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12 June 2020
www.lactuacho.com
Avec le soutien de ses partenaires, la Commission de la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) a entamé le processus d’élaboration de Vision 2050 et de ses cadres de mise en œuvre.
12 June 2020
http://reussirbusiness.com
La Zone de Libre échange économique africaine (Zlecaf) est aussi un instrument accélérateur pour favoriser la transformation numérique, a estimé M. Jean-Paul Adam, 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).
12 June 2020
www.financialafrik.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.
12 June 2020
www.odt.co.nz
Dunedin statistician John Harraway has prepared educational modules to help strengthen public health efforts in Africa.
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
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.
11 June 2020
www.cnbcafrica.com/
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% to the world’s digital economy, which accounts for about 15% of global GDP.
11 June 2020
www.mapexpress.ma
L’Afrique perd 79 milliards de dollars de revenus potentiels par an car la plupart de ses jeunes sont sans emploi, en particulier ceux âgés de 15 à 34 ans, soit 34 pc de la population du continent, a relevé la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU), Mme Vera Songwe.
11 June 2020
https://lematin.ma
La secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU), Vera Songwe, tire la sonnette d’alarme en ce qui concerne le coût du chômage des jeunes africains. Citée par la MAP , la responsable a indiqué lors d’une consultation virtuelle sur la politique de la jeunesse sur le coronavirus que l’Afrique perd 79 milliards de dollars de revenus potentiels par an car...
11 June 2020
http://cityvoiceng.com
Africa contributes less than 1% to the world’s digital economy, which accounts for about 15% of global GDP, 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.
11 June 2020
www.modernghana.com
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% to the world’s digital economy, which accounts for about 15% of global GDP.
11 June 2020
https://nairametrics.com
A series of debt defaults will return Africa to the era of the 90s when poverty was rampant and nations defaulted on debt.
11 June 2020
www.modernghana.com
Dr. Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), on Tuesday urged African youth to be bold and seek youth-driven solutions to some of the challenges affecting the continent.
11 June 2020
www.moroccoworldnews.com
Africa loses $79 billion of potential revenue every year because of youth unemployment, said the Secretary Executive of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Vera Songwe.
11 June 2020
https://africa.cgtn.com
Economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa region is expected to contract by 2.8 percent in 2020, according to a regional outlook by the World Bank.
Covid-19 : la Jeunesse de l’UA alerte sur la révision des programmes de relance économique des Etats
11 June 2020
www.adiac-congo.com
Le président de l’ONG Univers des Jeunes, Maxence Ondongo, a proposé le 09 juin à Brazzaville, sur vidéo conférence, aux présidents des Etats de l’Union africaine (UA) la rectification des programmes et plans de relance de leurs économies pour appuyer les initiatives entrepreneuriales juvéniles après la Covid-19.
11 June 2020
https://africa.com
Africa’s progress in empowering women risks being undone if authorities’ responses to the Covid-19 crisis do not take gender issues into account.
11 June 2020
www.ena.et
Africa is in urgent need of affordable broadband internet to help school children affected by COVID-19 in the continent continue education online, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) urged.
10 June 2020
https://guardian.ng/
At the second UBA Africa Day Conversations the other day, some African leaders in government, business, and multilateral institution spoke exhaustively about what Africa needs to do to recover quickly from the economic effects of COVID-19.
10 June 2020
https://goldstreetbusiness.com
In his fourth address to update Ghanaians on the country’s responses to the Coronavirus pandemic the President directed the Finance Minister to prepare for approval by Parliament, a Coronavirus Alleviation Program (CAP) to address the disruption of economic activities, hardship of the people and to rescue and revitalize our industries.
10 June 2020
www.bloombergquint.com
The new airport serving the Angolan capital of Luanda was intended to be a bright and welcoming symbol of the former Portuguese colony’s renaissance—a counterpoint to th...
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10 June 2020
www.cnbcafrica.com
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe, on Tuesday urged African youth to be bold and seek solutions to some of the challenges affecting the continent.
In remarks at the end of a Virtual Youth Policy Consultation on the coronavirus and Building Back Better with Young Africans, Ms. Songwe sought to inspire and support the young leaders into action.
10 June 2020
www.marketscreener.com
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe, on Tuesday urged African youth to be bold and seek solutions to some of the challenges affecting the continent.
10 June 2020
http://tourisminfo.com.tn
Dans le cadre de l’intensification des efforts et des initiatives de soutien financier à ses membres contre les effets néfastes de la pandémie du COVID-19, l’African Airlines Association (AFRAA), qui regroupe 45 compagnies aériennes, a organisé un webinaire sur le thème: «Soutien financier à l’industrie aérienne africaine dans un contexte de répercussions de la pandémie du COVID-19. »