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Africa: Lights, Roads, Water, ICT - Invest! Addis Forum Call
allAfrica, 30 March 2015
Africa needs huge financial investments to achieve its development goals, UN Under Secretary General Carlos Lopes told delegates at a finance conference in Addis Ababa. Read more »
Lights, Roads, Water, ICT - Invest! Africa's Development Priority
Africa needs huge financial investments to achieve its development goals, delegates attending the high-level meeting on Africa's development priorities were told. More than a billion dollars is needed each year to address transport, energy, water and ICT needs, according to Carlos Lopes, executive scretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa
High level panel discussion on capacity imperatives for AU's Agenda 2063 gets underway.
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Africa: People First, Demand African Csos At Financing for Development Consultation
UNECA, 26 March 2015
If African development and economic transformation are to succeed, international financial institutions (IFIs) and domestic policies must reform, stated African Civil Society… Read more »
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Africa: Africa's Women Must "Grow Beyond the Micro"
UNECA, 28 March 2015
Women are tired of being put in the context of 'micro this' and 'micro that. This stark reminder of the resolve of delegates at the recently held Women in Parliaments Global Forum… Read more »
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Africa should 'tap its own wealth' to finance development, Ethiopia's Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Abraham Tekeste, told the annual joint gathering of the ... Read more »
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The sprawling headquarters for the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is bustling with activities as participants arrive for weeklong discussions of Africa's development ... Read more »
