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The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the RES4Africa Foundation have jointly released a series of country regulatory reviews on electricity markets in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Zambia, South Africa and Ghana.
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International school feeding charity Mary’s Meals is now reaching more than two million children in 19 countries with life-changing meals every school day, thanks to an impressive grassroots movement taking action all over the globe.
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African countries mark the third anniversary of the Zero Malaria Starts with Me movement.
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The founding father of Zambia former President Kenneth Kaunda passed away at the age of 97.
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A water point attendant in Zambia’s capital Lusaka has a new role beyond filling up containers for residents at the community tap. John Nyambe spreads the word about the novel coronavirus – its dangers, and what residents can do to protect themselves.
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This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers.
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The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners have developed a new framework that is aimed at transforming the way African countries build their Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems.
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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), RES4Africa & Senegal discuss improving energy regulatory environment to attract investment & private sector participation.
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The energy sector experts from the government of Seychelles, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the RES4Africa Foundation held today a virtual meeting to discuss the energy policy and regulation related to attracting the participation of the private sector .
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With a the aim of helping African countries combat the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese giant online trading company Alibaba Foundation and its founder, Jack Ma foundation have donated medical supplies this morning to Gabon, Ghana, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Seven new countries /territories/areas including four African countries (Djibouti, Gambia, Zambia, Mauritius) have reported cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.
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By Kalima Nkonde – The untold story of Zambia’s excessive debt and low foreign reserves is the negative impact that illicit financial flows have had and continue to have on the country.
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By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Novartis, a global healthcare company based in Switzerland, is set to introduce a new program to Ethiopia that aims to make affordable treatment of chronicle diseases in low and middle income countries.
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From Zambia to Afghanistan, governments in the world’s most disadvantaged countries must prioritize dynamic enterprises and enact policies to help them thrive, create jobs, innovate and transform the economy, according to a new UN report.
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A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff led by Dhaneshwar Ghura discussed Zambia’s fiscal and debt sustainability. The team visited Lusaka, Zambia last week from November 5–9, 2018 also discussed on recent economic developments and prospects.
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Ethiopian Airlines Group, which owns shares in in four African countries’ airlines, has announced its fifth joint venture with the Chad government buying 49%.
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By Devika Jyothi – Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) took part in the 10th All African Leather Fair (AALF) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Through its participation, SITA enabled beneficiary East African tanneries to access new markets and strengthen their intra-African trade linkages.
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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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Experts from Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire along with public, private and civil society representatives discuss the technical, commercial, regulatory and financial issues in Africa’s fast-growing Energy market.
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Ethiopia loses over $1.1 billion every year by profit shifting companies, a new report reveals. The new individual countries level global tax loss estimates released today by the Tax Justice Network, shows that Ethiopia loses $1.1084 billion per year, which is 2.34% of its GDP.
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