November 27, 2017
East Africa: East African Community Adopts Its Energy Security Agenda.
The East African Community (EAC) has adopted its Energy Security Policy Framework seeking to ensure the security of the region's biomass, electricity, and oil and gas supplies. Read more »
November 22, 2017
Africa: Experts Meet in Addis Ababa to Discuss Blockchain Technology in Africa
Experts are gathered in Addis Ababa to review a new Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) report which aims to explore opportunities for blockchain technology in Africa. Read more »
November 21, 2017
Ethiopia: Africagis 2017 Conference Opens in Addis Ababa
The four-day AfricaGIS 2017 conference opened in Addis Ababa Tuesday with Oliver Chinganya, Director of the African Centre for Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
November 20, 2017
Africa: ECA and the Government of Comoros Call for More Effective Policies
Participants at the 21st session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts have adopted the final communiqué which focuses on catalysts to growth in Eastern Africa, and… Read more »
November 15, 2017
Africa: The African Land Policy Centre Unveiled in Addis Ababa
The Land Policy Centre (ALPC), formerly the Land Policy Initiative, was officially unveiled at the on-going Conference on Land Policy in Africa being held in Addis Ababa. Read more »
Comoros: Tourism and Energy Identified As Drivers for Economic Transformation in Comoros
Tourism and energy are among the sectors that can accelerate growth in Comoros and enable the country to achieve the Government strategic vision to become an emerging country by… Read more »
November 14, 2017
Africa: President Azali of Comoros Welcomes ECA Delegation
At the end of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts held in Moroni, President Azali Assoumani of the Union of Comoros welcomed a delegation of the UN Economic Commission for… Read more »
November 03, 2017
Sudan: Statistics - ECA Initiates Research in Preparation for Sudan Country Profile
A delegation of experts from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) initiated on 11 November a one week working visit to Sudan, to prepare the second… Read more »
November 09, 2017
Africa: ECA Stresses Comoros's Tourism Potential During Profile Launch
Comoros could become the new fashionable destination of the Indian Ocean, but the country's tourism potential is still largely untapped. To leverage its exceptional assets, Comoros… Read more »
November 08, 2017
East Africa: Enhancing Tourism Competitiveness Can Accelerate Growth in Eastern Africa
Moroni, Comoros, November, 8th , 2017 (ECA) - Tourism is now emerging as a dynamic sector for economic growth and development in Eastern Africa. Experts who gathered in Comoros… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopian Minister Urges IGAD Member States to Strengthen Dialogue On Land Governance
A two-day Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) land dialogue opened in Addis Ababa Wednesday with Ethiopia's State Minister for Natural Resources, Kaba Urgessa, urging… Read more »
November 07, 2017
Comoros: Moroni Meeting - How to Unlock the Full Potential of the Blue Economy?
Globally, ocean wealth is valued at $ 24 trillion. If oceans were a country, they would constitute the seventh largest economy in the world. These resources of the blue economy… Read more »
East Africa: ECA Appeals for Stronger Growth in Eastern Africa
The economic performance of Eastern Africa has been impressive over the past decade and a half. Yet economic growth moderated markedly in 2016 and 2017, with an average growth rate… Read more »
November 02, 2017
Comoros: Attaining Transformative Growth in Eastern Africa - The Focus of Discussions in Comoros
The growth rate of Eastern African countries has been among the fastest in the world in recent years, averaging 6.8% between 2012 and 2015. However, in 2016 and 2017, the regional… Read more »
October 04, 2017
Africa: Pomp and Fanfare At UN Day Celebrations in Ethiopia
The United Nations family in Ethiopia on Tuesday marked UN Day with pomp and fanfare as they celebrated the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter, the… Read more »
October 18, 2017
Africa: ECA Trains Economists in Rwanda On Economic Modelling
"Whenever negotiating complex economic agreements with uncertain outcomes, you need your own set of numbers, otherwise you may be in a weak position!" Read more »
September 09, 2017
Africa: Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange Conference Set for Monday in Addis Ababa
The 6th Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), an international initiative that aims to standardize and modernize mechanisms and processes for the exchange of statistical… Read more »
September 26, 2017
Africa: Experts Discuss Ways to Advance Africa's Trade Policy
Addis Ababa, 22 September (ECA) - The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently convened several meetings in Addis Ababa with trade… Read more »
September 15, 2017
Africa: Expert Group Meeting to Validate APRM Study On Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa Underway in Kigali
(ECA) - An expert group meeting to validate an African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Study on 'Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa' is currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more »
September 14, 2017
Uganda: ECA Calls Uganda to Make Industrial Policy More Effective
Kampala - Uganda 14 September 2017 (ECA)- In the last two decades, Uganda's economy has been performing impressively and has managed to reduce, by over half, the proportion of… Read more »
September 08, 2017
Madagascar: Industrialization for Stronger and More Inclusive Growth in Madagascar
The adoption of an ambitious industrial policy that focuses on spatial concentration, and in harmony with local industry and the sustainable development of natural resources is one… Read more »
August 31, 2017
Africa: Workshop to Harmonize Tanzania's APRM Plan Into National Development Plan Held in Zanzibar
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Continental Secretariat and the Tanzanian APRM national governing… Read more »
September 04, 2017
Rwanda: Rwanda Workshop to Focus On Mainstreaming Land Policy and Governance Into National Developmental Plan
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI), in partnership with the government of Rwanda, will on September 5, 2017, conduct a day-long national validation workshop for more than 20… Read more »
August 31, 2017
Africa: Madagascar to Lay Focus On Land Governance in Its Agricultural Investment Plan
The AU-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI) in partnership with the government of Madagascar organised a workshop on 31 August 2017 to validate the Country Report and Business… Read more »
August 03, 2017
Africa: New ECA Chief Meets Ethiopian Prime Minister - Renews Commitment to Africa's Transformation
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Ethiopian government on Thursday renewed their commitment to working together for the economic and social transformation of… Read more »