Ethiopia joins International Congress and Convention Association
Ethiopian Convention Bureau (MICE) Ethiopia joins the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).
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Tag: UN Economic Commission for Africa
Why old industrialization pathways won’t work for Africa
As the world is embracing new technologies such as 3D printing, Africa is likely to lose hundreds of thousands of jobs in the manufacturing sector. Unless the continent embraces these new technologies and diversify its economies, it will lose many jobs like witnessed in countries like China and other developed nations, according to issue paper […]
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UN expert advises effective land governance to Africa’s development
Effective land governance is critical to achieving Africa’s development, particularly the continent’s 50-year development plan, Agenda 2063, says a UN Economic Commission for Africa expert. .
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Africa can’t end huger denying women land rights, AU says
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire – Without ensuring land rights for women, Africa cannot end hunger by 2025, said African Union Commission official.
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Commission to host African Minerals Development Center
The UN Economic Commission for Africa handed over the African Minerals Development Center (AMDC) to the African Union Commission (AUC) following its inception in 2012.
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Continental free trade to support Africa’s industrial exports
By Omer Redi – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a unique and timely opportunity for the continent and offers more benefits than other trading arrangements with regions outside the continent, said Mr Andrew Mold, Acting Director of UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Eastern Africa.
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Blue economy fuels Africa’s economic growth
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) expressed its full support and commitment to assist Africa utilize its untapped blue economy potential, which can fuel the economic growth of the continent.
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UN official calls for Africa’s intellectual property rights protection
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ms. Vera Songwe calls on Africa leaders for the protection of Africa’s intellectual property rights.
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UN agency calls for Africa’s pharmaceutical development
There is an urgent need to develop the pharmaceutical industry in Africa to reduce the continent’s dependence on imported pharmaceutical and medical products, says UN Economic Commission for Africa’s Soteri Gatera.
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Ministers call for bold action to drive Africa free trade
The potential for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to become a powerful tool for driving industrialization, economic diversification and development has been highlighted at the start of the UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Conference of Ministers in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) officially launches this morning, June 21, 2010, the construction of new office facilities in the presence of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
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