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24 March 2020
www.scidev.net
Africa is set to establish its first big data hub, boosting knowledge sharing and information extraction from complex data sets.
23 March 2020
http://venturesafrica.com
Economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic has so far cost African economies $29 billion, the United Nations has said, warning that the loss could rise in the coming months as more countries in the region report confirmed cases of the virus.
23 March 2020
www.bloomberg.com/
Africa needs an immediate emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion to combat the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and almost half of that could come from waiving interest payments for countries on the continent, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
23 March 2020
www.modernghana.com
African Finance Ministers met on 19 March in a virtual conference to exchange ideas on the efforts of their respective governments in dealing with the social and economic impacts of COVID-19.
23 March 2020
https://al-ain.com
قالت اللجنة الاقتصادية لأفريقيا التابعة للأمم المتحدة، إن القارة السمراء بحاجة لمحفز اقتصادي فوري بنحو 100 مليار دولار لمواجهة أثر كورونا على نمو اقتصاداتها.
23 March 2020
www.financialafrik.com/
Les ministres africains des finances se sont réunis le 19 mars lors d’une conférence virtuelle pour un échange d’idées sur les efforts de leurs gouvernements respectifs en vue de faire face aux impacts sociaux et économiques du COVID-19, indique un compte rendu de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA).
23 March 2020
https://ethiopianmonitor.com
Africa needs more than 100 billion US Dollars as emergency economic stimulus to counter the impact of coronavirus outbreak, according to its finance ministers.
23 March 2020
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
African Ministers of Finance are calling for coordinated efforts around the continent against the coronavirus pandemic, failing which the continent will suffer even serious social and economic consequences.
23 March 2020
https://news.yahoo.com
Africa needs an immediate emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion to combat the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and almost half of that could come from waiving interest payments for countries on the continent, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
23 March 2020
www.voaswahili.com
Nchi za Afrika hadi sasa zimepoteza takriban dola za Marekani bilioni 29 kutokana na mlipuko wa virusi vya corona uliovuruga uchumi wake, kiwango sawa na kipato cha ndani (GDP) cha taifa la Uganda kwa mujibu wa makadirio ya Umoja wa Mataifa.
23 March 2020
www.monitor.co.ug
African countries have so far lost an estimated $29 billion to the coronavirus economic disruption, an amount equal to Uganda’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to UN estimates.
23 March 2020
www.moroccoworldnews.com
In order to face the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Africa needs an immediate emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion, revealed African finance ministers during a virtual conference.
23 March 2020
www.reuters.com
African finance ministers have called for a $100 billion stimulus package, including a suspension of debt service payments, to help the continent combat coronavirus.
23 March 2020
www.aljazeera.com
UK joins others in locking down, Italy death toll reaches 6,077 and WHO chief warns pandemic 'accelerating'.
23 March 2020
newbusinessethiopia.com
African finance ministers met in a virtual conference to exchange ideas on the efforts of their respective governments in dealing with the social and economic impacts of COVID-19, which disrupted global supply chain and hindered movement of people across the world.
23 March 2020
www.nytimes.com
African finance ministers have called for a $100 billion stimulus package, including a suspension of debt service payments, to help the continent combat coronavirus.
23 March 2020
https://al-ain.com
قالت اللجنة الاقتصادية لأفريقيا التابعة للأمم المتحدة، إن القارة السمراء بحاجة لمحفز اقتصادي فوري بنحو 100 مليار دولار لمواجهة أثر كورونا على نمو اقتصاداتها.
23 March 2020
www.africaguinee.com
23 March 2020
www.iciniger.com
22 March 2020
www.france24.com
La crise sanitaire mondiale liée au coronavirus s’accompagne d’ores et déjà de graves conséquences économiques. En Afrique, marqué par la chute des exportations de matières premières comme le pétrole, la crise pourrait entraîner une récession semblable à celle de 2008 à laquelle le continent avait pourtant échappé. France 24 a interrogé l'économiste franco-béninois Lionel Zinsou à ce sujet.
22 March 2020
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
African countries have so far lost an estimated $29 billion to the coronavirus economic disruption, an amount equal to Uganda’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to UN estimates.
22 March 2020
www.lexpressiondz.com
La Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA) a averti que les pays exportateurs de pétrole africain les plus vulnérables sont le Nigeria, l'Algérie et l'Angola.
22 March 2020
https://weetracker.com
The lockdown in Africa is getting realer as its coronavirus cases have climbed over 1,000. The pandemic, spreading fast, has just found its way into the government of Burkina Faso, where 4 ministers have tested positive.