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12 January 2017
www.techzim.co.zw
From my experience using the internet it has come to light that quite a healthy number of small scale businesses either lack online presence or they have an outdated version of it.
10 January 2017
www.ipsnews.net
The UN’s Administrative and Budgetary Committee (Fifth Committee) has approved a $40 million project to retrofit the premises of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, as part of the upgrades of UN Commission buildings, including the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa.
9 January 2017
mg.co.za
The African Mining Vision was adopted in 2009 by the African Union and developed by the Economic Commission for Africa. In the same year, the Economic Justice Network of the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa organised the first Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI).
8 January 2017
www.newtimes.co.rw
2016 has been rated, by several commentators, as one of the “most successful years” in Rwanda’s history, as far as socio-economic development of the country is concerned. A lot of infrastructure deals were signed while other mega projects were launched and/or inaugurated.
6 January 2017
https://citizentv.co.ke
The East African Community has been on top in Africa as a fast rising trading bloc in the past one and half decade, after its resurrection in 1999 by its original members, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. This was after years of political rhetoric emphasizing regional cultural ties and integration as a means to economic development.
5 January 2017
www.the-star.co.ke
Dressed in a white apron and black gum boots, 24-year old Osman Idris waits patiently outside a Nairobi slaughterhouse as scores of customers stream past in search of fresh meat.
4 January 2017
www.daijiworld.com
The Cote d'Ivoire-based Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) is hoping India will help develop higher education across the continent through a strategic partnership to leverage its experience in the sector.
4 January 2017
www.jamaicaobserver.com
Secretary general of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of countries, Dr Patrick I Gomes, is urging member states to move towards ratifying the World Trade Organization (WTO) 2013 Trade Facilitation Agreement.
4 January 2017
www.dailymail.co.uk
Dressed in a white apron and black gum boots, 24-year-old Osman Idris waits patiently outside a Nairobi slaughterhouse as scores of customers stream past in search of fresh meat.
4 January 2017
http://exchange.co.tz
Despite the short period left to the deadline for the mid-term development roadmap that among others, projects income per capita to reach $1,240 against economic growth of 11.5 per cent, the Government is optimistic that the target is still within reach.
3 January 2017
www.leseco.ma
La Conférence ministérielle annuelle conjointe de la Commission économique des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) et de la Commission de l’Union africaine (CUA) se tiendra à Dakar du 23 au 28 mars 2017. Cette année, le thème retenu est : «Croissance, inégalités et chômage».
2 January 2017
http://allafrica.com
It recently emerged that, in February, a sub-committee of ministers responsible for East African Community affairs agreed on a confederation model instead of a political federation as the last stage of EAC integration.
20 December 2016
www.adiac-congo.com
Le président congolais, Denis Sassou N'Guesso a mis à profit sa participation à la 22e Conférence des parties à la convention cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques (COP) pour lancer le 15 novembre à Marrakech un Fonds bleu pour le Bassin du Congo.
19 December 2016
www.einnews.com
The Sub-Regional Office for Central Africa of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will present the fourth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR IV) to members of Government, parliamentarians, senior civil servants, academics, diplomats, representatives from development bodies and journalists based in Cameroon on Friday the 25th of November 2016 on the campus of the International...
19 December 2016
world.einnews.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA – Office for North Africa) will organize on 24-25 November in Tunis (Tunisia) an expert group meeting under the theme : “Territorialization of Industrial Policy and Inclusive Growth”.
16 December 2016
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
The countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have lost an amount of $314 billion to illicit financial flows in 10 years from 2004 to 2013.
15 December 2016
http://africanbrains.net
The Africa Climate Policy center (ACPC) organized a development partners round table. The objective was to present a new strategy that repositions ACPC within the Economic Commission of Africa’s (ECA) institutional architecture as a center of reference, responding to new realities and harnessing emerging opportunities in the transition towards climate resilient development.
15 December 2016
www.einnews.com
Preparations are underway for the joint Annual Ministerial Conference of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) to be held in Dakar, Senegal from 23-28 March 2017 on the theme, “Growth, inequality and unemployment.”
15 December 2016
http://footprint2africa.com
A global tool dubbed 16: Infrastructure Projects for African Integration, designed to attract and increase private sector investment in Africa’s transboundary infrastructure is set to be launched in Dakar, Senegal.
15 December 2016
www.guineeconakry.info
Une réunion ad‘ hoc d’experts d’Afrique Centrale se tient à Brazzaville, capitale de la République du Congo, du 13 au 14 décembre 2016. Ces acteurs et sachants de la sous-région planchent sur l’état d’avancement et les perspectives de la mise en œuvre de la Vision du Régime Minier de l’Afrique en Afrique Centrale.
15 December 2016
http://unctad.org
While global trade has been stagnant for several years, e-commerce has been growing rapidly, accelerating upwards from $16 trillion in 2013 to $22 trillion in 2015, and emerging as a powerful driver of economic growth, inclusive trade, and jobs.
15 December 2016
http://adiac-congo.com
Le chef de cabinet du ministre des Transports, de l’aviation civile et de la marine marchande, Pierre Zomambou-Bongo, a évoqué le 15 décembre à Brazzaville, l’importance des infrastructures de transport dans le développement socio-économique d’un pays comme le Congo.
15 December 2016
http://journalducameroun.com
Les experts de l’Afrique centrale se réunissent depuis mardi, 13 décembre 2016, à Brazzaville, en vue d’évaluer la mise en œuvre de la vision du régime minier de l’Afrique dans la sous-région, a annoncé mercredi la radio publique.
15 December 2016
http://afrique.latribune.fr
Lors de la COP22, la République du Congo, avec la Fondation Brazzaville, ont annoncé la création d'une nouvelle initiative : le Fonds bleu pour le bassin du Congo.
15 December 2016
www.einnews.com
Today, 15 December, the Africa Climate Policy center (ACPC) organized a development partners round table. The objective was to present a new strategy that repositions ACPC within the Economic Commission of Africa's (ECA) institutional architecture as a center of reference, responding to new realities and harnessing emerging opportunities in the transition towards climate resilient...