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16 June 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com
Le contexte économique post COVID19, offre-t-il une opportunité au Maroc, et plus généralement l'Afrique du Nord, de réorienter et accélérer sa transformation structurelle ?
16 June 2020
https://www.project-syndicate.org
Ensuring that the continent’s small and medium-size enterprises have access to the capital and expertise they need is critical to combating COVID-19 effectively. African-owned solutions that are adapted to local conditions and create valuable employment opportunities may be the key to mitigating the pandemic’s economic impact.
16 June 2020
http://jornaldeangola.sapo.ao
Os projectos em fase de preparação em Angola, para além dos que já estão em curso, servem de testemunho de que o Governo está seriamente empenhado em impulsionar a industrialização com recurso à energia a preços acessíveis.
16 June 2020
https://www.africa-newsroom.com
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic crippling economies the world over and set to trigger into motion Africa’s first recession in 25 years, the Economic Commission for Africa and its partners teamed-up to produce a new report which proposes several interventions to promptly and effectively address COVID-19 challenges on the continent at the urban level.
16 June 2020
https://www.digitalbusiness.africa
‘‘L’Afrique contribue moins de 1% à l’économie numérique mondiale, qui représente environ 15% du PIB mondial’’. L’affirmation est du directeur de la division de la Technologie, du Changement climatique et de la Gestion des ressources naturelles, à la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Jean-Paul Adam. Au cours d’une conférence de presse virtuelle tenue le 10 juin 2020, il a estimé que le...
16 June 2020
https://www.leboursier.ma
Avec la crise sanitaire du Covid-19, la transformation structurelle de l’économie marocaine peut être confrontée à de nouveaux défis mais elle peut également s’appuyer sur de nouvelles fenêtres d’opportunités.
15 June 2020
http://news.alome.com
Le Directeur de la Division de la technologie, du changement climatique et de la gestion des ressources naturelles, à la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Jean-Paul Adam, déclare aux journalistes lors d’une conférence de presse virtuelle, le 10 juin 2020, que l’Afrique contribue moins de 1% à l’économie numérique mondiale, qui représente environ 15% du PIB mondial.
15 June 2020
www.cgdev.org
This episode of Conversations on COVID-19 and Development will air on Wednesday, June 17, 10:00am ET. If you have a question you would like the speakers to answer, you can email it to us by 11:00 am ET on Tuesday, June 16 at events@cgdev.org. Register above to receive a reminder to watch.
15 June 2020
https://thebftonline.com
Africa’s economic, business and public policy analysts are forecasting that the speed and scope of the continent’s post-COVID-19 recovery will largely depend on the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). These views were contained in the recent UN publication, “Africa Renewal.”
15 June 2020
www.busiweek.com
Angola expects to implement a USD 400 million two-phase project in the clean energy segment, funded by the World Bank and the French Development Agency.
15 June 2020
www.un.org
Modérément frappés par la COVID-19, les pays en développement sans littoral (PDSL) subissent en revanche de plein fouet les retombées de la pandémie. Vulnérables aux chocs extérieurs, ils paient leur isolement des marchés mondiaux, leur dépendance à l’égard des pays de transit voisins et leur manque de capacités de production. C’est pourquoi les Nations Unies enjoignent les gouvernements à...
15 June 2020
https://fr.allafrica.com
La science, la technologie et l'innovation seront au cœur de la reprise de l'Afrique après la pandémie dévastatrice de coronavirus (COVID-19) et de la capacité du continent à créer des emplois durables, déclare ce lundi, la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe.
15 June 2020
https://news.un.org
Après le meurtre de George Floyd, un groupe de hauts fonctionnaires des Nations Unies d’origine africaine expriment leur indignation face au racisme généralisé et systémique. Dans une tribune collective qu’ils ont signé à titre personnel, 22 Secrétaires généraux adjoints de l’ONU appellent à aller au-delà des condamnations et à mettre en oeuvre les changements structurels nécessaires pour...
15 June 2020
https://www.globaldiasporanews.com
14 June 2020
www.press.et
The director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Jean-Paul Adam, told journalists during a virtual press briefing on 10 June 2020 that Africa contributes less than 1 percent to the world’s digital economy, which accounts for about 15 percent of global GDP, according to United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
14 June 2020
www.capitalethiopia.com
The director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Jean-Paul Adam, told journalists that Africa contributes less than 1% to the world’s digital economy, which accounts for about 15% of global GDP.
14 June 2020
https://mg.co.za/
Covid-19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and brought to glaring light the unique burdens which women carry the world over. Response resources should be targeted towards the immediate needs of managing the virus as well as be future-looking to also dismantle the structural, systemic barriers which reinforce inequality and disenfranchisement.
14 June 2020
https://news.un.org
A group of more than twenty senior leaders in the UN, who report directly to Secretary-General António Guterres, and who are African or of African descent, have put their names to a personal and hard-hitting statement published on Friday, expressing their outrage at pervasive and systemic racism, highlighting the need to ‘go beyond and do more’ than just offering condemnation.
13 June 2020
www.xinhuanet.com
A new report jointly published by the United Nations and the African Union (AU) emphasized that there is much work to be done to spur Africa's integration, so as to enable the continent withstand socioeconomic shocks, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
13 June 2020
www.china.org.cn
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Friday emphasized the urgent need to expand affordable internet access in Africa as the continent contributes less than 1 percent of the world's digital economy.
13 June 2020
www.xinhuanet.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Friday emphasized the urgent need to expand affordable internet access in Africa as the continent contributes less than 1 percent of the world's digital economy.
12 June 2020
https://guardian.ng
To manage the possible effect of the pandemic on the economy post-COVID-19, Nigeria and other parts of the Continent will require about $100 billion for universal, affordable and good quality Internet access by 2030.
12 June 2020
www.contrareplica.mx
La mitad de los millenials (de 25 a 34 años) y de la generación Z (de 18 a 24 años) ya han sufrido el impacto de la crisis sanitaria en sus bolsillos, según un estudio de la consultora Kantar publicado en mayo.
12 June 2020
www.esi-africa.com
The delay in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which was scheduled to launch in July this year, could provide much-needed breathing room for Africa’s manufacturing and construction sectors.
12 June 2020
www.odt.co.nz
Dunedin statistician John Harraway has prepared educational modules to help strengthen public health efforts in Africa.