August 01, 2019
Africa: Debt Sustainability Essential for Meeting the SDGs in Africa
The ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, told African Central Bank Governors that concerns around Africa's rising sovereign debt should not focus so much about its level, but… Read more »
July 26, 2019
Africa: AfCFTA, an Opportunity for Tunisia's Integration in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organise on 29 July the National Forum on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in partnership with the Ministry of Trade… Read more »
July 17, 2019
Africa: Untapped Potential - ECA's Dosso Weighs-in On Remittances At Ivorian Diaspora Forum
Remittances from the diaspora are an important source of income for African economies, which could be making a huge impact on the ground if exorbitant charges were slashed, says… Read more »
July 18, 2019
Africa: Technical Workshop to Review the African Union Training Curriculum On Migration Governance, 17-19 July 2019
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Zeynabou Kane, Assistant Training Officer at the Training and Research Division of IDEP and focal point of the course on "Migration Policy", is… Read more »
July 19, 2019
Africa: SDG8 plays pivotal role in efforts to achieve 2030 Agenda, says Chinganya
ew York, July 19, 2019 (ECA) – Sustainable development goal number 8, a multidimensional goal that lies at the heart of the global 2030 Agenda, is under spotlight at the… Read more »
Africa: Africa Day Side Event during the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development
On July 17th, 2019, on the margins of the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the African Union, the Office of the Special Adviser for Africa OSAA,… Read more »
July 18, 2019
Africa: Eca and OCP Sign Agreement On Innovation and Agriculture Investments
The Economic Commission for African (ECA) and the OCP S.A. (formerly known as the Cherifien Office of Phosphates) signed an MoU aimed at strengthening collaboration on innovations… Read more »
July 17, 2019
Africa: Africa Day Side Event During the High-Level Political Forum On Sustainable Development
On July 17th, 2019, on the margins of the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the African Union, the Office of the Special Adviser for Africa OSAA,… Read more »
July 18, 2019
Africa: South-South cooperation and statistics at the heart of African priorities
New York, 17 July 2019 (ECA): The Chair of the Bureau of the 5th Session of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) and Secretary of State for Sustainable… Read more »
July 17, 2019
Africa: Inclusion, Empowerment and Equality, Must Be 'At the Heart of Our Efforts' to Ensure Sustainable Development, Says UN Chief
The world's people are demanding "transformative change that is fair and sustainable," Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling on government leaders to… Read more »
July 15, 2019
Africa: Eca to Study Financing of SDGs and Agenda 2063 At Hlpf
The Economic Commission for Africa and the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UN will organize, on Tuesday 16 July in New York (United States), a debate on… Read more »
Africa: Clean Energy - Eca to Present Sdg7 Bonds in New York
UN Under-Secretary-General and ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, will on 17 July 2019 chair a meeting in New York on "Accelerating clean energy investment in Africa". The… Read more »
Africa: Eca's Vera Songwe to Take Part in High Level Debate On Informality in New York
The Economic Commission for Africa will organize, in partnership with the Egyptian Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform, the African Union, the Economic… Read more »
Africa: VNR lab reviews progress towards sustainable development goals
New York, July 12, 2019 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its sister regional commissions on Thursday hosted a Regional Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) Lab on… Read more »
July 13, 2019
Africa: VNR lab reviews progress towards sustainable development goals
New York, July 12, 2019 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its sister regional commissions on Thursday hosted a Regional Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) Lab on… Read more »
July 12, 2019
Africa: Civil Society Organizations Urged to Play 'Complimentary Political Roles'
Niamey, Niger - 4 July 2019 - The African Union Commission in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa,… Read more »
July 09, 2019
Africa: High-Level Political Forum On Sustainable Development Kicks Off in New York
The meeting of the high-level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development kicks off in New York today to evaluate global efforts to achieve the SDGs that focus on quality… Read more »
July 06, 2019
Africa: Recipe for Afcfta - New Report Looks At 'What's Next' for the Continental Agreement
The ninth edition of the flagship Assessing Regional Integration in Africa report (ARIA IX) was launched on 6 July 2019 during the African Business Forum in Niamey, Niger. Read more »
July 07, 2019
Africa: UN's Amina Mohammed Pledges Full Support As Africa Begins to Implement Afcfta
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J Mohammed, on Sunday pledged the UN's full support to the African Union as nations begin to earnestly operationalise the landmark… Read more »
July 04, 2019
Africa: Launch of Joint Eca-Ohchr-Fes Publication On the Human Rights and Inclusion Dimensions of Digital Trade in Africa
At the 2019 Aid for Trade Global Review, ECA jointly launched a publication with the UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung… Read more »
July 05, 2019
Africa: Africa Working Towards Delivering Credible Censuses During 2020 Round, Says Eca's Muhwava
The vast majority of African countries are preparing for or carrying out their national censuses as part of the 2020 round of census, raising the need for the continent to quickly… Read more »
July 11, 2019
Africa: CSO engagement mechanism under spotlight at high-level political forum
New York, 10 July 2019 (ECA) – With the meeting of the high-level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development now underway in New York, Africa is galvanising its… Read more »
July 08, 2019
Africa: Recipe for AfCFTA: New report looks at 'what's next' for the Continental Agreement
Niamey, 6 July 2019 (ECA) - The ninth edition of the flagship Assessing Regional Integration in Africa report (ARIA IX) was launched on 6 July 2019 during the African Business… Read more »
July 02, 2019
Africa: ECA's 2020 Conference of Ministers to Focus On Industrialisation in the Digital Era
The fifty-third session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be held in Addis Ababa… Read more »
Africa: Rules of Origin Have the Potential to 'Make-or-Break' the Effectiveness of Afcfta - UN Report
One UN Rwanda organised a policy dialogue to discuss the newly-released UNCTAD Economic Development in Africa Report 2019, which notes that, within the context of the current… Read more »
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