June 19, 2023
Africa: Export & Digitalization: Kick-off in Rabat of the ECA - EU - EBRD Capacity Building Workshops for Women Led Enterprises
Rabat, 16 June 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union representations in Morocco and the ECA Office for North Africa… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Africa: Collective action can "move mountains" for Africa
Sharm El-Sheikh, 26 May 2023 (ECA) - Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Hanan Morsy, has called for continued collective… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Africa: African Ministers Call for Reforms of the IMF's Special Drawing Rights System
Sharm El-Sheikh, 22 May 2023 – African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for reforms of the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) system to… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Africa: Morocco to Host the 2023 Kofi Annan Road Safety Award
Morocco to Host the Second Kofi Annan Road Safety Award Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to Saving Lives on Africa’s Roads Read more »
May 08, 2023
Africa: Achieving food security will require revamping our production and consumption patterns
Tunis, May 5, 2023 - In partnership with the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Tunisia and the ECA Office in North Africa, the UN-Habitat Office in Tunisia held a dissemination… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) closes inaugural $100 million repo transaction at COP27
Sharm el-Sheikh , COP 27, 14th November 2022 - The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) designed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: Announcement on Team Energy Africa
November 10, 2022 - After reviewing its relationship with some of the private sector partners in Team Energy Africa, ECA has decided to cancel the initiative with immediate effect.… Read more »
Africa: Leaders from Western Indian Ocean countries share progress on Great Blue Wall at COP27
Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, 9 November 2022 (ECA) – At COP27 in Sharm el-Sheik, heads of state and senior government officials from the Western Indian Ocean region and… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Africa: Blue Walls, Green Bonds and Debt-For-Nature: From pledges to implementation in Africa
Cairo, 9 September 2022 (ECA) — How do you finance a fair post-pandemic green and sustainable recovery? And how do you turn pledges into action? African ministers of finance,… Read more »
November 30, 2020
Lesotho: Tunisia and Lesotho Join Growing Number of Countries to Ratify AfCFTA One Month to Start of Trading
One month to the commencement of trading at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, two more countries have formalized their ratification of the agreement. Read more »
November 16, 2020
North Africa: North Africa 35th Icsoe to Discuss Conditions for Sound, Post-Covid-19 Recovery in North Africa
Rabat, 16 November (ECA) -The ECA office for North Africa will organise the 35th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) for North Africa… Read more »
November 12, 2020
North Africa: Covid-19 - 35th Icsoe Meeting to Focus On Policies and Strategies for a Faster Economic Recovery in North Africa
The ECA office for North Africa will hold on Tuesday 17 November 2020, online, the thirty-fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE)… Read more »
November 05, 2020
North Africa: North Africa Requires Major Overhauls in Economic, Education Sectors to Navigate Post Covid-19 ICT Revolution
The ECA office for North Africa, the UNESCO Maghreb office and the Policy Center for the New South held on Wednesday, November 4th a webinar on "Innovation and New Technologies in… Read more »
November 06, 2020
North Africa: Covid-19 At Risk of Worsening Youth Unemployment in North Africa
Rabat, November 4th (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa held on Tuesday, November 3rd a webinar on "Best practices on job creation in North Africa". Read more »
November 03, 2020
North Africa: Innovation and New Technologies in North Africa in the Context of Covid-19
Rabat, November 3rd (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa, the UNESCO office for the Maghreb region and the Policy Center for the New South will hold on November 4th, 2020 from… Read more »
October 30, 2020
North Africa: Webinar - Best Practices in Job Creation in North Africa
- The ECA office for North Africa, will hold on Tuesday 3 November 2020 a webinar on "Best Practices in Job Creation in North Africa". Read more »
October 22, 2020
North Africa: Webinar - Implementing Agenda 2030 and 2063 in North Africa
Rabat, 22 October (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa office for North Africa, will hold on Monday 26 October 2020 a webinar to present the North African regional report on… Read more »
October 12, 2020
North Africa: Webinar - AfCFTA and Covid-19 Mitigation in North African Trade Strategies
- The Economic Commission for Africa office for North Africa, will hold on Wednesday 14 October 2020 a webinar on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the… Read more »
September 10, 2020
Morocco: ECA and Partners Examine Energy Regulations and Opportunities for Investment in Morocco
The Economic Commission for Africa, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco and the RES4Africa Foundation held on Thursday 10 September an online… Read more »
July 22, 2020
North Africa: Eca Office for North Africa Pursues Programme Implementation Despite Covid-19
Despite the impact of COVID19 on event organization and technical support missions to member countries, ECA's Office for North Africa has met half of its targeted results for 2020… Read more »
June 16, 2020
North Africa: Impact of Covid19 Can Open Up New Avenues for Structural Transformation in North Africa
Can the post COVID19 economic context provide Morocco, and more generally North Africa, with an opportunity to reorient and accelerate their structural transformation? Read more »
February 19, 2020
Africa: Rabat Considers IPRT for Better Alignment With SDGs, Agenda 2063
The Economic Commission for Africa, held on 10-12 February in Rabat a training workshop on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT), in partnership with the High… Read more »
Africa: Tunisia to Host the Regional Capacity Building Workshop for the Northern African Countries On Geospatial Information Management
Tunisia will host a regional capacity building workshop for the Northern African countries to raise awareness and improve countries capacities in the production of geospatial… Read more »
February 12, 2020
Africa: Egypt to Facilitate SDGs, Agenda 2063 Implementation Through Eca Iprt Toolkit
Cairo, February 10th (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) held on 2-5 February 2020 a three-day training workshop on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkitin… Read more »
December 04, 2019
North Africa: 13th International Colloquium of Rabat to Discuss the Cost of "Non-Maghreb", Regional Integration and Employment
The Economic Commission for Africa, the WTO Chair of the Mohamed V University of Rabat and their partners will hold on 5-7 December 2019 the 13th edition of the International… Read more »