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“Green” industrialization a focus for African Development Week

“Green” industrialization a focus for African Development Week

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Migration, climate change and what’s been called “green” industrialization are just some of the issues topping the agenda when African economic and finance ministers gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, beginning this Thursday.

The conference is part of the wider events for the first African Development Week organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa, known as the ECA, and the African Union.

Carlos Lopes is the ECA Executive Secretary.

Ernest Chi Cho asked him about the background for the week and what to expect.

Duration: 4’28”

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