February 14, 2019
Africa: African Private Sector Leaders Take the Lead to Rewrite Africa's Healthcare Narrative, With Support From African Heads of State
GBCHealth, Aliko Dangote Foundation and the UN Economic Commission for Africa jointly held the inaugural Africa Business: Health Forum on the margins of the 32nd African Union… Read more »
Africa: Hunger on the rise in Africa, new UN report reveals
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 13, 2019 (ECA) - A new United Nations report reveals that hunger is on the rise in Africa following years of decline due to a number of reasons,… Read more »
February 13, 2019
Africa: Hunger On the Rise in Africa, New UN Report Reveals
A new United Nations report reveals that hunger is on the rise in Africa following years of decline due to a number of reasons, including difficult global economic conditions,… Read more »
February 12, 2019
Africa: Songwe - Africa's Health and Wellness Sector Has Potential to Create Millions of Jobs
Africa should stop exporting much-needed jobs to other continents and invest in its pharmaceutical industry, in particular, to provide for its people and create jobs for its… Read more »
February 09, 2019
Africa: Guterres Praises UN-AU Cooperation, Calls It an 'Asset
- "The strategic cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations is a fundamental asset for the work of the United Nations in the world," said António Guterres,… Read more »
Africa: Bridging the Gender Gap - Guterres Urges More Girls to Take Up Tech Studies
Power relations in the world will remain male-dominated if girls and women do not strongly get involved in technological professions, United Nations Secretary General, Antonio… Read more »
February 08, 2019
Africa: Songwe - Transition to the Africa We Want Is Possible If We Make the Right Choices
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday assured member States that it will continue to work hard with its partners in supporting the continent's efforts to accelerate… Read more »
February 07, 2019
Africa: ECA and Partners Empowering African Countries to Plan Their Energy Transformation
The second annual Energy Modelling Platform for Africa (EMP-A 19) was held in Ethiopia from January 14-29 with a more than two-week intensive training after the successful launch… Read more »
February 08, 2019
Africa: An Africa in search of growth cannot afford the luxury of camps of unproductivity, says Songwe
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 7, 2019 (ECA) - The 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union opened in Addis Ababa Thursday with the Executive Secretary… Read more »
February 06, 2019
Africa: The Kjwa Provides a Framework to Build Agriculture's Climate Resilience
The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) was adopted at the 23rdConference of the Parties (COP23) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in… Read more »
February 05, 2019
Africa: Transforming Africa's Energy Sector Crucial for Continent's Sustainable Development, Says Chinganya
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will in 2019 continue to support member States in their quest to develop their energy sectors. Read more »
February 01, 2019
Africa: Vera Songwe Discusses Economic Reforms, Innovative Financing and Afcfta With Egyptian Government
Strengthening ECA's collaboration with Egypt was at the heart of Vera Songwe's discussions with government officials during her visit to Cairo on January 31st - February 1st. Read more »
January 30, 2019
Africa: ECA and Unctad Conduct Three-Day Workshop On Services Trade in Africa
The Economic Commission for African (ECA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have teamed up to help develop the services trade in Africa by… Read more »
January 29, 2019
Africa: In Nouakchott, ECA's Vera Songwe Congratulates Mauritania On Ratification of Afcfta
- In an audience with the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz held yesterday in Nouakchott, ECA'sExecutive Secretary Vera Songwe congratulated… Read more »
January 28, 2019
Africa: Marrakech to Host 2019 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning & Economic Development
The 52nd Session of the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held in Marrakech, Morocco,… Read more »
January 25, 2019
Africa: ECA Works With Côte d'Ivoire in Supporting Agenda 2063 Implementantion
On January 25 in Abidjan, the Government of Côte d'Ivoire and the African Union Commission, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),… Read more »
Africa: Multi-Million Dollar Project to Support Africa-Led Climate Science Research
A call for proposals for Climate Research for Development (CR4D) in Africa initiative has been issued by the Economic Commission for Africa and its partners in a multi-million… Read more »
January 21, 2019
Africa: 15 African Researchers to Receive £1.5m to Conduct Research On Impacts of Climate Change in Africa
In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Special Report on the Implications of 1.5 degrees warming (SR 1.5), and shortly thereafter UN… Read more »
January 15, 2019
Africa: Ministers, New Belgian Ambassador Call On Vera Songwe
Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, had a busy day Tuesday, meeting with ministers from Ethiopia and Somalia and receiving the newly-appointed Belgian Ambassador to Ethiopia. Read more »
January 16, 2019
Africa: Empowering women and youth in the new AfCFTA era crucial
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 31, 2018 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa's African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) recently held a workshop to discuss how women and the… Read more »
Africa: Intra-African Trade Fair set to unlock Africa's potential as more countries expected to sign & ratify AfCFTA
Addis Ababa, December 31, 2018 (ECA) - As 2018 comes to an end, there are many stories that touched our hearts as the year progressed, among them the migration story that continued… Read more »
Africa: Communications crucial for successful implementation of AfCFTA
Addis Ababa, December 31, 2018 (ECA) – Communications must play a crucial role in building awareness on the gender implications of the African Continental Free Trade… Read more »
January 10, 2019
Africa: Aliko Dangote Foundation, UNECA, GBChealth Advocate Public-Private Sector Partnership for Better Health in Africa
Top African leaders including Heads of States, Ministers, CEOs as well as representatives from the African Union and United Nations will converge at the inaugural Africa Business:… Read more »
December 31, 2018
Africa: Intra-African Trade Fair Set to Unlock Africa's Potential As More Countries Expected to Sign & Ratify Afcfta
As 2018 comes to an end, there are many stories that touched our hearts as the year progressed, among them the migration story that continued to hog the limelight as international… Read more »
Africa: Empowering Women and Youth in the New Afcfta Era Crucial
The Economic Commission for Africa's African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) recently held a workshop to discuss how women and the youth can be empowered in the new African Continental… Read more »
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