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20 November 2019
www.ghanabusinessnews.com
Mr Bakary Dosso, Acting Director, Economic Commission for Africa Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (ECA SRO-WA) has reiterated ECA’s commitment to work in close collaboration with regional agencies to ensure the production, dissemination and use of quality data and comparable statistics in Africa.
20 November 2019
https://afrique.latribune.fr
A dix ans de l’échéance du programme onusien sur le développement durable, le Continent accélère le rythme malgré de grandes disparités et d’importants soucis de financement.
20 November 2019
https://ethiopianmonitor.com
It may be a legend that an Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi discovered coffee when his flock was energized by nibbling on a coffee bush a thousand years ago. But no one can deny that coffee, now the planet’s most popular beverage, is Ethiopia’s gift to the world.
20 November 2019
afrique.latribune.fr
A dix ans de l’échéance du programme onusien sur le développement durable, le Continent accélère le rythme malgré de grandes disparités et d’importants soucis de financement.
20 November 2019
www.businessdailyafrica.com
About 800 delegates, among them heads of State from across Africa will gather in Kigali, Rwanda for the inaugural Kusi Ideas Festival aimed at tapping into the continent’s opportunities and innovations.
20 November 2019
www.newsghana.com.gh
Dr Simeon Koffi, Director, Department of Macroeconomics Policy and Economic Research, ECOWAS Commission, has said the absence of data computation is affecting efforts to harmonise statistics in member countries.
20 November 2019
africa.cgtn.com
Africa is presently the least urbanized continent in the world but that’s expected to change over the next 30 years says population scientist, Professor Samuel Nii Adrey Codjoe.
20 November 2019
www.modernghana.com
In attendance were representatives of PPP Units, the World Bank, academia, and the private sector, with the objective of identifying key evidence-based policy messages and recommendations.
20 November 2019
apanews.net
L’éradication de l’extrême pauvreté et la réduction des inégalités demeurent l’un des plus grands défis de l’Afrique que la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) tente de relever en aidant les Etats membres à prendre des mesures au moyen de diverses recommandations de politiques et d’actions.
20 November 2019
bamada.net
20 November 2019
tribuneouest.com
L’échéance est pour 2030 et à dix ans de celle-ci le programme onusien sur le développement durable est encore chargé. Le continent africain accélère le rythme même si de grandes disparités et des problèmes de financement demeurent.
20 November 2019
fr.allafrica.com
« L’économie bleue peut être un site de production économique qui, à travers son processus de chaîne de valeur, peut relier des petites, moyennes et grandes entreprises de production, favoriser ainsi la réduction de la pauvreté et des inégalités et assurer de meilleures conditions de vie aux habitants de notre région ».
19 November 2019
www.africanews.com
“The blue economy can be a site of economic production, which through its value chain process, can link small, medium and big production firms and thereby promote the alleviation of poverty, reducing inequality and ensuring better living standards for the people of our region”. The statement was made by Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Director for Southern Africa (SRO SA), Said Adejumobi ...
19 November 2019
www.africanews.com
With stronger data and evidence, African governments and partners are better equipped to understand and plan for future risk and to monitor progress toward targets under development frameworks such as the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
19 November 2019
news.abidjan.net
A l'occasion de la journée africaine de la statistique, le gouvernement ivoirien a invité à intensifier "les efforts d'investissement" , afin de disposer d'un système de statistiques solides au service d'un développement durable. le thème choisi cette année est "tout le monde compte: des statistiques de qualité pour une meilleure gestion des déplacements forcés...
19 November 2019
cityvoiceng.com
With stronger data and evidence, African governments and partners are better equipped to understand and plan for future risk and to monitor progress toward targets under development frameworks such as the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
19 November 2019
www.namibian.com.na
COUNTRIES in the southern African region, Namibia included, no longer have the capability to produce enough food for their citizens due to the effects of climate change.
19 November 2019
www.devdiscourse.com
Mr. Adejumobi stressed that the dialogue is focusing on the potential threats and dangers to the blue economy sector from climate change and environmental challenges.
19 November 2019
www.leconomistedufaso.bf
Les industries extractives jouent un rôle important dans la croissance économique de l’Afrique. Selon la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), la dépendance de l’Afrique en minéraux a augmenté au cours des dernières décennies. En 2016, les activités minières représentaient 5 à 30% du Produit intérieur brut (PIB) de l’Afrique.
19 November 2019
www.modernghana.com
The rains are back in Southern Africa bringing dreadful memories to citizens of Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique who in the last rainy season bore the brunt of devastating Cyclones Kenneth and Idai that left thousands dead, millions homeless and infrastructure worth billions destroyed.
19 November 2019
www.actuniger.com
Le Niger a célébré, à l’instar des autres pays africains, la 29e édition de la Journée Africaine de la Statistique. Les activités entrant dans le cadre de la célébration de cette importante journée ont été lancées, le lundi 18 novembre à Niamey, dans les locaux de l’Institut National de la Statistique (INS), sous la présidence du ministre de la Santé publique, Dr Illiassou Mainassara, qui...
19 November 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
The blue economy can make a difference in Africa's economic transformation and development if well and sustainably tapped, an official said Tuesday in Windhoek.
19 November 2019
www.faapa.info
Mr Bakary Dosso, Acting Director, Economic Commission for Africa Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (ECA SRO-WA) has reiterated ECA’s commitment to work in close collaboration with regional agencies to ensure the production, dissemination and use of quality data and comparable statistics in Africa.
19 November 2019
www.newsghana.com.gh
African countries have been urged to establish stronger data and evidence to better understand and plan for future risk and monitor progress of global and continental development targets.
19 November 2019
https://ghananewsagency.org