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COMMOD AT A GLANCE - GUM ARABIC

Commodities at a Glance: Special Issue on Gum Arabic

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Commodities at a Glance
22 May 2019
The series "Commodities at a Glance" aims to collect, present and disseminate accurate and relevant statistical information linked to international primary commodity markets in a clear, concise and reader-friendly format. This issue of "Commodities at a Glance" explores the economic, social and e...
INNOV POLICY SUS DEV ARAB REGI

Innovation Policy for inclusive Sustainable Development in the Arab Region

26 Jan 2018
This study aims at providing Arab countries with a comprehensive framework to formulate Innovation Policy that supports economic growth and contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Development Agenda. The targeted audience is high and middle level policymakers involved in the elaboration, imple...
PROTEC CHILD FROM HARM PRACTIC

Protecting Children From Harmful Practices in Plural Legal Systems

With a Special Emphasis on Africa

27 Jan 2016
This report reviews positive legislative developments in different regions of the world, with a special emphasis on Africa, to strengthen children’s legal protection from violence as a result of harmful practices, and addresses the interplay between statutory, customary and religious laws.
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2016-17

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2016-2017

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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region
2 May 2018
This publication focuses on the analysis of the most recent socioeconomic developments in two ways. The first focus aims at demonstrating the analytical observation of routinely monitored economic and social variables of the Arab region in the global context (the monitoring part). The second focu...
DEV ECON AFRIQUE RAPPORT 2003

Le développement économique en Afrique 2003

Résultats commerciaux et dépendance à l’égard des produits de base

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Développement économique en Afrique, Le
31 Dec 2003
Le rapport de cette année tente de mettre en perspective les raisons des médiocres résultats de l'Afrique et de la part décroissante qu'elle occupe dans le commerce mondial en passant en revue la structure et la composition de ses échanges et les problèmes de dépendance à l'égard des produits de ...
DEV ECON AFRIQUE RAPPORT 2001

Le développement économique en Afrique 2001

Bilan, perspectives et choix des politiques économiques

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Développement économique en Afrique, Le
31 Dec 2001
Dans le présent rapport, le secrétariat de la CNUCED dresse un bilan du développement de l’Afrique dans les années 90 et analyse les obstacles intérieurs et extérieurs à une croissance soutenue et rapide en Afrique. Il y examine notamment différentes options pour renforcer la croissance et le dév...
ECON DEV IN AFRICA RPT 2001

Economic Development in Africa 2001

Performance, Prospects and Policy Issues

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Economic Development in Africa Report
31 Dec 2001
This report reviews Africa’s development in the 1990s and analyses the domestic and external impediments to sustained and rapid growth in Africa. It discusses inter alia policy options for enhancing growth and development in Africa in order to meet the objectives set forth by the international co...
AFRIQUE RENOUVEAU V31 #3 2017

Afrique renouveau, Décembre 2017 - Mars 2018

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Afrique renouveau
17 Oct 2018
Le magazine Afrique renouveau traite des nombreux défis auxquels sont confrontés les populations africaines, leurs dirigeants et leurs partenaires internationaux: les objectifs de développement durable, les réformes économiques, la dette, l’éducation; la santé, la promotion de la femme, les confl...
AFRICA RENEWAL V31 #3 2017

Africa Renewal, December 2017 - March 2018

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Africa Renewal
21 Mar 2018
The Africa Renewal magazine examines the many issues that confront the people of Africa, its leaders and its international partners: sustainable development goals, economic reform, debt, education, health, women's empowerment, conflict and civil strife, democratization, investment, trade, regiona...
AFRIQUE RENOUVEAU V31 #2 2017

Afrique renouveau, Août - Novembre 2017

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Afrique renouveau
24 Oct 2017
Le magazine Afrique renouveau traite des nombreux défis auxquels sont confrontés les populations africaines, leurs dirigeants et leurs partenaires internationaux: les objectifs de développement durable, les réformes économiques, la dette, l’éducation; la santé, la promotion de la femme, les confl...
AFRICA RENEWAL V31 #2 2017

Africa Renewal, August - November 2017

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Africa Renewal
24 Oct 2017
The Africa Renewal magazine examines the many issues that confront the people of Africa, its leaders and its international partners: sustainable development goals, economic reform, debt, education, health, women's empowerment, conflict and civil strife, democratization, investment, trade, regiona...
LEAST DEV CTRIES RPT 2017

The Least Developed Countries Report 2017

Transformational Energy Access

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Least Developed Countries Report
17 Jan 2018
This report focuses on the role of access to modern energy in economic structural transformation - a critical issue both for the least developed countries (LDCs) and for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report focuses on the particular circumstances, challenges and experiences of ...
ETAT L’INTEG REG AFRIQUE #8

L'État de l’intégration régionale en Afrique VIII

Réaliser la Zone de libre-échange continentale

29 Dec 2017
La création d’une Zone de libre-échange continentale (ZLEC) en Afrique promet de stimuler fortement l’économie du continent et, en particulier, d’en soutenir l’industrialisation et la transformation structurelle. Dans ce contexte, le rapport traite des mesures indispensables à la mise en œuvre de...
ASSESS REG INTEG AFRICA #8

Assessing Regional Integration in Africa VIII

Bringing the Continental Free Trade Area About

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Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
29 Dec 2017
The African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) promises to give a significant boost to the continent’s economy and, in particular, to support industrialization and structural transformation. In this context, the 8th edition of Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA VIII) looks at what wil...
AFRICAN STAT YRBK 2016

African Statistical Yearbook 2016

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African statistical yearbook / Annuaire statistique pour l'Afrique
20 Jun 2017
The African Statistical Yearbook 2016 is the eighth edition jointly produced by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). As with the previous seven editions, this 2016 edition presents a time series showi...
AFRICAN STAT YRBK 2017

African Statistical Yearbook 2017

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African statistical yearbook / Annuaire statistique pour l'Afrique
15 Aug 2017
The African Statistical Yearbook is a publication jointly produced by Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC), presenting time-series data over the latest nine years for which data are available, showing how African countrie...
INEGALITES DE REVENUS EN AFRIQUE

Inégalités de revenus en Afrique subsaharienne

Tendances divergentes, déterminants et conséquences

1 Oct 2019
L’Afrique subsaharienne (ASS) a enregistré une performance économique remarquable au cours des 15 premières années du XXIe siècle. Cette tendance fort encourageante a mis un terme à une longue période de stagnation et inversé le déclin économique des 25 années précédentes dans la région. Elle s’e...
INCOM INEQUA TREN SUB SAHARA

Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa

Divergence, Determinants, and Consequences

18 Sep 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) recorded a remarkable economic performance in the first 15 years of the 21st century. Such an encouraging trend, which reversed the stagnation or decline of the prior 25 years, was accompanied by a perceptible, modest, but uneven decline in aggregate poverty, together wit...
RAPPORT ECONOMIQ AFRIQUE 2017

Rapport économique sur l'Afrique 2017

l'industrialisation et l'urbanisation au service de la transformation de l'Afrique

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Rapport économique sur l'Afrique
28 Apr 2017
L’édition de 2017 du Rapport économique sur l’Afrique portera sur les liens entre l’industrialisation et l’urbanisation. L’urbanisation est une des grandes tendances qui influent profondément sur les dimensions sociales, économiques et environnementales de la croissance et de la transformation en...
ECONOMIC REPORT ON AFRICA 2017

Economic Report on Africa 2017

Urbanization and Industrialization for Africa’s Transformation

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Economic Report on Africa
28 Apr 2017
The 2017 Economic Report on Africa focuses on the linkages between industrialization and urbanization. Urbanization is one of Africa mega trends with profound implications for the social, economic, environmental dimensions of growth and transformation. Theory and experience demonstrate that indus...
ECON DEV IN AFRICA RPT 2017

Economic Development in Africa Report 2017

Tourism for Transformative and Inclusive Growth

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Economic Development in Africa Report
31 Jul 2017
Tourism - in terms of its contribution to GDP, employment and trade - is a critical sector for many African economies, and its growth is increasingly driven by tourists originating from the continent itself. However, most African countries still face significant challenges and constraints in expl...
AFRICA RENEWAL SPECIAL ED 2017

Africa Renewal, Special Edition 2017

Special Edition on Youth

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Africa Renewal
18 Apr 2017
The Africa Renewal magazine examines the many issues that confront the people of Africa, its leaders and its international partners: sustainable development goals, economic reform, debt, education, health, women's empowerment, conflict and civil strife, democratization, investment, trade, regiona...
AFRIQUE RENOUVEAU V30 #3 2016

Afrique renouveau, Décembre 2016

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Afrique renouveau
13 Mar 2017
Le magazine Afrique renouveau traite des nombreux défis auxquels sont confrontés les populations africaines, leurs dirigeants et leurs partenaires internationaux: les objectifs de développement durable, les réformes économiques, la dette, l’éducation; la santé, la promotion de la femme, les confl...
RAPPORT SUR DEV HUMAIN AFRIQU 2016

Rapport sur le développement humain en Afrique 2016

Accélérer les progrès en faveur de l’égalité des genres et de l’autonomisation des femmes

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Rapport sur le développement humain en Afrique
16 Jan 2017
Le Rapport sur le développement humain en Afrique 2016, consacré à l’égalité des sexes, fait suite au Rapport sur le développement humain en Afrique de 2012, qui s’était penché sur l’importance d’assurer la sécurité alimentaire à tous les Africains. Les deux rapports partagent un objectif commun,...
AFRICA HUMAN DEV RPT 2016

Africa Human Development Report 2016

Accelerating Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Africa

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Africa Human Development Report
16 Jan 2017
This report follows the 2012 Africa Human Development Report, which looked at the importance of assuring food security for all Africans. The two reports share a common objective of addressing what might be considered two unfinished agenda items on Africa’s development trajectory. Both have long b...
AFRICAN STAT YRBK 2015

African Statistical Yearbook 2015

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African statistical yearbook / Annuaire statistique pour l'Afrique
3 Jan 2017
The Yearbook series is a result of collaborative efforts by major African regional organizations to set up a joint data collection mechanism of socioeconomic data on African countries, as well as the development of a harmonized database. It seeks to promote wider use of country data, reduce costs...
ECON RPT ON AFRICA 2000

Economic Report on Africa 2000

Transforming Africa's Economies

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Economic Report on Africa
31 Dec 2000
Many African economies are still characterized by a heavy reliance on the primary sector, high vulnerability to external shocks, jobless growth and slow progress towards social development. It is essential for African countries to promote economic diversification and structural transformation as ...