March 11, 2019
Africa: UN Chief 'Deeply Saddened' By Ethiopia Plane Crash Which Killed More Than 150, Including 19 UN Staff
An Ethiopian Airlines fight crashed shortly after take off from the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing more than 150 people on board. The UN Secretary-General António… Read more »
March 08, 2019
Africa: Productive Transformation Is a Must for Africa - AU Committee
There is no alternative to the equation of "developing an African industrial fabric, capable of boosting our production and processing capacity, and reducing our dependence on… Read more »
March 11, 2019
Africa: UN family mourns the victims of Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Addis Ababa, 10 March 2019 (ECA) - The UN family has received the news of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed at 8:44 this morning with profound shock and dismay. The Boeing… Read more »
March 07, 2019
Africa: ECA Chief Says World Loses Trillions to Gender Inequality
Addis Ababa 7 March 2019 (ECA) "When you have women in positions of leadership, business does better and there's more innovation, more value creation and more profit," said Vera… Read more »
Africa: Boosting Access to Electricity Key for Africa's Development, Says ECA's Songwe
Africa will not fully develop if hundreds of millions of its people continue to live without electricity, Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe said… Read more »
March 06, 2019
Africa: Knowledgeable, Skilled Mayors Needed to Drive Change in Ethiopia's Cities
A three-day multi-stakeholder capacity development workshop to support the building of effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels of the Ethiopian urban… Read more »
Africa: Afcfta Provides Unique Platform for Africa's Economic Transformation, Says Ethiopian Minister
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) provides the continent with an opportunity to develop regional value chains that will lead to market expansion and creation of… Read more »
Africa: ECA-WB Workshop Focuses On Jobs and Economic Transformation in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Bank on Tuesday hosted a Roundtable Workshop on Jobs and Economic Transformation to further the dialogue on employment… Read more »
March 05, 2019
Africa: Ethiopia Reforms Aim to Increase Private Sector Participation in Economy
Ethiopia is implementing reforms to broaden the participation of the private sector in the country's economy as well as increase competitiveness as it seeks to create decent jobs… Read more »
Africa: Innovation Key to Creating Much-Needed Jobs in Africa, Says Songwe
Africa has to innovate if the continent is to create sufficient decent jobs for its growing youthful population, Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera… Read more »
February 28, 2019
Africa: ATPC Fourth Steering Committee Meeting
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) held its fourth Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) from 27 to 28 February 2019 in Libreville,… Read more »
March 04, 2019
Africa: Com2019 - All Set for 20th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa
All is set for the 20th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM) and the third meeting jointly organized with the Africa Regional United Nations Sustainable… Read more »
March 06, 2019
Africa: Leveraging the Belt and Road Initiative to link African countries to regional and global markets
Strategic logistics are an important consideration in the long term planning and development of Africa’s regional transport infrastructure. Big data analysis show that seven… Read more »
March 04, 2019
Africa: ECA discusses with Journalists the enormous potential offered by the AfCFTA
Monrovia, Liberia, 21 February (ECA) - The success of the African Continental Free Trade area will depend on a range of policies to address trade, investment and industrialization… Read more »
Africa: Multinationals have important role to play in integrating African economies
Addis Ababa, 20 February 2019 (ECA) – According to the Economic Commission for Africa, the United States and other foreign investors potentially have a very important role to… Read more »
March 01, 2019
Africa: Experts Review Guidelines for National Afcfta Implementation Plans
Experts from the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA), African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) are meeting in Libreville, Gabon today to review the guidelines for preparing national… Read more »
February 12, 2019
Africa: The Great Debate Focuses On How to Fix Africa's Healthcare
There was consensus Tuesday during the great debate on health as an economic driver in Africa at the Africa Business Health Forum 2019 that governments on the continent need to… Read more »
February 28, 2019
Africa: ECA Discusses With Journalists the Enormous Potential Offered By the Afcfta
- The success of the African Continental Free Trade area will depend on a range of policies to address trade, investment and industrialization barriers and the media will play a… Read more »
February 12, 2019
Africa: Public-Private Partnerships Crucial to Change Face of Healthcare in Africa, Says Drogba
Chelsea and Ivory Coast football legend Didier Drogba on Tuesday said he will do all he can to support private sector participation in the continent's health sector. Read more »
February 10, 2019
Africa: Guterres Lauds Africa for Its Generosity Towards Refugees
The 32nd African Union summit opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday with United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, praising Africa's commitment and generosity… Read more »
February 26, 2019
Africa: RCM-Africa Retreat Focuses On Strengthening Efforts to Deliver for Continent
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is this week hosting a Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa retreat in Debra Zeit, Ethiopia, ahead of the 20th Session of RCM-Africa… Read more »
February 22, 2019
Africa: ECA-Uruguay Partnership to Focus On Africa's Agricultural Sector
A delegation from the Government of Uruguay on Friday met with the Economic Commission for Africa's Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, and discussed ways through which the… Read more »
Africa: ECA-Uruguay partnership to focus on Africa's agricultural sector
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 22, 2019 (ECA) – A delegation from the Government of Uruguay on Friday met with the Economic Commission for Africa’s Deputy Executive… Read more »
February 21, 2019
Africa: Bold Leadership Crucial for Ebola Eradication, Says ECA's Biha
Eradicating the Ebola Virus Disease from Africa requires bold leadership at different tiers of government and society, Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Deputy Executive… Read more »
February 15, 2019
Africa: African Minerals Development Centre Moves From ECA to African Union Commission
The Economic Commission for Africa on Friday officially handed over the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) to the African Union Commission (AUC) following its inception in… Read more »
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