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10 January 2020
http://french.china.org.cn
L'ambassadrice du Niger près le Bénin, Sandi Sahadi Abdou, a estimé jeudi à Cotonou, que l'entrée en vigueur de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA) et l'adoption de l'Eco, projet de monnaie unique dans l'espace de la Communauté économique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO), sont porteuses de promesses immenses pour le continent...
8 January 2020
www.brookings.edu
With all Africa now signed on to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and 29 countries having ratified it (as of January 2020), the region is now implementing a single continental market for goods and services and laying the foundations for the establishment of a continental customs union.
Afrique : Zimbabwe accueille le Forum régional sur le développement durable du 24 au 27 février 2020
7 January 2020
https://zoom-eco.net
La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), en collaboration avec la Commission de l’Union africaine, la Banque africaine de développement et le système des Nations Unies, organise du lundi 24 au jeudi 27 février 2020 au Zimbabwe, le forum régional Africain sur le développement durable.
5 January 2020
www.press.et
In the twenty-first century full of change, the world demands a guiding principle to foster a new form of development to accompany diplomacy and defend as well as overcome society’s fractures. Reconciliation can show citizens of the world the way.
20 December 2019
www.statehouse.gov.sc
19 December 2019
www.newtimes.co.rw
The African Continental Free Trade Area’s short-term impact on tax revenue will be small for most countries, a new report says.
19 December 2019
mapecology.ma
18 December 2019
www.newtimes.co.rw
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty but achieving its full potential will depend on putting in place significant policy reforms and trade facilitation measures, a new report says.
18 December 2019
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
Key players in Guinea’s economy are meeting to discuss a national strategy for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
18 December 2019
thenationonlineng.net
Stakeholders in Africa met in Cairo, Egypt to examine the progress in the reconstruction, rehabilitation and development of crossborder infrastructure across the continent, Assistant Editor Bola Olajuwon, who was there, reports.
18 December 2019
www.africaguinee.com
18 December 2019
www.modernghana.com
18 December 2019
www.africanews.com
18 December 2019
www.guineenews.org
18 December 2019
www.lejecos.com
17 December 2019
fanabc.com
Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, has called for comprehensive response to refugees.
17 December 2019
allafrica.com
The joint African Development Bank and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's Gender Index provides useful tools not only for engaging with stakeholders but also as a tool for holding themselves accountable for delivering on their commitments.
17 December 2019
allafrica.com
The government of The Gambia, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) are holding a technical workshop on the Gambia's national AfCFTA implementation strategy. Experts from the public and private sector, representing government, civil society, young people, women and academia will meet from 17-18 December in Banjul, the Gambia.
16 December 2019
www.herald.co.zw
Since 2011, African climate diplomats, Government ministers, activists and journalists have met on the sidelines of the annual UN climate change summit to rally support for the continent’s cause, often relegated to the backwaters in negotiations dominated and monopolised by wealthy Western countries.
16 December 2019
www.algerie-eco.com
A l’ère d’une diversification de leurs sources de financement, les pays africains cherchent de nouvelles alternatives pour développer des économies plus durables, fortes et résilientes. Pour de nombreux experts, l’une de ces alternatives est « l’économie bleue » pour laquelle l’Afrique dispose d’un potentiel gigantesque.
16 December 2019
www.ippmedia.com
Africa Day which took place on Tuesday 10 December 2019 on the sidelines of the twenty-fifth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 25) in Madrid, Spain, was a crowd puller.
16 December 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
The United Nations on Monday urged Africa to strengthen national planning systems in order to achieve their national development goals.
16 December 2019
french.china.org.cn
Les Nations Unies ont exhorté lundi l'Afrique à renforcer les systèmes nationaux de planification afin d'atteindre leurs objectifs nationaux de développement.
16 December 2019
www.worldstagegroup.com
The leadership of the United Nations (UN ) has advised African countries to strengthen their national planning systems toward achieving their national development goals.