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7 June 2017
thenationonlineng.net
Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun yesterday said high level corruption was endemic in Nigeria because it was too easy for people to loot public funds.
7 June 2017
www.un.org
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) et l'Union africaine (UA) ont lancé mardi à Monrovia le Groupe de haut niveau sur les migrations (HLPM) en Afrique – un panel visant à placer les questions de migrations au sommet de l'agenda politique en engageant les principaux acteurs et partenaires.
7 June 2017
www.ebc.et
"Just last week, some forty young men and women died of thirst in the Sahara Desert, while trying to reach Europe. More than a thousand have perished in the Mediterranean Sea since the beginning of this year."
6 June 2017
www.portseurope.com
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 5, 2017 – The United Nations (UN) has produced a report entitled, “Economic Report on Africa 2017 – Urbanisation and Industrialisation for Africa’s Transformation” which highlights the achievements of Morocco’s northern port of Tangier in creating a successful special economic zone (SEZ).
6 June 2017
www.liberianewsagency.org
A High-level Panel on International Migration in Africa will be launched on Tuesday, June 6, in Monrovia to push migration issues to the top of policy agenda by engaging major stakeholders and partners.
6 June 2017
http://gnnliberia.com
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Tuesday, June 06, 2017, launched the High-Level Panel Migration in the auditorium of the C. Cecil Dennis at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia, lauding stakeholders in the sector.
6 June 2017
www.emansion.gov.lr
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has launched the High Level Panel on International Migration in Monrovia and described migration as an important subject because it has become a major issue that poses problems for every country in the world.
6 June 2017
allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa joined the greater United Nations family Tuesday in mourning the sudden death of United Nations Population Fund Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin, who passed away in his New York home Sunday evening.
6 June 2017
http://fr.allafrica.com
« La semaine dernière, une quarantaine de jeunes hommes et femmes sont morts de soif dans le Désert du Sahara, en essayant de rejoindre l'Europe. Plus d'un millier ont péri en Méditerranée depuis le début de cette année ». Tels sont les mots de la Présidente Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dans son allocution, lors du lancement d'un Groupe de haut niveau sur les migrations (HLPM) en Afrique...
4 June 2017
www.businessdailyafrica.com
The United Nations Commission for Africa (Uneca) defines the Blue Economy as that which covers both aquatic and marine spaces, including oceans, seas, coasts, lakes, rivers, and underground water encompassing a range of productive sectors, including fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, transport, shipbuilding, energy, bioprospecting and underwater mining and related activities.
3 June 2017
www.moroccoworldnews.com
Rabat – Morocco’s outstanding industrial activities were at the heart of the 2017 Economic Report on Africa, which described Tangier’s special industrial zones as positioning the region as a “promising growth hub” driven by manufacturing, trade and logistics sectors.
1 June 2017
rench.china.org.cn
Confronté à une grave crise financière et économique, le Tchad a entamé la révision de son Code minier et de ses textes d'application, pour rendre attractif un secteur très prometteur mais sous-exploité.
1 June 2017
www.newtimes.co.rw
There has been much talk about Africa’s urban dividends—the increased prosperity and sustained socioeconomic development resulting from the expansion and industrialisation of African cities.
31 May 2017
www.africanews.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday launched the 2017 edition of its Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2017) at its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
31 May 2017
news.xinhuanet.com
The links between urbanization and industrialization have been weak in Africa, underlining the urgent need to connect urban and industrial development given their interdependence and growth impacts, said a report launched on Wednesday.
31 May 2017
www.ena.gov.et
Addis Ababa May 31/2017 The 2017 Economic Report on Urbanization and Industrialization for Africa’s Transformation has recommended that maximum efforts be exerted to enhance linkage between industrialization and urbanization in Africa to advance economic transformation.
31 May 2017
www.globaltimes.cn
The links between urbanization and industrialization have been weak in Africa, underlining the urgent need to connect urban and industrial development given their interdependence and growth impacts, said a report launched on Wednesday.
30 May 2017
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
“The destiny of the African youth is not at the bottom of the Mediterranean sea,” says Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, at its just ended 52nd Annual Meetings in India.
30 May 2017
apanews.net
Le rapport économique sur l'Afrique (REA2017), qui examine comment le continent peut accélérer l'industrialisation comme vecteur de la transformation structurelle de l'Afrique en exploitant les opportunités découlant de l'urbanisation rapide, a été lancé ce mardi au siège de la Commission économique des Nations Unies (ECA) à Addis-Abeba.
30 May 2017
apanews.net
On the margins of the forthcoming ECOWAS heads of state summit, a high-level panel on international migration in Africa will be launched on 6 June 2017 in Monrovia, Liberia.
30 May 2017
appablog.wordpress.com
The Economic Commission for Africa’s flagship, the Economic Report on Africa 2017, was launched in Addis Ababa today with Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, calling on African governments to make deliberate efforts to create links between urban and industrial development in the context of their national development plans.
30 May 2017
www.tchadien.info
The Economic Commission for Africa’s flagship, the Economic Report on Africa 2017, was launched in Addis Ababa today with Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, calling on African governments to make deliberate efforts to create links between urban and industrial development in the context (...)
30 May 2017
www.boursenews.ma
Le rapport économique sur l'Afrique (REA2017), lancé mardi au siège de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) à Addis-Abeba, fait appel aux gouvernements africains à instaurer et à coordonner les investissements dans les infrastructures urbaines, en particulier dans l'électricité et les transports, tant pour soutenir les entreprises industrielles que pour...
30 May 2017
www.fanabc.com
Addis Ababa, May 30, 2017 (FBC) - The Economic Commission for Africa’s flagship, the Economic Report on Africa 2017, was launched in Addis Ababa today.
30 May 2017
africaprimenews.com
The Deputy Executive Secretary United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Giovanie Biha, has called on African governments to make deliberate efforts to create links between urban and industrial development in the context of their national development plans.