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A l’ouverture de la Table ronde de haut niveau sur les infrastructures et le développement, le Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), M. Carlos Lopes appelle à un développement rapide des infrastructures sur le continent «aux fins de faciliter la circulation des biens, personnes, services, idées et innovations». C’était ce 29 janvier 2015 à Addis-Abeba, dans le...

Voilà qu’une lueur d'espoir de recul de la maladie se dessine en Guinée, au Libéria et en Sierra Leone, près d'un an après l’épidémie d'Ebola la plus meurtrière jamais vécue. Mais, malgré les efforts de confinement en cours, la bataille est loin d'être terminée. Le prochain obstacle est de contenir les effets socio-économiques dévastateurs de l'épidémie dans les trois...

One of the factors responsible for Africa’s improved trading over the past decade has been the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a piece of legislation that was approved by the U.S Congress in May 2000. It was granted to assist the economies of sub-Saharan Africa grow economic relations with the world’s greatest economy. The act facilitates duty-free entry into the U.S for certain goods,...

Les Africains mangent comme tout le monde, mais ce qu’ils mangent n’est pas nécessairement bon pour eux. Le pain blanc à la confiture et au beurre est en passe de prendre le pas au petit déjeuner sur la bouillie traditionnelle, aux goûts de pap ou d’uji. Des études montrent qu’au cours des 50 dernières années les Africains ont radicalement changé leur régime alimentaire et consomment de plus en...

Africa carries 25% of the world’s disease burden but consumes less than 1% of global health expenditure

En prélude au sommet des Chefs d'Etat de l'Union africaine, le conseil des ministres de l'Union s'est ouvert ce lundi 26 janvier 2015 à Addis-Abeba en Ethiopie. Si la recherche d'une solution africaine efficace face à Boko Haram a largement dominé les débats, il a également été question de mesures économiques pour aider les pays touchés par l'épidémie d'Ebola. A...

Although the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims it is part of the solution, the IMF is really part of the problem of underdevelopment and it has been for decades.

La epidemia de ébola que se ha extendido durante más de un año por África occidental y que ha provocado casi 9.000 muertos ha tenido, cómo no, un serio impacto económico en los países más afectados, pero también ha mostrado algo positivo: la economía del continente crece sobre bases lo suficientemente sólidas como para resistir a mazazos como este. Incluso en el sector turístico, uno de los más...

Addis Ababa, 7 February 2015 (ECA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has welcomed the decision by the International Monetary Fund - IMF that will see the three countries worst hit by the Ebola epidemic receive grants totaling $100million. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will use the funds to cover the cost of servicing their debt, according to the...

The stereotypical image of Africa as a perpetually poverty-stricken continent is a gross misjudgement. In the last decade the African Economy has experienced a robust growth that will continue to expand. Nowadays more than one in three Africans have entered the middle class, and their numbers are set to increase. At least 370 million Africans, or 34% (AfDB numbers) of the continent’s 1.1 billion...

For a decade, Ghana powered ahead as it started pumping oil, won debt forgiveness, achieved coveted middle-income status and saw five years of economic growth above 8 per cent that made it the envy of other African nations.

Despite unprecedented progress African has seen since independence, there are still ups and downs the continent is facing in the areas of peace and stability which is very critical to ensure the sustainable development and achieve to poverty allegation endeavor.

Carlos Lopes saudou decisão de aliviar as dívidas externas da Guiné Conacri, da Líbéria e da Serra Leoa; Fundo Monetário Internacional informou que as três nações receberão verbas de US$ 100 milhões no total.

Addis Ababa — The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has welcomed the decision by the International Monetary Fund – IMF that will see the three countries worst hit by the Ebola epidemic receive grants totaling …

La croissance économique en Afrique devrait s’établir à 5 pc durant l’année en cours, a indiqué le secrétaire général adjoint de l’ONU et secrétaire général de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), Carlos Lopez, citant les prévisions du Fonds monétaire international (FMI).

VENTURES AFRICA – At the opening of the High-level Round Table on infrastructure and development, held in the context of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Carlos Lopes made a call for rapid development of regional infrastructure “to facilitate the movement of goods people, services, ideas and innovations.”

On 9 February 2015, the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, paid a one-day, official visit to El Fasher in North Darfur. The visit was aimed at exploring ways in which the ECA can assist in formulating a development strategy to usher in an economic transformation across Sudan.

[Unamid]On 9 February 2015, the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, paid a one-day, official visit to El Fasher in North Darfur. The visit was aimed at exploring ways in which the ECA can assist in formulating a development strategy to usher in an economic transformation across Sudan...

Addis Ababa — The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has welcomed the declaration of Heads of State and Government of the Mano River Union, issued at their Summit this week on "adopting common strategies to end the Ebola Virus Disease epidemic in the subregion and addressing the post Ebola socio-economic recovery needs."

The Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, has called on international financial institutions to cancel external debts owed by the three countries severely affected by Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).