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Africa urged to address digital divide
The UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Director for Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management, Jean-Paul Adam, flagged the importance of building the information and communication sector (ICT) infrastructure in Africa to address the digital divide at the upcoming World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2023.
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Africa should accelerate low carbon industrialization
African countries should articulate effective policies, strategies and programmes and take action to promote trade and exports in order to realize the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), UN Economic Commission for Africa, Acting Executive Secretary, Mr. Antonio Pedro, said.
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Agricultural statistics key to improve Africa food security, says UN agency
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosts a celebration for Africa Statistics Day 2022 on the theme “Strengthening data system by modernizing the production and use of agricultural statistics with a view of informing policies to improve resilience in agriculture, nutrition, and food security on the African Continent.”
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IFC appoints new director for infrastructure, natural resources in Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group today announced the appointment of Sarvesh Suri as its new Regional Industry Director for Infrastructure and Natural Resources in Africa.
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AstraZeneca, partners act for equitable cancer care across Africa
AstraZeneca and health partners today launched an initiative to transform outcomes for cancer patients across Africa.
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Nestlé to strengthen food security, climate change resilience in Africa
Nestlé announced today that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to help accelerate the transformation of food systems in Africa, as a way of strengthening the continent’s food security and building greater climate change resilience.
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