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October 26, 2022
Africa: Experts Group Meeting of the 6th Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration
A Decade into APAI-CRVS: Reflecting on progress and accelerating efforts towards 2030 through transformed systems. Read more »
April 24, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 - Civil Registration As an 'Essential Service'
African Registrar Generals responsible for civil registration met in a virtual conference organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday 24 April 2020, to assess… Read more »
December 13, 2019
Africa: Sierra Leone National Assembly Embraces Climate Change in Legislation
Over 50 members of Parliament of the Republic of Sierra Leone were trained on co-production, packaging and application of weather and climate information services (CIS) on the… Read more »
October 17, 2019
Africa: Civil Registration Important for Africa's Economic and Social Development, Says Songwe
Civil registration is a subject that is of crucial importance to Africa's economic and social development and is at the core of the realization of the continent's ambitions to… Read more »
Africa: Leveraging Partnerships to Support Innovative Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
High-level participants at the ongoing fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) had the opportunity to focus on leveraging partnerships in… Read more »
October 14, 2019
Africa: Africa Has Made Progress in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics but Much Remains to Be Done
Africa has made impressive progress in revamping its Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems in the past few years, says William Muhwava, Chief of the Demographic… Read more »
October 15, 2019
Africa: Civil Registration Conference to Benefit African Nations Seeking to Address 'Scandal of Invisibility'
African countries are expected to continue strengthening their civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems as a foundation for robust and sustainable legal identity… Read more »
October 16, 2019
Zambia: UN Official Lauds Zambia for Efforts to Ensure Everyone Has Legal Identity
The United Nations Resident Coordinator to Zambia, Ms. Coumba Mar Gadio, on Wednesday lauded the southern African nation for how it is seriously dealing with civil registration and… Read more »
August 09, 2019
Africa: Second Africa Crvs Day Focuses On Importance of Birth Certificate
Africa on Saturday marks the second Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day under the theme Birth Certificate for All: Fundamental for Protecting Human Rights and Promoting… Read more »
July 17, 2018
Africa: African Institutions Collaborate to Reduce Illicit Financial Flows
As part of the revamped strategy to stem illicit financial flows (IFFs)from Africa, the IFF Working Group (IWG) met at the African Union Headquarters, to discuss the practical… Read more »
July 11, 2018
Africa: Illicit Financial Flows Continue to Impede Africa's Development, Says Eca's Boko At Hlpd 2018
African countries are committed to mobilizing adequate and predictable resources to finance the sustainable development goals agenda but they continue to be impeded by a number of… Read more »
June 20, 2018
Africa: Reform of Civil Registration in Senegal - A Boost By the ECA
A high-level mission comprising representatives from the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations… Read more »
March 09, 2018
Africa: African Trade Ministers Adopt Legal Instruments to Establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (Afcfta)
The fifth meeting of African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) chaired by the Minister of Trade and Investment of Nigeria, the Honourable Okechukwu Enelamah took place in Kigali on… Read more »
December 12, 2017
Africa: Adeyemi Unpacks Pida Model Law for Transboundary Infrastructure Projects in Africa At Pida Week
Economic Commission for Africa's Adeyinka Adeyemi, on Monday unpacked the PIDA Model Law for private sector investment in transboundary infrastructure in Africa for participants at… Read more »
December 05, 2017
Africa: Africa's Negotiating Capacity Determines Its Future Prosperity
African countries are constantly engaged in negotiating bilateral and multilateral treaties and several contracts for the exploration and development of extractive resources.… Read more »
October 23, 2017
Africa: Zimbabwe Minister Hails Proposed Commission of African Registrars General
The proposed Commission of African Registrars General is a welcome development that will ensure the advancement of Africa's civil registration agenda, Zimbabwe's Home Affairs… Read more »
October 19, 2017
Zimbabwe: Africa's Vital Civil Registration Systems Under Spotlight At Historic Zimbabwe Meeting
African Registrars General are meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, for the first time to deliberate on how to improve civil registration as part of implementing the civil… Read more »
October 02, 2017
Africa: Time to Legislate Statistics Says South Africa's Statistician-General At SDMX Conference
Statistics make a crucial contribution to good governance in modern democracy, assisting in the formulation and evaluation of policies, among others, hence safeguards should be put… Read more »
September 20, 2017
Africa: Stakeholders Discuss Model Law for Transboundary Infrastructure Development in Africa
The proposed model law on transboundary infrastructure development in Africa was under the spotlight in New York today with Economic Commission for Africa's Adeyinka Adeyemi saying… Read more »
April 07, 2017
Africa: 17 African Law Students Qualify for Final Round of 15th WTO Moot Court Competition
Seventeen African law students, including 9 women and 8 men, have qualified for the final oral round of the 15th European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Moot Court Competition on… Read more »
March 06, 2017
Africa: Ministers to Discuss Land Governance Issues During African Development Week
A high level ministerial dialogue under the theme, "Invest in Africa's Land to Catalyze Economic Growth and Prosperity" will take place on 26 March in Dakar, Senegal, during the… Read more »
January 24, 2017
Africa: Lawmakers Benefit From Training in Natural Resource Policy and Contract Negotiations
The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) and the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) recently jointly… Read more »
December 04, 2016
Africa: Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting for the Study On Base Erosion and Profit-Shifting in Africa - Reforms to Facilitate Improved Taxation of Multinational Corporations
On 14th December 2016, the Macroeconomic Policy Division hosted an Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting to review the study on "Base Erosion and Profit-Shifting in Africa: Reforms to… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: Cyber Security - Central African States Adopt Model Cross-Border Laws
An exacting endeavour of the Central African Economic Community (ECCAS) member states - supported by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International… Read more »
May 20, 2016
South Africa: Law Student Teams From South Africa and Kenya Qualify for Final Round of Moot Court Contest
Eleven African law students have qualified for the final oral round of the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Moot Court Competition on World Trade Organization (WTO) law,… Read more »
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