Gave proof thro the night that our flag was still there o say does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave good morning. Id like to call to order this hearing. The subcommittee of the Senate Foreign relations committee. Good morning. Exactly one month ago today, extremists in Northern Nigeria abducted nearly 300 schoolgirls in an unconsciousable act of terror. The leaders of the group responsible, boko haram, are selling the girls into marriages, forcibly converting them to islam and using them as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Nigerian Government. Its believed the girls are today being held in a dense Tropical Forest area roughly the size of West Virginia that straddles a porous and ungoverned border with three countries. Despite being forewarned of a possible attack, reports indicate the loek and Central Government did nothing to protect them when told an attack was imminent. Parents should not have to be afraid to send their c
Growth in not growth. What assumptions did you make on the regulatory side . What epa in terms of aght do, we do not have projection for that in the reference case because the reference case is based on existing law and regulation. So, we do look at side cases, and those will not be published until early next year. On the question of what was so , i have to look to see if there were weather affect. Generally speaking, that was in fairlyup of a we had decent Economic Growth from 2001 2 2005. Here was consumption howard . [indiscernible] 2005 in 2007 were virtually identical in terms of carbon emissions. Reference point often used in the United States. I think some government mentioned 2005, so we figure it is a useful reference point, but 2000 seven, you get the same kind of result, and that is immediately before the economic downturn that occurred. I would not read too much into that. Thank you, howard. All the way in the back . I just want to followup on the question that was raised r
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is believed to have the capacity to significantly boost intra-regional trade and break Africa’s longstanding dependence on foreign countries as export destinations and sources of imports and investment. With the official launch on January 1 this year, many trade blocs are beginning to realign their preferences in a bid to improve market access. FEMI ADEKOYA writes on how major trading partners like the United States and Europe are reviewing their trade programmes to align with the AfCFTA.
The AfCFTA holds the ace for African countries to improve intra-African trade and replace activities that were hitherto dominated by third-party countries to Africans. Despite this potential, there are challenges about the ability of African countries to remove red tapes and encourage trade.
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