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A few weeks ago, on my way from Dire Dawa to the historical city of Harar, in eastern Ethiopia, I came across a minivan that had an intriguing message on the rear window. It read as follows: “If you don’t see my mirrors, I can’t see you.” This funny message put me on a thinking tailspin, as I realised what a wonderful metaphor it was for our continent’s current moment.

Mr. Carlos Lopes, Secrétaire Exécutif de la Commission Economique pour l’Afrique (CEA) des Nations Unies effectue une visite de travail en Guinée le 27 Juin 2015.

“Day in, day out, we struggle to contain any bad news that might perturb a new, robust narrative that will reaffirm the new Africa,” writes Carlos Lopes.

GOVERNMENT will not start new projects but will seek parliamentary approval to issue a sovereign bond to finance the budget deficit and complete ongoing projects, says Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda.

GOVERNMENT will not start new projects but will seek parliamentary approval to issue a sovereign bond to finance the budget deficit and complete ongoing projects, says Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda.

Selon le secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique, la diversité des pôles de production permettra au continent de ne pas subir le choc des contreperformances des ventes de l’or noir.

Industrialisation, rôle de la BAD, boom démographique… Le Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique évoque les défis que doit relever le continent. Sans langue de bois et en bousculant certaines idées reçues.

The book was prepared under the direct supervision of Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa and the overall leadership and guidance of Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.

Industrialisation, rôle de la BAD, boom démographique… Le Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique évoque les défis que doit relever le continent. Sans langue de bois et en bousculant certaines idées reçues.

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), ranked among the three premier research institutes in Africa, and based in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, held its 14th General Assembly, from June 8-13. Participants and invited guests came from all corners of the globe- united by an overarching interest in research/scholarship on African affairs. This General Assembly’s...

Sanusi Lamido, a former governor of the central bank of Nigeria, once railed against his country for spending “huge resources importing consumer goods from China that should be produced locally.”

Pas question de s’ouvrir à la Finance mondiale en ordre dispersé. Les places s’organisent pour harmoniser leur réglementation, région par région. Dans le même temps, les Bourses de Londres et Euronext rivalisent pour attirer les entreprises africaines. - See more at: http://magazinedelafrique.com/au-coeur-des-strategies-regionales/#sthash.ALnaaPnA.dpuf

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes has lauded the tripartite free trade area agreement reached by three Regional Economic Communities (COMESA, EAC and SADC) as "a step in the right direction for the Continent."

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes has lauded the tripartite free trade area agreement reached by three Regional Economic Communities (COMESA, EAC and SADC) as "a step in the right direction for the Continent."

Le 16 juin 2015 à Douala, à l’ouverture d’un atelier sous-régional sur le thème : « Mesurer l’exclusion humaine dans une optique de transformation structurelle - l’Indice africain de développement social », Iris Macculi, expert de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (Cea), a livré des chiffres interpellateurs.

Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and most populous country, is also the continent’s largest crude oil producer, but imports most of its refined oil. Exporting raw commodities and then spending vast sums of money on manufactured imports is hardly unique to the Nigeria-China trade relationship. Most African countries are in similar situations with China, the European Union, the United States or...

O diretor executivo da Comissão Económica das Nações Unidas para África, Carlos Lopes, considera que Cabo Verde “foi o melhor aluno do desenvolvimento dos países africanos”, mas tem grandes desafios e vulnerabilidade por estar demasiado virado para a Europa.

The Ninth Session of the Committee on Sustainable Development (CSD-9) of the Economic Commission of Africa (ECA) ended yesterday at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa with strong messages on innovations, technologies and management of the region’s natural resources.

African leaders have heralded a tripartite free trade area agreement reached by three Regional Economic Communities: Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC).