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Brazzaville, 4 March 2021 (ECA) – The President of the Republic of Congo – Denis Sassou Nguesso, in his capacity as Chair of the Congo Basin Climate Commission (CBCC) and the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) – Vera Songwe, met on Wednesday in Brazzaville to discuss Africa’s position ahead of Cop26. The President asked ECA’s Executive Secretary to work with him to build a common African position on pertinent issues pertaining to the continent in the lead-up to the 26 th Conference of Parties  (COP26) to the Un...

Brazzaville, 27 February 2021 (ECA) – Congo’s capital just hosted the third edition of the African Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation during which hundreds of young Africans were initiated in STI trades. The Forum also afforded experts and Governments the opportunity to discuss the benefits of new technologies. The transition to renewable energy that is currently a key driver of growth and a job-creation is gaining steam on the African continent. Hereunder, we discuss the subject with Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, Director of the Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Division (T...

National February 7, 2021 BEIJING: The first business matchmaking event between Chinese and Pakistani enterprises in the Buffalo industry was held by the Pakistan-China Agriculture Cooperation Information Platform, that was established last month aiming to break information barriers between agricultural enterprises of the both sides and enhance pragmatic cooperation. According to China Economic Net (CEN), gathering representatives from Chinese and Pakistani leading companies and institutes engaging in the Buffalo industry, the virtual meeting has discussed the feasibility of technological co...

Media Centre GIE launches Inside Information Platform under REMIT 23 December 2020 Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) takes a new step forward by becoming a listed IIP under REMIT and would like to thank the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for confirming its application. This headway highlights GIE’s commitment to transparency and underlines once again its determination to make the energy transition happen in a fair and sustainable manner. By developing useful, timely and reliable transparency tools, GIE supports the decarbonisation of the EU energy landscape. Indeed, GI...

UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)   MTN GROUP  ECA in collaboration with partners has embarked on creating the Africa Communication and Information Platform (ACIP) for Health and Economic Action to serve as a two-way information and communication platform between citizens and government. The platform will bring together for the first time, the major mobile network operators on the continent including MTN, Vodacom, Airtel, Ethio Telecom, Safaricom and Orange, ITU as well as other partners to support each country’s National COVID-19 Taskforce, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Finan...