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12 February 2020
www.ena.et
Eastern Africa countries are providing fast-track reflection to ratify the Continental Free Trade Area agreement, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe said.
12 February 2020
www.press.et
Energy development in Africa requires an active participation of the private sector and governments’ collective actions.
12 February 2020
www.sabcnews.com
Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of UN Economic Commission for Africa, says that the CFTA is a stepping stone for trade in African countries.
12 February 2020
www.adiac-congo.com
La Standard Bank et la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) ont annoncé le lancement d'un fonds de cent millions de dollars en faveur des femmes d’affaires africaines.
12 February 2020
infosurhoy.com
High-level experts and policymakers have issued a clarion call to African leaders to ensure the needs and perspectives of the continent’s women and girls are fully integrated into efforts to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies.
12 February 2020
https://realnewsmagazine.net/
AFRICAN leaders are putting women front and center of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical assistance.
11 February 2020
newziana.co.zw
Africa is in need of increased private investment in its energy sector which is a bridge to modernisation and industrialisation, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday.
11 February 2020
ethiopianmonitor.com
The launch of the African Women Leadership Fund (AWLF) will provide capital to both first time and experienced fund managers in support of UN Sustainable Development on Gender Equality as well as Decent Work and Economic Growth, and African Union Agenda 2063.
11 February 2020
www.capitalfm.co.ke
In a statement, the organizations say the fund will provide capital to both first time and experienced female fund managers.
11 February 2020
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held talks with African heads of state, foreign ministers and representatives of the United Nations and other multilateral bodies on February 10, on the sidelines of the 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa.
11 February 2020
allafrica.com
The African Continent today stands at a sustainable development crossroads.
11 February 2020
ventureburn.com
A new fund, the African Women Leadership Fund (AWLF) will provide capital to both first time and experienced fund managers that invest in majority female-owned businesses, the UN Economic Commission for Africa announced yesterday.
11 February 2020
www.lesechos.fr
La Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (Zleca) avait déjà un lieu de réunion à Accra, la capitale du Ghana, elle a désormais un chef. Au terme de plusieurs jours de débats, les chefs d'Etat de l'Union africaine réunis en sommet ont fini par tomber d'accord sur le nom du secrétaire général de la Zone, le Sud-Africain Wamkele Mene.
11 February 2020
www.fanabc.com
The 3rd Africa Business Forum (ABF) kicked off in Addis Ababa with on the theme; ‘Investing in People, Planet and Prosperity’.
11 February 2020
www.fanabc.com
Addis Ababa, February 11, 2020 (FBC) – The 3rd Africa Business Forum (ABF) kicked off in Addis Ababa with on the theme; ‘Investing in People, Planet and Prosperity’.
11 February 2020
www.fanabc.com
3ኛው የአፍሪካ ቢዝነስ ፎረም በዛሬው እለት በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ተካሂዷል።
በአፍሪካ ኢኮኖሚክ ኮሚሽን አዘጋጅነት የሚካሄደው ፎረሙ “በህዝቦች፣ በፕላኔት እና በብልፅግና ላይ መዋዕለ ንዋይን” በሚል መሪ ቃል ነው የተካሄደው ።
የአፍሪካ ኢኮኖሚክ ኮሚሽን ኮሚሽነር ዶክተር ቬራ ሶንግዌ ፎረሙን በንግግር የከፈቱ ሲሆን፥ የተለያዩ ሀገራት መሪዎች እና ዓለም አቀፍ ተቋማት ተወካዮች ተገኝተው ልምዳችውን አካፈለዋል።
10 February 2020
www.un.org
The agenda of silencing the guns and securing peace on the African continent must be dealt with in a comprehensive manner, including addressing governance issues, says Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.
10 February 2020
www.commodafrica.com
Un partenariat entre la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) et Standard Bank Group a été signé ce week-end à Addis-Abeba pour lancer le Fonds à l'appui au leadership de la femme africaine (AWLF).
8 February 2020
www.perspectivesmed.ma
Plusieurs dizaines de chefs d’État et de gouvernement sont attendus dans la capitale éthiopienne, Addis-Abeba, pour prendre part au 33e sommet des chefs d’État de l’Union africaine s’ouvre ce dimanche 9 février. Au menu de ce sommet, plusieurs questions d’intérêt pour le Continent. En tête desquelles trône la difficile quête de faire taire les armes.
8 February 2020
portuguese.xinhuanet.com
8 February 2020
www.sabcnews.com
8 February 2020
www.sabcnews.com