) drew to a close on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with participants calling for governance to remain a priority of development programmes in Africa.
6 December 2017
moneyandmarkets.co.ke
Speakers at Economic Conference on Africa organised by UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) underlined the need to restructure current model of revenue collection on natural resources in Africa in order to add value
6 December 2017
www.financialafrik.com
Dans une interview exclusive accordée à Niamey à Financial Afrik, Dr Vera Songwe, Secrétaire exécutive de la commission des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), analyse les profondes mutations positives que va engendrer le libre échange commercial en Afrique. «Le commerce intra africain passé de 9 à 17 % en l’espace de quelques années facilitera paradoxalement le commerce avec l’Europe», déclare t...
5 December 2017
allafrica.com
"Governance is the reason why some nations and societies do better than others," Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared as he welcomed delegates to the 12th edition of the African Economic Conference taking place at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa.
5 December 2017
thenationonlineng.net
Nigeria has facilitated and as well updated modalities for the actualisation of the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
5 December 2017
www.ecofinagency.com
African nations should auto-finance the implementation of a good governance programmes in the framework of their structural transformations, Abdalla Hamdok (picture), deputy executive secretary of the economic commission for Africa (ECA), told Ecofin Agency. This was on the sidelines of the 27th African economic conference which opened on December 4, 2017, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
5 December 2017
thenationonlineng.net
Nigeria has facilitated and as well updated modalities for the actualisation of the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
5 December 2017
www.newera.com.na
Windhoek-Namibia will host the Third Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) from December 10 to 14 in Swakopmund, under the theme “Regional Infrastructure Development for Job Creation and Economic Transformation.”
5 December 2017
allafrica.com
All is set for the 2017 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week which takes place from 10 to 14 December in Swakopmund, Namibia, on the theme, "Regional infrastructure development for job creation and economic transformation."
5 December 2017
allafrica.com
Unless there a good focus on agricultural and economic transformation, efforts at structural transformation of African countries won't amount to much, says Neway Gebreab, former advisor to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
5 December 2017
allafrica.com
African countries are constantly engaged in negotiating bilateral and multilateral treaties and several contracts for the exploration and development of extractive resources. However, most of them lack the requisite institutional capacity to ensure the interests of their countries are advanced through these negotiations.
5 December 2017
www.2merkato.com
Enat Bank, one of the latest entrant to Ethiopia’s banking sector, has farewell its founding board chairperson, Meaza Ashenafi, who held the position starting from the bank’s inception. The decision was passed during the shareholders’ general meeting.
5 December 2017
moneyandmarkets.co.ke
To achieve structural transformation on the continent, Africa must look for homegrown solutions and learn from its own experience, participants at the 12th African Economic Conference (AEC) heard Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
5 December 2017
www.gabonactu.com
Addis Abéba, 5 décembre (Gabonactu.com) – Le continent africain n’a pas été médiocre ces dernières années sur le plan des performances économiques, selon une présentation de Vera Songwe, Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA).
5 December 2017
www.alwihdainfo.com
La secrétaire exécutive de la CEA, Vera Songwe, a appelé les dirigeants, les économistes et les décideurs à « porter leur regard au-delà des indicateurs standards de bonne gouvernance ».
5 December 2017
www.gabonactu.com
Le Premier ministre Ethiopien, Haile Mariam Dessalegn a présidé lundi la 12ème édition de la conférence économique africaine qui se déroulera jusqu’à ce mercredi à Addis Abéba en Ethiopie sur le thème « mettre la gouvernance au service de la transformation structurelle ».
5 December 2017
energies-media.com
La troisième édition de la Semaine du Programme de développement des infrastructures en Afrique (PIDA) se déroulera du 10 au 14 décembre 2017 à Swakopmund, avec un focus sur certains projets d’interconnexion électrique