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28 March 2017
www.un.org
The Economic Commission for Africa organised, Saturday 25 March in Dakar (Senegal) in partnership with the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the African Union Commission and UN Habitat an Expert Group Meeting on “The New Urban Agenda and Demographic Dividend: Investing in Africa’s Youth”.
28 March 2017
www.cnbcafrica.com
28 March 2017
http://voiceofdjibouti.com
Despite being the fastest growing sub-region of the continent with an economic growth rate of 6.7% – second in the world to East Asia, East Africa is lagging behind in terms of its structural transformation.
28 March 2017
www.lapresse.tn
Pour les infrastructures, le pays est classé cinquième parmi les pays de l’UMA pour sa performance moyenne selon l’indice de développement des infrastructures de la BAD entre 2010 et 2012
28 March 2017
lepotentielonline.com
« L'Afrique doit pouvoir tenir le discours sur son propre développement, mais elle ne pourra le faire que si elle dispose des données nécessaires (...). Les profils pays de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) donneront aux pays membres leur mot à dire dans les discours tenus à leur sujet, ils leur permettront également d'améliorer la prise de décisions...
28 March 2017
lepotentielonline.com
« L'Afrique doit pouvoir tenir le discours sur son propre développement, mais elle ne pourra le faire que si elle dispose des données nécessaires (...). Les profils pays de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) donneront aux pays membres leur mot à dire dans les discours tenus à leur sujet, ils leur permettront également d'améliorer la prise de décisions...
28 March 2017
www.lecongolais.cd
Suite à la Conférence des experts de la Commission Économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) et l’Union Africaine (UA), la Conférence des Ministres Africains des Finances qui était prévue du lundi 27 au mardi 28 mars 2017 est reportée à une date ultérieure.
28 March 2017
www.downtoearth.org.in
The fast rate at which Africa is urbanizing – one of the fastest in the world – is giving African decision and policy makers an opportunity to rethink the urbanization path so far trod on and chose one which will contribute to Africa achieving the continental targets for inclusive growth and transformation.
28 March 2017
africabusinesscommunities.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched the second generation of its Country profiles, on the margins of the African Development Week held in Dakar Senegal.
28 March 2017
www.lapresse.tn
Pour les infrastructures, le pays est classé cinquième parmi les pays de l’UMA pour sa performance moyenne selon l’indice de développement des infrastructures de la BAD entre 2010 et 2012
27 March 2017
http://leconews.com
Une collecte de données statistiques devant permettre de connaitre la situation économique et sociale d’une vingtaine de pays du contient dont l’Algérie. Les Profils pays lancés hier au Sénégal, révèlent que l’Algérie, la Mauritanie et la Tunisie sont confrontés à des défis et opportunités communs dont la baisse des prix des matières premières, la faiblesse du commerce avec les pays voisins et d’...
27 March 2017
thebftonline.com
African finance, planning and economic development ministers have resolved to implement strategies and plans at the regional and national levels to tackle youth unemployment and inequality on the continent.
27 March 2017
http://foreignaffairs.co.nz
The joint Annual Ministerial Conference of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) addressed opportunities for reducing inequality and extreme poverty in Africa in order to achieve the targets of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan (2013-2023) of Agenda 2063 and the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Participants stressed the...
27 March 2017
http://djiboutinewsgazette.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched today in Dakar the second generation of its Country profiles, on the margins of the African Development Week (Dakar, 23 – 28 March 2017). These reports, which offer a snapshot of economic and social development in African countries, identify policy challenges and provide recommendations to decision-makers, national and regional institutions to...
27 March 2017
http://leadership.ng
Mr Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, has tasked African governments to commit to a roadmap that will allow pension funds to invest in infrastructure.
A statement in Abuja by the communications section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) disclosed this on Monday at the venue of the ongoing African Development Week which began on Thursday in...
27 March 2017
www.leconews.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique a procédé hier au lancement de la deuxième génération des Profils Pays de la CEA.
27 March 2017
http://sdg.iisd.org
The joint Annual Ministerial Conference of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) addressed opportunities for reducing inequality and extreme poverty in Africa in order to achieve the targets of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan (2013-2023) of Agenda 2063 and the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
27 March 2017
https://southernafrican.news
Africa launches the 2017 Economic Report on Africa in Dakar, Senegal, this week, with the continent looking back on a challenging 2016 marked by the worst economic performance in over two decades, especially for Sub-Saharan Africa.
27 March 2017
www.leconews.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique a procédé hier au lancement de la deuxième génération des Profils Pays de la CEA.
27 March 2017
www.leconews.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique a procédé hier au lancement de la deuxième génération des Profils Pays de la CEA.
27 March 2017
www.lesahel.org
Dans le cadre de la semaine de développement prévue pour se tenir à Dakar, le Directeur du Bureau Afrique de l'Ouest de la CEA, M. Dimitri Sanga, a présidé samedi dernier le lancement des Profils pays 2016 en présence de la Secrétaire exécutive adjointe de la CEA Mme Giovani Biha.
27 March 2017
sdg.iisd.org
The joint Annual Ministerial Conference of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) addressed opportunities for reducing inequality and extreme poverty in Africa in order to achieve the targets of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan (2013-2023) of Agenda 2063 and the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Participants stressed the...
27 March 2017
www.tralac.org
The Economic Report on Africa 2017, which examines how the continent can accelerate industrialization as a vehicle for Africa’s structural transformation by harnessing opportunities arising from rapid urbanization, was officially launched in Dakar, Senegal, on Saturday.
27 March 2017
https://appablog.wordpress.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched today in Dakar the second generation of its Country profiles, on the margins of the African Development Week (Dakar, 23 – 28 March 2017). These reports, which offer a snapshot of economic and social development in African countries, identify policy challenges and provide recommendations to decision-makers, national and regional institutions to...
27 March 2017
http://alpha.footprint2africa.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will launch the second generation of its ECA Country Profiles on Saturday 25 March on the margins of the African Development Week (Dakar, 23 – 28 March 2017).