The UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (UNECA) has called for Africa’s economic growth to be inclusive to reduce widespread poverty.While the world was still fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine broke out in early 2022.The impact of the …
Continue readingMore Investment in Data, Statistics Needed in Africa to Accelerate Sustainable Dev’t : ECA
African countries can take action to accelerate sustainable development if they plan better and invest in effective data and statistical systems, says Oliver Chinganya, Director of the Africa Center for Statistics (ACS) of the Economic Commission for A…
Continue readingFinance Minister Says Ethiopia’s Measures to Avert Economic Pressure Effective
The Government of Ethiopia has been effective in implementing different policies and response measures to avert the impacts of internal and global shocks on the economy, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide said.Speaking at the 55th Conference of African Minis…
Continue readingGov’t Striving to Enhance Responsible Agricultural Investment that Meets Accepted Principles
The Ethiopian government is striving to enhance responsible agricultural investment that can meet nationally, regionally, and internationally accepted principles, according to Ministry of Agriculture.In his opening remark at the National Multi-Stakehol…
Continue readingDevelopment of Ethiopia’s Capital Market Well Underway: ECMA Director-General
The process of realizing a capital market in Ethiopia is well underway in order to ensure the existence of a functioning market soon, Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) Director-General Brook Taye said.In an exclusive interview with ENA, the dir…
Continue readingGovernment aims for detailed soil studies
The secretary of State for Agriculture and Livestock, João da Cunha, considered today, in Luanda, the need to carry out more detailed studies of the soil to guarantee the suitability of the land available for the National Plan for the Promotion of Grai…
Continue readingCouncil of Ministers Raises Authorized Capital of Ethiopian Railway Corporation to 221 Billion Birr
The Council of Ministers has decided to raise the authorized capital of Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) to 221 billion Birr, according to the Office of the Prime Minister.In its regular session today, the council instructed the ERC to complete inf…
Continue readingAngola needs to allocate 10% of State Budget to improve water and sanitation sector
The improvement of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Angola requires an annual investment of about 10 percent of the General State Budget (OGE).This estimate, which aims at equity and sustainability in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ser…
Continue readingHealth fears as Juba chokes under garbage
Residential areas and markets in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, are choking on uncollected garbage putting the health of citizens at risk.A walk along a few city streets or neighbourhoods is proof that the city is choking on its own garbage.Speaking…
Continue readingHealth ministry declares cholera outbreak in Malakal
The National Ministry of Health on Tuesday declared an outbreak of cholera in Malakal town of Upper Nile State.Cholera is an infection caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with a bacterium. It has a short incubation period, from less t…
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