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Good preparations strengthen Africa's negotiating positions at COP19, experts
(2013-11)
As negotiators and experts prepare to enter the high level segment of the 19th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP19), which opened in Warsaw this week, the mood ...
Cameroon's thumbs up for ECA's social and economic analyses on Africa
(2014-07)
The Economic Report on Africa 2014 was launched in Yaounde by the country’s Minister Delegate in the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development. The report calls for the adoption by African states of ...
Ministers to discuss African-owned framework for development partnership
(2001-05)
African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development meet to discuss a single African-led initiative to mediate partnership between Africa and its partners that will define the way forward in Africa’s development. ...
African negotiators say progress is finally being made on Rio+ 20 outcome statement
(2012-06)
Less than a day to the arrival of world leaders who are expected to consider and endorse the Rio+20 outcome document, the African Group of Negotiators here says it is finally making crucial progress on some testy areas of ...
Tenth African development forum postponed to 2017
(2016-10)
The Economic Commission for Africa has announced the postponement of the Tenth African Development Forum to 2017. The organizing committee has indicated that one of the strategic objectives of the Tenth African Development ...
Encouraging developments as Africa looks to establish continental free trade area
(2012-07)
As preparations for next week's launch of the fifth edition of Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA V) get underway in Addis Ababa, the Heads of States Summit of the African Union is once again tackling the theme, ...
Africa poverty on decline, progress in basic education, reveals a new report on the MDGs
(2012-06)
Africa has made significant progress in poverty reduction, primary education, women’s empowerment and in its fight against HIV/AIDS, according to a new report to be released July 15 by the United Nations Economic Commission ...
African youth push for fulfillment of promises to women and girls
(2013-09)
An appeal has gone out to the world to invest more resources in young people and ensure their human rights in order to promote socio-economic development and growth. Speakers at the Youth forum preceding the African Regional ...