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3 May 2017
reliefweb.int
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2 May 2017 (ECA) - AFRI-RES, a unique facility to support climate proofing of Africa’s long-lived infrastructure investments, was given significant impetus with the formal approval of funding of 5 million Euros by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) for its programme activities.
3 May 2017
allafrica.com
Addis Ababa — The 6th World Hydropower Congress (WHC), a multi-stakeholder forum bringing together leaders and specialists with hydropower-related responsibilities from government, industry, finance, United Nations agencies, academia and civil society, takes place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 9-11 May.
3 May 2017
allafrica.com
Addis Ababa — The 6th World Hydropower Congress (WHC), a multi-stakeholder forum bringing together leaders and specialists with hydropower-related responsibilities from government, industry, finance, United Nations agencies, academia and civil society, takes place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 9-11 May.
3 May 2017
www.vanguardngr.com
ABUJA- THE Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, has lamented few number of women in the field of Information and communication Technology, therefore charged school girls to study ICT in order to be at par with their male counterparts.
3 May 2017
www.jeuneafrique.com
De nombreux experts pensent que la fin de la période d’une forte croissance africaine tirée par la Chine a été marquée par la chute des cours des matières premières et le ralentissement de l’économie chinoise.
3 May 2017
fr.allafrica.com
Addis-Abeba — Le 6ème Congrès mondial de l'hydroélectricité (WHC), un forum multipartite réunissant des dirigeants et des spécialistes travaillant dans le domaine de l'énergie hydroélectrique ou autres domaines connexes se déroule du 9 au 11 mai, à Addis-Abeba, en Éthiopie ; les participants sont issus du gouvernement, de l'industrie, des finances, des Organismes des Nations Unies...
2 May 2017
allafrica.com
Niamey — The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the National Assembly of Niger have established a partnership framework for the organisation of a Forum on ICTs in the ECOWAS area which will be held on May 3-5, 2017 in Niamey, Niger.
2 May 2017
allafrica.com
Niamey — The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the National Assembly of Niger have established a partnership framework for the organisation of a Forum on ICTs in the ECOWAS area which will be held on May 3-5, 2017 in Niamey, Niger.
2 May 2017
allafrica.com
Representatives of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met in Addis Ababa on May 10, 2017 and agreed on a roadmap for the implementation of the partnership agreement signed between the two entities in January 2017.
1 May 2017
allafrica.com
A Swiss delegation met on Friday with Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdalla Hamdok, to discuss Switzerland’s support for the Africa Hall renovation project.
30 April 2017
allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa's African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) on Sunday hosted a workshop for policymakers on the activities and findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) where climate experts presented the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) findings as well as the work of the IPCC in the coming years.
30 April 2017
www.cpifinancial.net
The IPCC decided to produce the AR6 in February 2015. It is due to be completed in the first half of 2022. The meeting in Addis Ababa will draft the outline and indicative coverage of the contents of the three Working Group contributions to the report, which will be released in 2021, for consideration by the IPCC when it next meets in September. A further scoping meeting is planned for November...
29 April 2017
www.thereporterethiopia.com
A USD 57-million project to renovate 70-year-old Africa Hall is set to begin this September, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) disclosed.
28 April 2017
allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa's Director for the Special Initiatives Division(SID), Fatima Denton, says recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in their Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), should support African countries in their developmental trajectories.
28 April 2017
lematin.ma
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale, Nacer Bourita, s’est entretenu, jeudi à Addis-Abeba, avec le président de la Commission de l’Union africaine (CUA), Moussa Faki Mahamat, de plusieurs questions liées à la place du Royaume au sein de l’organisation panafricaine et sa contribution agissante à la réalisation de l’agenda africain.
28 April 2017
africanmanager.com
Dix-sept étudiants africains en droit, dont 9 femmes et 8 hommes, se sont qualifiés pour le dernier tour oral de la 15ème édition du concours mondial de procès fictifs de la Cour Moot de l’Association européenne des étudiants en droit (ELSA) sur le droit de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) qui se tiendra au siège de l’OMC du 6 au 11 juin 2017, à Genève, indique un communiqué.
27 April 2017
www.mapexpress.ma
Addis-Abeba – Le ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération internationale, Nasser Bourita, s’est entretenu, jeudi à Addis-Abeba, avec de hauts responsables de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) et à leur tête le Secrétaire exécutif par intérim de la Commission, Abdalla Hamdok.
27 April 2017
allafrica.com
The Economic Commission for Africa on Thursday participated in the International Telecommunication Union’s Girls in information and communication technologies (ICT) celebrations in Addis Ababa, with ECA professionals joining other distinguished guests in training and sharing personal stories with girls from various Ethiopian schools on how they made it in a male-dominated field.
27 April 2017
allafrica.com
After the end of the Civil War until the beginning of the first World War in 1914, the United States of America changed from a mostly agricultural nation to an industrial hub. The US got completely industrialized, even farming itself became an industry.
27 April 2017
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
Seventeen African law students, including nine women and eight men, have qualified for the final oral round of the 15th European Law Students’ Association (ELSA), Moot Court Competition, according to a press release from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) copied to ghanabusinessnews.com.
26 April 2017
www.jeuneafrique.com
L’économiste camerounaise quitte la Banque mondiale pour prendre la tête de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique des Nations unies.
23 April 2017
www.chinadaily.com.cn
African governments need to develop and implement bold and innovative policies for the continent to achieve its industrialization ambitions. Leading economists meeting during the 10th annual meeting of economic experts and finance ministers organized by the African Union and Economic Commission of Africa in Dakar, Senegal agreed that to reverse the current poor performance, stronger commitments...
19 April 2017
guardian.ng
As sentiments of protectionism and populism grow louder in Western Europe and America, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has urged Nigeria and other African countries not to panic, describing the sentiments as opportunity strategy of developing their markets and value-chains.
19 April 2017
www.237online.com
Jusqu’ici en service à la Banque Mondiale, une décision de l’ONU en date du 13 Avril a fait de la camerounaise le secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique des Nations Unies (CEA).
19 April 2017
guardian.ng
As sentiments of protectionism and populism grow louder in Western Europe and America, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has urged Nigeria and other African countries not to panic, describing the sentiments as opportunity strategy of developing their markets and value-chains.