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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 ...
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Trade within Africa
Tear down these walls Africa’s internal trade deals look good on paper. A pity that they are rarely followed Two of the ...
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Business growth in Africa remains positive despite economic and socio-political headwinds
PwC’s Africa Business Agenda report shows that 85% of African CEOs (Global: 85%) are confident in their own company’s prospects for revenue ...
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NollywoodWeek Film Festival partners with United Bank of Africa’s REDTV
The NollywoodWeek Film Festival (www.NollywoodWeek.com) has announced a strategic partnership with UBA’s REDTV ahead of the 5th edition of the festival which takes place ...
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UN, African Union sign new partnership framework on Africa's peace and security
The United Nations and the African Union recently signed a new landmark framework to strengthen the partnership between the two organizations on peace and ...
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Cameroonian Vera Songwe appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has appointed Vera Songwe as ECA’s Executive Secretary. The Cameroonian economist and banking executive is the ...












