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2 November 2019
www.africanews.com
To mark the 5th anniversary of its high-profile annual conference, the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (http://www.AWIEForum.org), has launched a prestigious publication, AWIEF Insights, celebrating and acknowledging the contribution made by women leaders, businesswomen and entrepreneurs across the Pan-African continent.
2 November 2019
www.africanews.com
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (http://www.AWIEForum.org), opened in Cape Town, South Africa, 29 October 2019, with stirring calls from speakers for women to move from having conversations about economic empowerment to radical action.
2 November 2019
www.pmldaily.com
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Conference (AWIEF) has called for the economic empowerment of women to be linked to the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The call was made during the annual gathering of leading women politicians, businesswomen and entrepreneurs on the continent, 29-30 October 2019, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC),...
1 November 2019
guardian.ng
Founder, Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL), Prof. Pat Utomi, has said that fundamental institutional weaknesses were responsible for the lack of economic growth on the continent.
1 November 2019
www.bizcommunity.africa
Putting women in Africa back into the African economy is crucial to the continent's economic growth, as well as its peace and stability, said Dr Vera Songwe, United Nations Undersecretary General and Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
1 November 2019
www.modernghana.com
Integrating climate resilience into development plans ensures returns on investment in today’s and tomorrow’s climate. This requires robust data, tools and capacity, yielding a resilience dividend to attract investment in closing Africa’s gaps in infrastructure, energy, agriculture and other important sectors, says Economic Commission for Africa’s Linus Mofor.
1 November 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
The growth in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to rise to 3.6 percent in 2020 from 3.2 percent in 2019, according to the 2019 Regional Economic Outlook of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released on Thursday at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.
1 November 2019
french.xinhuanet.com
Selon les perspectives économiques régionales du Fonds monétaire international (FMI) 2019 publiées jeudi lors de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) réunie à Addis-Abeba, la capitale éthiopienne, la croissance en Afrique subsaharienne devrait passer de 3,2% en 2019 à 3,6% en 2020.
1 November 2019
www.modernghana.com
Preparations are underway for third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-2019) which will convene under the theme, ‘Winning the Fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathway for Africa’s Transformation’.
1 November 2019
www.socialnews.xyz
With 10 years to the SDGs implementation deadline, Africa’s agenda for women’s advancement in all the areas of the Beijing platform for action must be seized by a sense of urgency and move from commitment to action. This was the call reiterated by participants attending the Ministerial session of the Africa regional review of twenty-five years of implementation of the Beijing Declaration and...
31 October 2019
business-et-finances.com
JOHANNESBURD a accueilli les 2 et 3 octobre un atelier à l’initiative de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA). Selon les experts de la CEA, les médias sont un « acteur essentiel dans l’émergence d’un récit constructif contribuant à faire de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAF) une réalité tangible et l’un des plus grands marchés du monde,...
31 October 2019
fanabc.com
A two-day regional conference on “Delivering the Global Compact on Refugees: Local Approaches to Inclusion,” opened in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa today, October 31, 2019.
31 October 2019
africanbusinessmagazine.com
Nigeria’s closure of the Benin border to curb the smuggling of illicit goods has blocked a vital West African trade artery and is chipping away regional integration. David Luke and Gerald Masila untangle the trade dispute and pose solutions following a recent fact-finding mission to the border area.
31 October 2019
allafrica.com
Integrating climate resilience into development plans ensures returns on investment in today's and tomorrow's climate. This requires robust data, tools and capacity, yielding a resilience dividend to attract investment in closing Africa's gaps in infrastructure, energy, agriculture and other important sectors, says Economic Commission for Africa's Linus Mofor.
31 October 2019
www.ena.et
Integrating climate resilience into development plans ensures returns on investment in today’s and tomorrow’s climate.
31 October 2019
https://allafrica.com
Integrating climate resilience into development plans ensures returns on investment in today's and tomorrow's climate. This requires robust data, tools and capacity, yielding a resilience dividend to attract investment in closing Africa's gaps in infrastructure, energy, agriculture and other important sectors, says Economic Commission for Africa's Linus Mofor.
30 October 2019
http://cityvoiceng.com
On 21 August this year, the Seme-Krake border between Nigeria and Benin was closed without prior notice. This was part of a broader crackdown by the Nigerian authorities to close all land borders between Nigeria and it’s neighbouring countries. Today, over two months later, the border remains closed, with vehicles piled up on either side. Border closures are all too familar at Seme-Krake, but...
30 October 2019
www.modernghana.com
On 21 August this year, the Seme-Krake border between Nigeria and Benin was closed without prior notice. This was part of a broader crackdown by the Nigerian authorities to close all land borders between Nigeria and it’s neighbouring countries. Today, over two months later, the border remains closed, with vehicles piled up on either side. Border closures are all too familiar at Seme-Krake, but...
30 October 2019
http://french.xinhuanet.com/
Le premier forum national djiboutien sur la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA) a clôturé ses travaux mardi à Djibouti-ville.
Organisé par le ministère djiboutien du Commerce en partenariat avec la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), le forum de deux jours avait pour objectif de servir d'une plateforme de débat et de réflexions sur le...
30 October 2019
www.financialafrik.com
La croissance économique en Afrique de l’Ouest sera de 3,8% en cette année 2019 mais reste encore non inclusive. Une annonce faite par Dosso Bacary, directeur pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest de la Commission économique des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) à l’ouverture officielle à la Somone (Sénégal) de la conférence internationale sur les comptes de transferts nationaux(Nta), la toute première...
30 October 2019
www.pmnewsnigeria.com
On 21 August this year, the Seme-Krake border between Nigeria and Benin was closed without prior notice. This was part of a broader crackdown by the Nigerian authorities to close all land borders between Nigeria and it’s neighbouring countries. Today, over two months later, the border remains closed, with vehicles piled up on either side. Border closures are all too familiar at Seme-Krake, but...
30 October 2019
news.alome.com
La croissance économique en Afrique de l’Ouest sera de 3,8% en cette année 2019 mais reste encore non inclusive. Une annonce faite par Dosso Bacary, directeur pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest de la Commission économique des Nations-Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) à l’ouverture officielle à la Somone (Sénégal) de la conférence internationale sur les comptes de transferts nationaux(Nta), la toute première...
30 October 2019
humanitarianweb.org
Le Bureau régional pour l’Afrique de l’Est de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) va tenir la 23e session de son Comité intergouvernemental de Hauts Fonctionnaires et Experts (ICSOE) à Asmara, en Érythrée.
30 October 2019
allafrica.com
The United Nations System has urged the Government of Sao Tome and Principe, a small island state located off the Gulf of Guinea, to "take deliberate action and make the necessary efforts, through an effective and integrated national strategy, to maximize the benefits that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will bring."
30 October 2019
thenationonlineng.net
EMINENT experts have urged African countries to “take full advantage of the region’s demographic dividend by especially investing in youth”.