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5 May 2020
https://theexchange.africa
On Monday, May 4 2020, a section on Nairobi residents living in a slum in Kariobangi woke up to the demolition of their structures by bulldozers.
5 May 2020
https://theconversation.com
Once again, African countries are confronting overwhelming debt burdens. According to the most recent World Bank debt statistics, they owe a total of $493.6 billion in long term debt to their foreign official and commercial creditors. About one third, $117 billion, is in the form of tradeable bonds. In 2019, many African countries spent more money servicing their debts than they did on health.
5 May 2020
https://expressodasilhas.cv
A directora-geral da Comissão Económica das Nações Unidas para África (UNECA) defende o agrupamento da dívida dos países africanos através da criação de um veículo financeiro garantido por uma instituição financeira ou banco de desenvolvimento.
5 May 2020
https://thepoint.gm
When WHO added Disease X to its R&D Blueprint in 2018, the reality of an unknown pathogen that could cause a serious international epidemic was just beyond the limits of the imagination.
5 May 2020
https://thenationonlineng.net
Findings have shown that labour migration is an essential component that facilitates regional integration and economic development in Africa. Research on the impacts of immigration on the economy of developing countries carried out by the Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reveals that migrant...
4 May 2020
https://ecomatin.net
Le ministère des Finances (Minfi) est sans équivoque : les perspectives macroéconomiques et les projections budgétaires 2020 seront négativement affectées par les perturbations économiques causées par la pandémie du coronavirus (Covid-19). La Chine et l’Union européenne, les plus grands partenaires commerciaux du Cameroun sont durement touchés, ce qui aura des répercussions sur l’économie...
4 May 2020
http://article19.ma
De nombreux pays africains étaient mal préparés pour faire face à l’épidémie d’Ebola qui a éclaté en 2014, et COVID-19 présente un danger bien plus grave car il peut se propager de manière exponentielle, y compris par l’intermédiaire de porteurs asymptomatiques, alors que les gouvernements africains restent limités par la faiblesse des systèmes de santé, les ressources limitées et les contraintes...
4 May 2020
www.euneighbours.eu
The partnership with Africa was clearly highlighted by the EU institutions as one of the main priorities for the coming years, but the COVID-19 pandemic might threaten closer cooperation. This was the topic of a webinar organised on 29 April by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), where participants agreed that consolidation of supply chains and an agreement to ease the external...
4 May 2020
https://ecomatin.net
Pour son budget 2020, le Cameroun a tablé sur une croissance du PIB réel de 4%, un taux d’inflation de 2,2%, un prix du baril de pétrole camerounais à 54,4 dollars et une production pétrolière de 26,5 millions de barils, un taux de change du dollar à 555,1 FCFA. Des hypothèses macroéconomiques devenues irréalistes, au regard de l’impact de la pandémie du coronavirus (Covid-19) à travers le...
4 May 2020
https://uwidata.com
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), scheduled for 1 July 2020, has been postponed.
However, it is obvious that after the epidemic comes to an end, the project will still be implemented, one way or another. The AfCFTA has brought up questions about the future of the entire continent: some call the AfCFTA the hope of exploited...
4 May 2020
www.defenseone.com
The State Department has authorized African nations to use U.S.-provided peacekeeping equipment in a bid to keep the continent from becoming the next epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
4 May 2020
www.aa.com.tr
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday he held a discussion with his Pakistani counterpart on ways to withstand the economic fallout of COVID-19.
4 May 2020
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
The commencement date for the implementation of the $3.4 trillion Africa continental trade pact has been postponed from July 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
4 May 2020
www.press.et
Lessons learned from the global response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic give positive signals on how the world can deal with the devastating impacts of climate change, according to United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
3 May 2020
www.lintelligentdabidjan.info
3 May 2020
newsghana.com.gh
2 May 2020
afriqueactudaily.com
1 May 2020
southerntimesafrica.com