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UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA on the 16th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council |
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ECA-Finland Partnership to Strengthen Africa’s ICT Policies By Michael Ouma The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the government of Finland have entered into a partnership meant to strengthen ICT policy implementation in Africa. More.. |
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By Michael Ouma The 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU), held in Addis Ababa under the theme, Information and Communication Technologies in Africa: Prospects and Challenges for Development, was a break from the past where security has featured prominently since the union was formed in 2002. More.. |
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By Brenda Zulu African leaders meeting at the 14th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa have approved the establishment of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) as a technical body of the AU to replace the NEPAD Secretariat. More.. |
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By John Mireny, Addis Ababa The ongoing African Union Summit has endorsed establishment of an ambitious African Investment Bank (AIB) with an initial capital of USD 25 billion. More.. |
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By John Mireny The UN Economic Commission of Africa (ECA) has today launched a new book on mobile banking in Africa. The 130 pages publication goes by the title: M-Banking: An African Financial Revolution, and attempts to highlight recent ICT developments in Africa where mobile banking is increasingly becoming a major mode of financial transfers to remote and mostly un-banked areas of rural Africa. More.. |
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By Michael Ouma and Brenda Zulu The African Union has launched a US $ 15 million project meant to provide cheap Internet connectivity to enhance collaboration in research between African and European universities. More.. |
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By Marie Noelle Guichi A trois mois des élections générales au Soudan et à un an d'un referendum sur une éventuelle indépendance du sud, les Chefs d’Etats ont fortement exprime leurs inquiétudes hier, 1er février 2010, quant aux "défis d'une ampleur sans précédent" que pose le maintien de la paix, très au Soudan. More.. |
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By Marie Noelle Guichi Une cérémonie de la flamme de la paix a été organisée à Addis Abeba le 31 janvier dernier dans la grande salle de conférence de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique, sous la présidence d’Akere Muna. More.. |
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By Marie Noelle Guichi En dehors de ce bref échange arraché sur les causes de son retard, le minrext, brandissant le fameux droit de réservé auquel il est astreint, n’a pas voulu s’étendre sur la contribution et les attentes du Cameroun par rapport à ce sommet dont le thème principal est : « Technologies de l’information et de la communication : défis et perspectives pour le développement de l’Afrique. » More.. |
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By Marie Noelle Guichi Henri Ayebe Ayissi débarque enfin à Addis Abeba Vingt quatre heures après l’ouverture officielle, le 31 janvier 2010, du 14ème sommet de l’Union africaine, le ministre camerounais des relations extérieures, Henri Ayebe Ayissi est enfin dans la capitale éthiopienne où se déroule cette grand’ messe des Chefs d’Etats africains. More.. |
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By Brenda Zulu The African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping has called for the transformation of the agricultural sector while the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has emphasized priority in the agricultural sector which he said accounts for more than half of the workforce. More.. |
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By Sanday Chongo Kabange Continued economic developments across the continent have necessitated the need to expedite the implementation of a massive hydro power project by the African Union (AU). More.. |
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By Wanjohi Kabukuru The African Union (AU) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) both headquartered in Addis Ababa are walking tall after the successful opening of the AU Heads of State and Government's Summit in the Ethiopian capital. For the first time in its entire history, the AU summit dedicated its theme on ICTs. This has been a milestone for the two organizations as slightly over a decade ago, they embarked on a highly ambitious undertaking dubbed the African Information Society Initiative (AISI). The main aim of AISI was to galvanise the continent to harness information communications technologies to leap-frog her development progress and agenda. At inception little was expected of AISI. More.. |
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By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Addis Ababa Mozambique has embarked on an ambitious Information and Communication Technology Park whose initial construction cost is estimated to cost some $25 million. More.. |
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AU focus on hydro project |
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The advancement of mobile technology is increasingly facilitating disease surveillance besides improving access to health especially in resource-poor settings, writes Zachary Ochieng. More.. |
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Mobile Banking, a new form of electronic commerce engendered by the growth of wireless communications in Africa, is becoming the preferred mode of delivering financial services to the unbanked. But as Zachary Ochieng found out, there are still policy and regulatory challenges to grapple with. More.. |
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Banking in Kenya is fast moving away from brick and mortar as more customers embrace m-money services. Notably, M-Pesa, Kenya’s pioneer mobile money transfer service operated by listed mobile operator Safaricom, has so far registered 9 million customers.More.. |
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Jean Ping Calls for More ICT Projects in Africa By Mireny John, Addis Ababa The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union Jean Ping has called for increased investment in ICT projects in Africa.More.. |
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By Brenda Zulu |
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By Solang Kibelolo (Addis Abeba, 31 janvier) Les nouvelles technologies sont devenues le principal moteur du développement des pays africains. Ce sujet aussi important a été au cœur des débats du quatorzième sommet de l’union Africaine qui s’est tenu du 31 janvier au 2 février dernier, au siège de l’Union Africaine, à Addis Abeba, en Ethiopie. More.. |
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By Michael Ouma The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Microsoft have launched a partnership to foster regional cooperation in Africa through the utilization of information and communications technologies (ICTs). More.. |
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By Wanjohi Kabukuru Food security, poverty reduction and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) issues are key concerns to the African Union (AU). Rhoda Tumusiime Peace, AU's Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture affirmed this position during the 14th Summit of the AU Heads of State and Government currently being held in Addis Ababa under the theme, Information and Communication Technologies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development. More.. |
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By Mireny John, Addis Ababa The Chairman of the African Union Commission Jean Ping has called for increased investment in ICT projects in Africa. Ping made the remarks during his key address to the 14th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) currently underway in Addis Ababa. More.. |
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By Salif Sanogo Mr. Salif Sanogo (TV), Journaliste Reporter |
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Statement by Abdoulie JannehEconomic Commission for Africa (February 2010)
