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Infrastructure deficit remains a major challenge to trade facilitation in Africa
Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Giovanie Biha, said that infrastructure deficit remains a major challenge to trade facilitation, ...
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ECA’s Denton urges Africa to enhance uptake, use of climate information services
African countries should fully integrate Climate Information Services (CIS) into their policies, plans, programmes and practice, says Ms. Fatima Denton, Economic Commission for ...
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Pension systems at risk of creating inter-generational equity issues
The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index shows that South Africa needs to deal with issues of coverage, mandatory contributions and increased preservation to ...
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Rwandan Government asks Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to set records straight
Statement on SPT Mission Termination The Government of Rwanda calls on the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to make public the alleged impediments ...
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Dangote Cement strengthens pan-African market volume
Appoints acting CEO for Congo operation Leading pan African cement manufacturer, the Dangote Cement has maintained its strong hold in the Nigeria ...
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UNESCO launch of Global Education Monitoring Report confirmed at Innovation Africa 2017
The Government of Mozambique is now gearing up for the high level Innovation Africa Summit that will take place at the Gloria Hotel, ...
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ECA’s Muhwava urges Africa to invest in its youth
Youth can be critical agents for positive socioeconomic change in Africa if appropriate investments are made to unleash their potential to innovate and ...
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Africa’s Economic Transformation Requires a Well-built Infrastructure Base
A strong infrastructure base is critical for Africa’s economic transformation, Economic Commission for Africa’s Sylvain Boko said Thursday. Speaking during an ECA-sponsored session ...
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We must recapture the magnificence that is Nigeria
By Jelani Aliyu, MFR. We must never underestimate the amazing power of human imagination, the ability to envision a dramatically positive and dynamic ...
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Digitization of Kenyan farmer payments helps tackle poverty
Case study by the United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance shows how One Acre Fund OAF, an agricultural nonprofit organization in partnership with ...
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African Union Commission announces the 29th AU Summit’s Online Accreditation for Journalists
The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) announces the online accreditation process for journalists and the media ...
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Ad hoc Experts’ Group meet on ECOWAS common tariff
The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Burkina Faso are organising ...













