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16 December 2019
allafrica.com
A week-long workshop that seeks to strengthen the capacity of national planning institutions in Kenya to develop, adopt and implement a national strategy for the integration of accountability frameworks and evidence-based policy-making approach in development planning, opened in Nairobi today with a clarion call on Africa to implement agreed plans and protocols for the betterment of her people.
16 December 2019
allafrica.com
In a bid to help improve the effectiveness of national planning systems in Africa, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is working with partners and governments in five pilot countries to strengthen their capacities for integrating accountability in development planning.
15 December 2019
Capital
15 December 2019
Capital
15 December 2019
www.panapress.com
Mme Vera Songwe, secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) appelle les Etats à une gestion inclusive du foncier pour le développement du continent, lors d’une interview avec la PANA sur les problèmes du foncier en Afrique
15 December 2019
www.panapress.com
Le foncier constitue un acquis pour l’autonomisation en Afrique, selon Mme Vera Songwe, secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), dans une interview avec la PANA
14 December 2019
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has urged African leaders to try and address the challenges of the continent now so as to guarantee the future of generations over the next 60 years.
14 December 2019
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
Last year pan-African telecoms company Econet Wireless, completed its “Cape (Town) to Cairo” fibre optic cable to some fanfare.
14 December 2019
newsghana.com.gh
African ministers, experts and climate activists have emphasized the urgent need to create a united African front to drive the continental momentum in tackling the adverse effects of climate change in Africa.
13 December 2019
https://newsghana.com.gh
African experts and policymakers on Thursday called for integrating the digital economy with the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) so as to harness potentials of the continental free trade pact.
13 December 2019
http://french.xinhuanet.com/
Les experts et décideurs politiques africains ont appelé jeudi à intégrer l'économie numérique à la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA) afin de débloquer le potentiel de cet accord de libre-échange continental.
12 December 2019
https://newsghana.com.gh/
Experts and policy makers from across Africa have emphasized on enhanced role of the private sector in the digital economy towards regional integration of Africa.
12 December 2019
https://thenationonlineng.net/
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement begins in July 2020. Seven months to its take-off, the National Action Committee approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to drive Nigeria’s readiness in projects and initiatives for AfCFTA implementation has intensified efforts to tighten all the loose ends. This and other trade remedy mechanisms put in place are seen...
12 December 2019
Ethiopian Herald
African Union Commission (AUC) and UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) are finalizing a digital transformation strategy for Africa, which will be presented at the AU Summit in February 2020 for consideration.
12 December 2019
https://globalbusinessdrive.com
There was standing room only as ministers, diplomats, activists and journalists gathered at the IFEMA conference centre in Madrid to mark Africa Day at the COP 25 climate meeting.
12 December 2019
https://maroc-diplomatique.net
Les Seychelles, une petite nation insulaire qui lutte contre le changement climatique sous tous les angles, accueille la deuxième retraite annuelle des Représentants permanents africains basés à Addis-Abeba et la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA).
12 December 2019
www.africanews.com
There was standing room only as ministers, diplomats, activists and journalists gathered at the IFEMA conference centre in Madrid to mark Africa Day at the COP 25 climate meeting.
12 December 2019
www.modernghana.com
The Committee on Private Sector, Regional Integration, Trade, Infrastructure, Industry and Technology (CPRTIIT), comprising senior officials and experts from member states, which meets biennially opened today in Addis Ababa on the theme: Private Sector Development and the Digital Economy in support of Regional integration in Africa.
12 December 2019
www.kapitalafrik.com
The Committee on Private Sector, Regional Integration, Trade, Infrastructure, Industry and Technology (CPRTIIT), comprising senior officials and experts from member states, which meets biennially opened today in Addis Ababa on the theme: Private Sector Development and the Digital Economy in support of Regional integration in Africa.
12 December 2019
https://lespharaons.africa
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.
12 December 2019
reliefweb.int
There was standing room only as ministers, diplomats, activists and journalists gathered at the IFEMA conference centre in Madrid to mark Africa Day at the COP 25 climate meeting.
11 December 2019
http://mapecology.ma
La Retraite annuelle des ambassadeurs africains auprès de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA-ONU), qui a clôturé ses travaux mardi aux Seychelles, a appelé à l’opérationnalisation de la troisième Commission Climat pour les Etats Insulaires, initiative de SM le Roi Mohammed VI lors du Sommet de l’Action de Marrakech.
11 December 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
African experts and policymakers on Tuesday called on African leaders and pan African institutions to take concerted urgent actions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change across the continent.
11 December 2019
http://french.xinhuanet.com
Des experts et décideurs politiques africains ont appelé mardi les dirigeants africains et les institutions panafricaines à entreprendre des actions concertées en urgence pour limiter l'impact néfaste du changement climatique sur le continent.
11 December 2019
https://guardian.ng/
Preparatory to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation in July 2020, stakeholders in Nigeria’s real sector have identified the need for the country to address its market challenges in order to ensure the country realizes benefits of the historic agreement.