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14 November 2017
sdg.iisd.org
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a grouping of eight countries from the Eastern Africa and the Horn region, convened a multi-stakeholder dialogue on Land Governance in the IGAD region. The dialogue, which also served as the launch of the Regional Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue Platform (RMDP) on land governance, focused on pathways in land administration in the region in...
14 November 2017
www.menafn.com
Agencies of the UN System, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) of Central Africa and their development partners such as the African Development bank (AfDB) will concert from 21 to 22 November 2017 in Yaounde Cameroon, within the framework of the eighth session of the Sub-regional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) of the UN System-wide support to the AU's NEPAD programme in the sub region.
12 November 2017
www.ethpress.gov.et
From November 14 -17, 2017, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold a conference on Land Policy in Africa with the theme; ‘The Africa We Want: Achieving socioeconomic transformation through inclusive and equitable access to land by the youth’. To make this happen, all is set to deepen capacity for land policy in Africa through improved access to knowledge and information...
9 November 2017
www.cnbcafrica.com
All is set for the Land Policy Initiative Centre’s (LPIC) second Conference on Land Policy in Africa that seeks to deepen capacity for land policy in Africa through improved access to knowledge and information on land policy development and implementation.
9 November 2017
en.trend.az
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov within his visit to Ethiopia has met with Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Abdalla Hamdok, the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend.
8 November 2017
www.mediaterre.org
Du 6 au 17 novembre 2017, une délégation d’experts de la Banque africaine de développement est présente à la 23e Conférence des parties de la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC), dite COP23, que l’ONU organise à Bonn, en Allemagne. Quelque 15 000 à 20 000 délégués devraient converger des quatre coins du monde vers la cité rhénane, siège du secrétariat de la...
8 November 2017
azertag.az
Le ministre azerbaïdjanais des Affaires étrangères Elmar Mammadyarov effectue une visite officielle en République fédérale démocratique d'Éthiopie.
8 November 2017
www.africanews.com
Trade among African countries accounts to only 13%, this is according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. A rather low figure in view of the opportunities that represents the intercontinental trade.
7 November 2017
www.tap.info.tn
La directrice du bureau d'Afrique du Nord de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) à Rabat, Lilia Hachem Naas a fait part de la disposition de la commission à coopérer avec les services spécialisés du...
6 November 2017
burkina24.com
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) a organisé du 31 octobre au 2 novembre 2017, à Addis Abéba, la dixième Session du Comité de la Coopération et de l’Intégration régionales. La question de la mise en œuvre de la Zone de libre-échange continentale a été le point important de l’ordre du jour de cette réunion.
6 November 2017
allafrica.com
A representative from Namibia's Ministry of Land and Resettlement at the 2017 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA2017) in Addis Ababa, Prisca Mandimika, has urged African governments to ensure that land reforms and acquisition processes favour the youth, stating, "Youths constitute the biggest social group in Africa and are therefore a ticking time bomb if we continue to exclude...
5 November 2017
www.newtimes.co.rw
Experts from 14 regional countries including Rwanda will this week deliberate on how they can consolidate the strong performance of the region while ensuring the economic transformation needed to reduce poverty and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
4 November 2017
allafrica.com
Your Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ...
3 November 2017
allafrica.com
The 10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI) ended in Addis Ababa Thursday night with participants adopting recommendations that will go a long way in assisting member States in adopting and implementing the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).
3 November 2017
cceonlinenews.com
Speaking at the 10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe said that Africa cannot meet its development, industrialisation and trade goals if its current infrastructure deficit was not addressed.
31 October 2017
afrique.latribune.fr
Aujourd'hui encore, le déficit d'infrastructures en Afrique est un handicap pour la facilitation du commerce intra-régional et du développement économique et la transformation en Afrique. Pour y palier, le Continent a besoin de pas moins de 300 milliards de dollars d'ici à 2020 à investir dans ce secteur vital pour son avenir socioéconomique.
30 October 2017
www.tralac.org
She observed that regional approaches and strategic partnerships to address problems of trade facilitation are increasingly being recognized since international trade involves the use of infrastructure and services of at least two countries.
30 October 2017
fr.africatime.com
La Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA) a réaffirmé que le déficit d'infrastructures en Afrique reste un défi majeur pour la facilitation du commerce, le commerce intra-régional ainsi que le développement économique et la transformation sur le continent.
29 October 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has reiterated that infrastructure deficit in Africa remains a major challenge to trade facilitation, intra-regional trade as well as economic development and transformation on the continent.
28 October 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com
Policymakers and experts, who have gathered in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa as part of the African Regional Consultative Meeting on the Global Compact on Migration, discussed Africa's key migration issues, challenges and priorities.
28 October 2017
www.daily-mail.co.zm
ECONOMIC Commission for Africa (ECA) deputy executive secretary Giovanie Biha says regional approaches and strategic partnerships to address problems of trade facilitation are increasingly being recognised since international trade involves the use of infrastructure and services of at least two countries.
27 October 2017
www.cnbcafrica.com
African countries should fully integrate Climate Information Services (CIS) into their policies, plans, programmes and practice, says Ms. Fatima Denton, Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Special Initiatives Division Director.
27 October 2017
www.menafn.com
Africa's core economic sectors are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change, says James Murombedzi, Officer in Charge of the Economic Commission for Africa's African Climate Policy Center (ACPC).
27 October 2017
www.chronicle.co.zw
27 October 2017
www.newsday.co.zw
AFRICA needs about $93 billion annually until 2020 to close the infrastructure gap, a very critical component in the implementation of intra-regional trade and economic development in the continent.