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La cité minière de Fria, située à l’ouest du pays, vient d’enregistrer son premier cas d’Ebola, a-t-on appris de sources concordantes.

Le Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), Carlos Lopes, a appelé, mercredi à Addis-Abeba, la communauté internationale à étudier les possibilités d’annuler la dette des pays touchés par la fièvre hémorragique à virus Ebola.

APA - Addis-Abeba (Ethiopie) - Le Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), Carlos Lopes, a appelé, mercredi à Addis-Abeba, la communauté internationale à étudier les possibilités d’annuler la dette des pays touchés par la fièvre hémorragique à virus Ebola.

VENTURES AFRICA – The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on the international community to consider debt cancellation for Ebola-affected countries as this would create the right conditions for recovery in their post-crisis phase.

The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on the international community to consider debt cancellation for Ebola-affected countries.The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on the international community to consider debt cancellation for Ebola-affected countries.

The Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, praised Rwanda for attaining good economic performance amidst “favourable winds”.

Addis Ababa:-(PR) While the Ebola outbreaks in both Nigeria and Senegal officially ended in October 2014 and both countries declared free of Ebola, a new United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) report looks at the impact of the 13,241 cases identified and 4,950 deaths reported in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone so far.

La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) a publié lundi à Addis Abeba un rapport sur l’impact socio-économique du virus Ebola, à savoir la Guinée, le Liberia et la Sierra Leone.Les créanciers bilatéraux et multilatéraux devraient envisager sérieusement d’annuler la dette extérieure de ces trois pays, indique le rapport, cité par NotreAfrik.

ENTURES AFRICA – The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on the international

VENTURES AFRICA – The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on the international community to consider debt cancellation for Ebola-affected countries as this would create the right conditions for recovery i

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), who is also a UN Under-Secretary made the call at the launch of a report on the socio-economic impacts of Ebola on Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on the international community to consider debt cancellation for Ebola-affected countries.The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on the international community to consider debt cancellation for Ebola-affected countries.

Addis Abeba – A new report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) raises the alarm on the risk of a rise in mortality of diseases not related to Ebola, as well as the wider impacts of the virus on the livelihoods of those affected. Educational systems, rising social stigma, unemployment, and decreased food security are some of the big issues that Ebola-affected countries must deal with,...

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Associated Press: U.N. commission asks for Ebola debt forgiveness “…The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa said Monday that it is crucial that the current Ebola health crisis not be a catalyst for financial distress in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia. Carlos Lopes, a U.N. under secretary general and the executive secretary of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa, appealed in...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) called for US$2.6 billion debt cancellation to countries worst affected by the Ebola outbreak and warned that foreign aid pledges could spark a debt crisis in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) a publié lundi à Addis Abeba un rapport sur l’impact socio-économique du virus Ebola, à savoir la Guinée, le Liberia et la Sierra Leone.Les créanciers bilatéraux et multilatéraux devraient envisager sérieusement d’annuler la dette extérieure de ces trois pays, indique le rapport.

NEW YORK, NY - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today recommended that creditors should seriously consider debt cancellation for the countries worst-hit by the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and also projected that even if those most affected were to register zero economic growth, the impact on Africa as a continent would be minimal.

ADDIS ABEBA, 15 décembre -- La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) a publié lundi à Addis Abeba un rapport sur l'impact socioéconomique du virus Ebola, à savoir la Guinée, le Liberia et la Sierra Leone.

East Africa is considered below the radar in terms of intra-regional trade. CHRISTABEL LIGAMI spoke to CARLOS LOPES, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa on the regional trade and integration agenda.