Africa: Deputy UN Chief Hails Ethiopia for Exceptional Leadership in Women's Advancement

Kickstarting a joint solidarity mission to the Horn of Africa with the African Union's Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, Ms. Bineta Diop, Deputy UN Chief, Amina J.… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Chinganya Briefs VP Wina On State of Crvs in Africa

Africa has made impressive progress in its efforts to revitalise its civil registration and vital statistics systems (CRVS), Oliver Chinganya, the Director of Statistics at the… Read more »

Africa: Togo's AfCFTA Implementation Strategy Shows How It Will Make the Most Out of the AfCFTA

The Togolese strategy for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Zone (AfCFTA) was presented today in Lomé, during a validation workshop held from 17 to 18… Read more »

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: Africa's Vision for Prosperity & Inclusiveness Requires Timely and Accurate Statistics, Says VP Wina

African leaders have a great vision of building an integrated, prosperous and peaceful continent that is driven and managed by its own citizens, and represents a dynamic force in… Read more »

Africa: Zambian Minister Says Nation Committed to Recording Vital Events of Refugees in the Country

Zambia is committed to the registration of vital events occurring among refugees and internally displaced persons with 1,465 refugees provided with identity cards in 2018,… Read more »

Africa: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 October

"One of the keys to ending child poverty is addressing poverty in the household, from which it often stems. Access to quality social services must be a priority." 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 »

Africa: Scribes Trained in Effective Use of Data in Public Health Journalism At Com5

Twenty journalists from newsrooms across Africa this week received training on effective use of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) data in public health journalism at… Read more »

Africa: Cameroon Functionaries Set for More Accountability in Development Planning

Scores of policy and programme planners, statisticians and other national professionals say they have gained considerable insights into ways of optimising their work by routing key… Read more »

Africa: The ECA and the Creg Are Working Together in Partnership to Promote the Nta Methodology in Measuring the Demographic Dividend in Africa

For the first time, Africa is hosting the Scientific Conference on the "Comptes de Transferts Nationaux - National Transfer Accounts (NTA-Africa)". Read more »

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 »

Africa: Validation Seminar for the AfCFTA National Strategy, 17 and 18 October 2019 in Lomé

Togo is developing its national strategy for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), to be presented for for discussions during a validation seminar… Read more »

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 »

Africa: African ministers agree to up their game in efforts to close identity gap on the continent

Lusaka, Zambia, October 18, 2019 (ECA) - The Fifth Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration ended in Lusaka, Zambia, Friday with member States agreeing to… Read more »

Africa: Africa Urged to Harness Digital Technology for Legal Identity

Advances in technology present Africa with an important opportunity for the digitalization of its civil registration and vital statistics systems through which the strategic… Read more »

Africa: ECA Presents Progress Report On the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) presented the report pursuant to ministerial declarations and on the status of Civil registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Africa,… Read more »

Africa: ECA & Partners Assure AU Member States of Continued Support to Modernize Africa's Crvs Systems

The Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration opened in Lusaka, Zambia, Monday with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its key partners,… Read more »

Africa: Statement Attributable to the Secretary-General On the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize

I have said often that winds of hope are blowing ever stronger across Africa. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is one of the main reasons why. Read more »

Africa: Work and Reforms of the UN 'At Risk', Guterres Warns Member States, Amidst 'Record-Level' Cash Crisis

The United Nations is facing a severe shortage of cash, and unless more Governments pay their annual dues, "our work and our reforms are at risk", the UN chief António… Read more »

Africa: African Ministers to Discuss Innovative Ways to Close Identity Gap in Fifth Crvs Conference

All is set for the Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) which takes place from 14 to 18 October 2019 in Lusaka, Zambia. Read more »

Africa: Media Has an Important Responsibility to Unpack Africa's Free Trade Story

The critical role of the media in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) underlined an intense two-day workshop organised by the Economic Commission… Read more »

Africa: Harare Urged to Deploy Strategies to Ensure Private Sector Plays Active Role in AfCFTA Implementation

To benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area, Zimbabwe must deploy deliberate strategies towards ensuring the private sector, a key stakeholder in production and trade,… Read more »

Africa: Zimbabwe's Private Sector Ready to Play Active Role in AfCFTA Implementation

Zimbabwe's private sector says it is ready and fully seized with matters to do with the historic African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that is set to create one of the… Read more »

Africa: ECA Hosts AfCFTA Media Hub Workshop From 2-3 October 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the European Union (EU) will host a media workshop on the AfCFTA to unpack Africa's Free Trade story from 2-3 October… Read more »