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Partner States prepare plan to improve forest governance and trade in East Africa
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| Experts from the East African Community partner states are meeting to prepare an elaborate action plan to improve Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade in the region. The preparation of the action plan at a three-day workshop taking place at tRead More... |
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Remarks at Youth Connect: Addis Ababa Featured by BBC's Hardtalk
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| MS. BADWI: Hello. I am Zenab Badwi. Welcome to this Hardtalk Special, coming to you from the University of Addis Ababa with the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry. As the African Union celebrates 50 years, many are hoping that this golden jubilee wiRead More... |
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Natural resources can fuel Africa's economic transformation; Sustainable development rests on diversification and investments in human capital
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| Africa's agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent's economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African Economic Outlook 2013, released here today.
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Canada supports women's economic empowerment in Ethiopia
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| Senator Salma Ataullahjan, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, announced support today for the Women Entrepreneurship Development Program in Ethiopia. Empowering women to contribute to, and benefit from,Read More... |
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Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, and First Lady Mrs. Zuma
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| From Monday, June 3 to Wednesday, June 5, H.E. Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, of the Republic of South Africa, and First Lady Mrs. Thobeka Stacie Madiba Zuma will pay a working visit to Japan following their participation to TICAD V (the Fifth Tokyo Read More... |
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AfDB boosts food and agriculture sector development project in The Gambia
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| The African Development Bank Group and The Gambia, on May 28, 2013 in Marrakech, signed a USD 26.6 million protocol agreement to boost the agricultural production and food security in the country.
Signing the protocol aRead More... |
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IOM, Uganda Wrap Up Workshop to Prepare National Counter-trafficking Plan
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| IOM and the Government of Uganda have completed a three-day workshop to prepare a National Action Plan (NAP) to combat trafficking in persons. The document will serve as a blueprint for future counter-trafficking efforts and build upon existing interRead More... |
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"Africa making great strides toward many MDG targets yet serious challenges remain." New report says
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| ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Converting Africa's impressive economic performance over the past decade into greater gains on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains a primary challenge for Africa, acRead More... |
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1st Progress Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Situation in Western Sahara
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| ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- 1st Progress Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Situation in Western Sahara
I. INTRODUCTION
1. At its 22nd Ordinary Session held in AddRead More... |
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ECA should promote cross-country experiences sharing and learning for accelerated Africa's agric transformation - Ethiopian Minister
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| ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Ethiopia's State Minister for Agriculture, Mr Wondirad Mandefro has praised ECA for its transformative system wide and prospective approach that has contributed to the success Read More... |
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Natural resources can fuel Africa's economic transformation
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| RABAT, Morocco, May 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Africa's agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent's economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African EconomRead More... |
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Cassava's huge potential as 21st Century crop / FAO offers sustainable farming model to meet increased demand
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| ROME, Italy, May 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Save and Grow, an environmentally-friendly farming model promoted by FAO, can sustainably increase cassava yields by up to 400 percent and help turn this staple from a poor people's foodRead More... |
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African Economic Outlook 2013: Natural resources can fuel Africa's economic transformation
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| MARRAKESH, Morocco, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Africa's agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent's economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African ERead More... |
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Commemoration of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
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| NAIROBI, Kenya, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- What Commemoration of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Who Government Representative,
Chief of the Kenya Defense Forces General J.Read More... |
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IFC Hosts International Conference to Promote Energy Efficiency in South Africa
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| JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, May 27, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The conference is hosted in partnership with the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs, SECO, and aims to increase local awareness of the ESCO model as one possible solutRead More... |
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