Africa: Africa Will Not Attain the SGDs or Agenda 2063 Unless Urgent Climate Actions Are Taken, Says ECA's Murombedzi

Africa will not successfully implement the sustainable development agenda and it's 50-year development plan, Agenda 2063, if urgent climate actions are not taken now, Mr. James… Read more »

Africa: Statcom-Vi Ends With Member States Being Urged to Prioritize Statistical Development in Africa

The Sixth Meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa-VI) ended in Addis Ababa Thursday with delegates urging member States to allocate more resources to… Read more »

Africa: African Governments Urged to Integrate Statistics and Geospatial Information for Sustainable Development

The Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management in Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) ended Thursday with experts urging African leaders to prioritize… Read more »

Africa: Africa's City Indicators Validated By National Statistical Offices

On September 18th to 19th, participants representing twenty-eight African National Statistical Offices (NSOs) met to critically review and validate the Indicator set and Reference… Read more »

Africa: Growing Interest of African Countries in UN-Ggim Initiative Applauded

The Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management in Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) opened its fourth session Wednesday with participants applauding… Read more »

Africa: Member States Endorse ECA's Strategic Plan for Statistical Development in Africa

"Transforming Africa through credible data and statistics is something we take very seriously," said Oliver Chinganya, Director of the African Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the… Read more »

Africa: African Statisticians Urged to Take Ownership of Their Data and Use It for Continent's Prosperity

Statisticians were on Wednesday urged to do more to explain and sell their work to ensure their product helps African governments to make informed policies that can change… Read more »

Africa: Countries Showcase Progress in Statistical Development

The 13th session of the African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) kicked off on Monday in Addis Ababa under the theme, "Application of economic statistics and national… Read more »

Africa: Increase Support for Statistical Development, Member States Urge Partners At Fasdev Meeting

The Eighth Meeting of the Forum on African Statistical Development (FASDev VIII) took place yesterday with member States at the end of the day calling on partners to increase… Read more »

Africa: Digital Earth Africa Technology Prospects Captivate UN-Ggim - Africa Participants

The Fourth Session of the Regional Committee on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa continued in Addis Ababa Tuesday with the morning session… Read more »

Africa: Afcfta in the Digital Age

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be taking part in the timely 2018 World Trade Organisation (WTO) Public Forum under the main theme "Trade 2030" with sub-themes on… Read more »

Africa: Call for Private Sector Involvement to Improve Africa's Health and Economic Growth

Preliminary findings unveiled alongside United Nations General Assembly during high-level dialogue that convened African heads of state, corporate CEOs and NGO leaders to discuss… Read more »

Africa: UN-Ggim - Africa: SDGs Demand New Data Acquisition and Integration Approaches

The Fourth Session of the Regional Committee on the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) opened Monday with participants discussing… Read more »

Africa: Gbchealth, Aliko Dangote Foundation and UN Economic Commission for Africa Release Preliminary Report Calling for Private Sector Involvement to Improve Africa's Health and Economic Growth

Preliminary findings unveiled alongside United Nations General Assembly during high-level dialogue that convened African heads of state, corporate CEOs and NGO leaders to discuss… Read more »

Africa: Relevant, Timely, Quality Data and Statistics Key to Africa's Industrialization & Diversification, Says Hamdok

Africa needs to start changing the way it produces and packages data and statistics to ensure its industrialization and diversification processes are backed by reliable and… Read more »

Africa: Data Revolution Essential to Support Africa's Quest for Sustainable Development, Says Ethiopia's President

The success of the sustainable development agenda calls for a data revolution to support Africa's developmental endeavors at all levels, Ethiopian President Mr. Mulatu Teshome,… Read more »

Africa: Vera Songwe Advocates Afcfta, Digital Identity, Investment Opportunities and Strengthened Partnerships At Unga Side Events

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe concluded a productive series of engagements in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly… Read more »

Southern Africa: ECA to Continue Supporting Southern Africa's Quest for Sustainable Economic Growth

The Economic Commission for Africa's Sub-regional Office for Southern Africa will continue to push for the region's structural transformation through inclusive industrialization… Read more »

Africa: ECA Calls for Improved Access to Data for a Deeper Analysis of Economic Distortions

At the conclusion of its expert group meeting on quality of institutions and structural transformation, the ECA Office for North Africa called on countries to facilitate… Read more »

Africa: Enhancing Africa's National Statistical System Crucial, Says ECA's Chinganya Ahead of Statcom-Africa-Vi

The Sixth Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa-VI) begins in Addis Ababa Monday under the theme; Enhancing National Statistical System capacity to support policies for… Read more »

Africa: Enhancing Global Partnerships for Idda III

- To further foster the implementation of the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III), a high level event will be organized on 26 September 2018 in New York to… Read more »

Africa: Quality of Public Policies Plays a Key Role in Structural Transformation and Job Creation

The ECA Office in North Africa initiated today in Rabat (Morocco) an expert group meeting under the theme: "Quality of institutions and structural transformation: distortions and… Read more »

Africa: Trade Policy Should Not Be Left to Governments Alone, Says ECA's David Luke

David Luke, Coordinator of the African Trade Policy Centre at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called for greater private sector involvement in trade… Read more »

Africa: ECA Studies Impact of Resource Allocation On Structural Transformation

Rabat, 19 September (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa is holding, on 26-27 September in Rabat an expert group meeting on "Ressource allocation, distortions and structural… Read more »

Africa: Afcfta Will Spur Africa's Industrialization and Economic Development, Says ECA's David Luke

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a tool that countries can use to create opportunities for African businesses and through them drive the continent's… Read more »