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4 March 2020
fr.sputniknews.com
Le Maroc risque à nouveau de connaître une sécheresse sévère en 2020, à en croire le rapport de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique. Le gouvernement marocain a mis en place un plan d’urgence pour faire face à cette menace.
3 March 2020
www.chronicle.co.zw
ZIMBABWE’s private sector and its regional peers have been called upon to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to increase intra-Africa trade.
3 March 2020
www.newsghana.com.gh
The current rapid urbanization across the African continent is largely unplanned and “potentially catastrophic,” the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) stressed on Friday.
3 March 2020
www.wfo-oma.org
From February 24th to 27th, Paul Zakariya, Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU), already a member of the WFO Working Groups on Value Chain and Livestock attended on behalf of the World Farmers’ Organisation, the Sixth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2020) in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
3 March 2020
www.agrimaroc.ma
Le Maroc est le 22e pays le plus stressé par l’eau selon un rapport du World Resources Institute. Le stress hydrique du Maroc est défini entre 1.000 et 1.700 mètres cubes d’eau douce disponible par personne et par an, a déclaré la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA).
3 March 2020
dailynews.co.zw
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) executive secretary, Stergomena Lawrence Tax, pictured, has expressed concern over the region’s growing levels of unemployment and climate change-induced effects, saying that they pose a threat to the peace and security of the region.
3 March 2020
sdg.iisd.org
Africa’s preparatory event for the 2020 UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) adopted a package of priority actions and policy measures to speed up implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the African Union’s Agenda 2063. It followed on the heels of the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit, which focused on the 2020 theme, ‘Silencing the Guns: Creating conducive conditions for Africa’s Development.’
3 March 2020
www.financialafrik.com
Ngoné Diop Mme Ngone Diop est la nouvelle Directrice du Bureau Sous régional pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest de la Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique, base à Niamey, au Niger .De nationalité sénégalaise, Madame Diop est économiste et experte en matière de genre, et de dividende démographique, et de lutte contre la pauvreté. Elle a une expérience de plus de 20 ans dans le domaine de...
3 March 2020
www.modernghana.com
Banjul, The Gambia, 3 March 2020 –The government of The Gambia, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is holding a validation workshop on the Gambia’s national AfCFTA implementation strategy from 2-3 March in Banjul, the Gambia.
3 March 2020
www.modernghana.com
Nairobi, Kenya, 3 March 2020 - A team of experts have gathered in Nairobi for a sensitization workshop from 3-6 March to develop guidelines for curricula development on land governance in Africa.
3 March 2020
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
As the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) gathers steam, The Gambia is preparing to validate its national implementation strategy, according to a press release from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),
2 March 2020
www.modernghana.com
Curtains over the Sixth Session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-6) has been drawn on the conference with a call on all stakeholders to redouble efforts to achieve the recommendations of the conference in a decade of action.
1 March 2020
www.infosplusgabon.com/
Le sixième forum régional africain pour le développement durable (FRADD) prône la mobilisation des ressources nationales pour l’atteinte des objectifs du développement durable en Afrique à travers des recommandations émises par les participants à cette rencontre à Victoria Falls.
1 March 2020
http://article19.ma
Cycle de vaches maigres? Des températures anormalement élevées à travers tout le Maroc et une absence de précipitation font pression sur le pays, qui se dirige vers une deuxième saison de sécheresse successive laquelle devra affecter la croissance économique de 2020.
1 March 2020
www.infosplusgabon.com
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 1er mars (Infosplusgabon) - Le sixième forum régional africain pour le développement durable (FRADD) prône la mobilisation des ressources nationales pour l’atteinte des objectifs du développement durable en Afrique à travers des recommandations émises par les participants à cette rencontre à Victoria Falls.
1 March 2020
Capital
29 February 2020
www.chronicle.co.zw
THE sixth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (AFRFSD) ended here on a high note with Zimbabwe making history as the first country to host an over-subscribed summit with more than 3 000 delegates.
29 February 2020
www.xinhuanet.com
The current rapid urbanization across the African continent is largely unplanned and "potentially catastrophic," the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) stressed on Friday.
28 February 2020
www.theindependent.co.zw
THE continuous low water levels on Zimbabwe’s biggest dam, Kariba, could see a 300% spike in electricity costs, as the country battles crippling power cuts of up to 17 hours daily, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) has warned.
28 February 2020
www.businessghana.com
President Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has called on member states of Africa to continue to build strong institutions at all levels, entrench democracy and good governance as a prerequisite for peace and development.
28 February 2020
www.equaltimes.org/
Vendors sell matoke, a variety of starchy banana, at a market in Kampala, Uganda. The improved integration of intra- and inter-regional trade promised by the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement could help eliminate food insecurity in the region and make east Africa “a major player on global food markets,” say experts.
28 February 2020
www.lejecos.com
Le Sénégal valide sa stratégie nationale de mise en œuvre de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA) lors d’un atelier de validation qui se tient à Dakar, Sénégal du 25 au 26 février.
28 February 2020
www.biometricupdate.com
Details on the agenda for the upcoming ID4Africa 2020 annual meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco are being shared in a series of short videos available through the organization’s media hub.
28 February 2020
www.financialafrik.com
Le Sénégal valide sa stratégie nationale de mise en œuvre de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA) lors d’un atelier de validation qui se tient à Dakar, Sénégal du 25 au 26 février.