Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), December 2, 2019 – On December 4-5, in Abidjan, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of Cote d‘Ivoire are organising a workshop to validate the National Strategy and set up the guidance mechanism of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for the country.
Dakar, Senegal, 29 November 2019 – Over 70 participants from 13 countries met in Dakar, Senegal this week to participate in a three-day infrastructure and PPP workshop, led by the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub).
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, November 29, 2019 (ECA) – The 2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa ended in Abidjan Friday with academic institutions pledging to work with traditional leaders in coming up with solutions to land governance challenges on the continent in an effort to root corruption out of the land sector.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 November 2019 - Experts attending this year’s conference on Land Policy in African have called for fair and efficient land management to support moves to transform the continent.
The third edition of the conference on Land Policy in Africa, currently underway in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan is co-organized by the African Union, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank.
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, November 26, 2019 (ECA) – As a rich continent with vast agricultural and land resources, Africa should be able to feed all her people without any problems, Benjamin Laag, Counsellor for Economic Cooperation at the Germany Embassy in Abidjan, said in remarks at the ongoing 2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA2019).
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 25 November 2019 – African countries must act faster to purge corruption in the land sector by harnessing technology and innovation, African Development Bank Senior Vice President Charles Boamah urged on Monday.Boamah, who was speaking to policymakers and stakeholders at a conference on Land Policy in Africa in the Ivorian capital, also called for the deployment of more financial and human resources to land policy development, “especially in rural areas and among the most vulnerable.” The biennial conference, organized by the Land Policy Centre, provides a central p
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, November 25, 2019 (ECA) - The 2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa opened Monday, with resounding calls for effective land governance as critical to fighting corruption achieving Africa’s continental vision elaborated in Agenda 2063. The theme of the third biannual conference has as its central focus, “Winning the fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathway for Africa’s Transformation”.