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25 May 2020
www.businessghana.com
The second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) has been launched by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank and the African Union Commission (AUC), with a call to action to African economies to deepen their integration.
25 May 2020
www.sikafinance.com
24 May 2020
https://benin24tv.com
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et la Commission de l’Union africaine (CUA) invitent les pays africains à approfondir leur intégration économique afin d’être plus résistants aux chocs comme la pandémie actuelle de Covid-19.
24 May 2020
www.xinhuanet.com/
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa expressed its keen interest to deepen partnership with China with particular emphasis on building Africa's socio-economic condition back to normal in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period.
24 May 2020
https://africaneyereport.com
Africa’s informal cross-border traders have been hit hard by Covid-19. David Luke, Gerald Masila and Lily Sommer call for five urgent interventions to prevent irreversible damage to this vulnerable community
Africa Regional Integration Index underlines integration as key to building more resilient economies
23 May 2020
https://investadvocate.com.ng
The second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) was launched Friday by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the African Union Commission (AUC), with a call to action to African economies to deepen their integration.
Africa Regional Integration Index underlines integration as key to building more resilient economies
22 May 2020
www.africanews.com
The second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) was launched Friday by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the African Union Commission (AUC), with a call to action to African economies to deepen their integration.
22 May 2020
www.financialafrik.com
En dépit de la mise en place de la Zone de libre-échange continental (ZLECA, actuellement en butte aux questions des règles d’origine), l’intégration africaine est encore très faible. Un score de 0,327 sur 1 point. C’est l’indice dévoilé par le rapport conjoint de la Commission de l’Union Africaine (CUA), de la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) et de la Commission Economique pour l’Afrique...
22 May 2020
https://afrique.latribune.fr/
Mardi 19 mai, le New York Forum Institute (NYF-Institute) organisait une table-ronde virtuelle qui a rassemblé 5 présidents africains. Entre résilience, dette et inquiétudes du monde post Covid-19, les Chefs d'Etat en appellent à un « nouvel ordre mondial » reposant sur davantage de solidarité, dans un plus strict respect de l'environnement.
22 May 2020
www.devdiscourse.com
The webinar, which took place on 13 May 2020 was convened by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to explore possibilities and opportunities for accelerated health integration in Africa.
22 May 2020
www.afrik.com
« La coopération en matière de soins de santé est essentielle pour réaliser l’aspiration 1 et l’objectif 1 de l’Agenda 2063 de l’Afrique ainsi que l’ODD 3 sur la garantie d’une vie saine et du bien-être pour tous. » C’est le résultat publié dans un communiqué à l’issue d’une réunion virtuelle sur les impacts régionaux et les réponses à la pandémie de Covid-19.
22 May 2020
www.cnbcafrica.com
The blue economy has immense value and lots of opportunity for Africa.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, it has been at the heart of global supply chains and will no doubt be vital in recovery efforts.
22 May 2020
www.cnbcafrica.com
“Healthcare cooperation is key to achieving aspiration 1 and goal 1 of Africa’s Agenda 2063 as well as SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all.” This is according to a communiqué issued at the end of a virtual meeting on the regional impacts of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 May 2020
https://zambiareports.com
The Supreme Court of Zambia has just delivered a fundamental and remarkable Judgement. It has fined Mopani Copper Mines $13 million! This is a case in which the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has been battling with Mopani Copper Mines and its Swiss parent company Glencoe since 2009. Glencore PLC is a British multinational commodity trading and mining company with its headquarters based in Baar,...
21 May 2020
www.forbes.com
Some A-list Hollywood celebrities are joining the ONE World Campaign to call for a global response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The effort kicked off May 21 with actress Julia Roberts turning over her social media platforms to Dr. Anthony Fauci as part of the #PassTheMic campaign.
21 May 2020
www.africapresse.paris
Au moment où de nombreux pays amorcent le phase de déconfinement, l’espoir renaît mais le risque d’une crise économique et sociale d’une violence inédite est toujours bien présent. Les efforts pour la relance ne devront donc laisser personne de côté, et d’autant moins que presque 90 % de l’activité économique africaine relève de l’informel. Plaidoyer.
21 May 2020
www.agenzianova.com
A causa della pandemia Covid-19, quest'anno la celebrazione della Giornata dell'Africa 2020, lunedì 25 maggio, sarà caratterizzata da un innovativo formato digitale, con un contenuto artistico-culturale dedicato al continente africano.
21 May 2020
www.agenceecofin.com
Avec 4 millions de personnes infectées et plus de 300 000 morts dans le monde, la pandémie du nouveau coronavirus est devenue, en un temps record, la pire crise sanitaire que le monde a enregistré depuis des décennies. Malgré ses 70 000 cas déclarés, l’Afrique est la région la moins touchée par la maladie. Mais il serait toutefois bien présomptueux de penser que le continent traversera cette...
21 May 2020
www.africadiligence.com
[Africa Diligence] La création en cours d’une zone de libre-échange en Afrique pourrait être une source de dynamisme pour le continent, mais les conditions de sa réussite sont loin d’être assurées.
21 May 2020
www.un.org
As part of a coordinated approach to strengthen developing countries’ responses to COVID-19, as well as increase access to lifesaving health technologies, the United Nations has launched a digital hub to circulate much-needed information, fast.
20 May 2020
thebusiness24online.net
20 May 2020
https://guardian.ng
Though the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been suspended, the Director of regional integration and trade at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Stephen Karingi, has said the trade deal could help African economies recover from the impact of COVID-19.