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Africa can take the lead on climate and development agenda
(2013-10)
The UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, has called on Africa to go beyond global negotiations on climate change in their current format and seek ...
Project to support mainstreaming land governance in eastern Africa to be launched in Djibouti
(2015-02)
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) will launch the project “Improve Land Governance in the IGAD Region,” on 16 ...
Southern Africa trading less and less with itself
(2013-10)
Southern Africa has the lowest internal trade on the continent and among other regions of the world at 15% according to preliminary findings of an issues paper on Intraregional agricultural trade in Southern Africa. Speaking ...
Restructuring central Africa's integration - much awaits
(2015-04)
Free movement of persons and goods is the most essential point of regional integration, but this does not mean that security concerns are not taken on board, recently remarked the Chairperson of the Steering Committee for ...
UN-SPIDER Regional Workshop: Building upon Regional Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management and Emergency Response for Africa
(2010-07)
UN-SPIDER, ECA and SWF on Friday concluded the regional workshop entitled: Building upon Regional Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management and Emergency Response for Africa. The workshop gathered participants from ...
Africa calls for firm commitments for the development of its least developed countries
(2010-03)
The Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV), concluded with calls for much stronger support to LDCs to ensure that more countries will graduate ...
African scientists review a regional science, technology and innovation framework
(2010-02)
The consultative workshop on African Innovation Framework opened today to review the draft framework document prepared by an ECA consultant to guide Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) development in the continent. ...
Africa is the Continent of now, says Mme Zuma of the African Union Commission
(2015-12)
Africa is not only the continent of the future, but mostly the continent of now, Madame Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma President of the Commission of the African Union told thousands of participants at the inaugural ceremony of ...
Launching in Abidjan of the 4th edition of "Assessing Regional Integration in Africa" (ARIA IV)
(2010-05)
His Excellency Mr. Festus Mogae, Former President of Botswana and Chairperson of the Governing Council of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) conducted Monday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the launching of the 4th ...
African scientists developing a roadmap towards climate change
(2010-03)
The consultative workshop on “Climate Change and Scientific Consequences in Africa: Post-Copenhagen” opened today to address the role of African scientists in combating climate change. These eminent scientists will determine ...