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Morocco, Dec 2: China is Africa's first trade partner but ranks behind the United States, European countries and India when it comes to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa, according to the United Nation’s Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) executive secretary Carlos Lopes.

Africa has launched an ambitious African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) as the continent’s a major contribution to Conference of Parties (COP21) taking place in Paris, France.

Key findings on Africa's role in the global climate negotiations were greeted with cheers in the Africa Pavilion at the Paris climate talks yesterday as Mr. Carlos Lopes the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), released the document.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Kenya fell by 37 per cent last year, making the country the 10th most popular African destination for global capital.

Key findings on Africa's role in the global climate negotiations were greeted with cheers in the Africa Pavilion at the Paris climate talks yesterday as Mr. Carlos Lopes the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), released the document.

“African agriculture is in urgent need of an upgrade and fast-track into 21st century productivity,” said Mr. Adam Elhiraika, Director of the Macroeconomic Policy Division at the Economic Commission for Africa, in a statement on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Mr. Carlos Lopes, during the opening of the African Economic Research Consortium Biannual Research workshop on Agriculture and...

Conakry, le 22 Novembre 2015 - Mr Carlos Lopes, Secrétaire Exécutif de la Commission Economique pour l’Afrique (CEA) des Nations Unies effectue une visite de travail en Guinée du 22 au 23 Novembre 2015.

Morocco has developed an "advanced African policy" thanks to its investments in banking and insurance, stressed on Wednesday in Rabat, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Carlos Lopes.

La Chine est disposée à apporter tout le soutien nécessaire aux efforts des pays africains visant à renforcer leur coopération économique avec Pékin, a affirmé, jeudi à Marrakech, le vice-président de l’institut chinois des études asiatiques et africaines, Cheng Tao.

The global conference on climate change, COP21, opened on Monday, November 30 in Paris, with the participation of a large delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB) led by its President, Akinwumi Adesina.

Le Bissau-Guinéen analyse la position du continent sur l’échiquier environnemental mondial. Entre la nécessité de faire entendre sa voix et l’immensité du chantier à venir.

France’s two billion euro pledge to fund African renewable energy initiatives is only a part of a larger funding package for energy projects on the continent. French President Francois Hollande announced Tuesday on the sidelines of the Cop21 climate summit that a third of France's six billion euro energy plan would go towards the African Renewable Energy Initiative.

Le Bissau-Guinéen analyse la position du continent sur l'échiquier environnemental mondial. Entre la nécessité de faire entendre sa voix et l'immensité du chantier à venir.

La Chine est devenue le premier partenaire commercial de l'Afrique avec un volume de 222 milliards de dollars.

"Africa, came to amplify and light up COP21. It is the continent of the future, it is the continent of opportunities." Through this statement, Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin set the tone on the Africa day high level opening of the Africa pavilion.

Africa is not only the continent of the future, but mostly the continent of now, Madame Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma President of the Commission of the African Union told thousands of participants at the inaugural ceremony of the Africa Pavilion at the ongoing climate talks in Paris.

« L’Afrique a joué un rôle capital dans les négociations planétaires sur le climat. Depuis 2006, le groupe de négociateurs africains travaille d’arrache-pied, mais il doit trouver les moyens de renforcer sa capacité en tant que bloc ».

Africa today sent an unequivocal message of solidarity and unity of purpose at the official opening of the Africa Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris. Speaking at the high level opening, President Yayi Boni of Benin, was resolute that the Africa is not at the negotiating table with a begging bowl.

Selon le Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), M. Carlos Lopes, « si les négociateurs sur le climat et les gouvernements ne prennent pas les statistiques sur les impacts du changement climatique, il se pourrait que d’une vision humaniste nous perdions le sens de l’urgence dans les négociations ».