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Ad hoc expert group meeting on guidelines for natural resources and energy development in Africa with emphasis on privatization and deregulation Addis Ababa, 14-16 October 1996
(1996-10)
A three day Ad hoc expert group meeting on guidelines for natural resources and energy development in Africa with emphasis on privatization and deregulation, was held in Addis Ababa from 14-16 October 1996. Based on the ...
Ministers discuss better management of Africa's natural resources
(2007-02)
Ministers from several African countries today began informal discussions on how to better manage Africa's natural resources for economic growth and poverty reduction on the continent. They are meeting within the framework ...
Africa 2.0: harnessing natural resource wealth for economic transformation
(2013-09)
The forum will discuss the need to create opportunities for sustainable employment and wealth creation and the need for Africa to make the most of its natural resources. In this regard, concentrating on the sectors that ...
Stakeholders adopt consensus statement on sustainable exploitation of Africa's natural resources
(2012-10)
Over 800 participants attending the Eighth African Development Forum (ADF-VIII) on the theme, “Governing and Harnessing Natural Resources for Africa’s Development”, concluded three days of intense deliberations with key ...
Janneh calls for innovative financing to harness internal resources for climate change
(2011-12)
The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic r for Africa, Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, today discarded assertions that Africa might not be able to absorb all the resources it needs for ...
Africa loses from poor management of natural resources,says Lopes
(2012-10)
UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has come out strong against the immense losses Africa incurs yearly through lack of adequate strategy and focus on the management ...
APRM to help transform the management of mineral resources in Africa
(2012-02)
The extractive industry is a dominant sector in many African economies and accounts for a significant share of its exports, yet it has not spurred broad-based development and economic structural transformation on the ...
Dialogue seeks solutions to natural resources governance
(2012-10)
The Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) gathered civil society actors from around Africa around the theme: “Leveraging State-Society Dialogue for Improving Natural Resource Governance in Africa”. The 1-day event took ...