Africa: Experts Meet to Fine-Tune Messages for the African Migration Report Ahead of High-Level Panel Meeting

A two-day meeting of the technical committee of the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) opened today at the headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in… Read more »

Africa: The Status Quo Is Unacceptable - It's Time to Normalize the Narratives On African Migration, Experts Urge

Technical experts to the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) concluded a two-day meeting with a strong call for a new narrative on African migration based on the notion… Read more »

Africa: ECA Senior Official Makes a Case for Using the Afcfta to Support Africa's Industrial Exports

- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a unique and timely opportunity for the continent and offers more benefits than other trading arrangements with regions… Read more »

Africa: Walking the Talk Crucial If Africa Is Going to Change the Fortunes of Its People

The joint expert group meeting on the role of small and medium enterprises in the industrialization process in Southern Africa ended here with a clarion call from Mauritius for… Read more »

Africa: Mauritian Prime Minister Calls On African Nations to Enhance Economic Cooperation

Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Thursday said there was need for enhanced economic cooperation amongst African nations as the continent strives for inclusive and… Read more »

Africa: Timely and Reliable Data Crucial for Africa's Development, Says Adejumobi At Mauritius Country Profile Launch

The key to Africa's inclusive development lies in the availability of timely and reliable data that can be used by policymakers to develop informed policies, says Mr. Said… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Geg-Africa Organize Joint Workshop On "Digital Transformation in Africa

Pretoria, 10 September - The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with the UK Department for International… Read more »

Africa: Blue Economy Can Be Engine of Africa's Economic Growth If Well Utilized, Says ECA's Adejumobi

The Economic Commission for Africa is fully committed to supporting the African Union, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and member States to ensure that the untapped potentials… Read more »

Africa: Intra-African Trade Key to Continent's Economic Growth, Says Mauritian Minister At Ice 2018

The 24th Session of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Southern Africa opened in Mauritius Tuesday with an impassioned plea from Foreign Affairs, Regional… Read more »

Africa: Africa sharpens expertise in agricultural statistics

Rabat, 17 September 2018 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the National Institute for Statistics and Applied Economics… Read more »

Africa: Minister commends ECA, pledges to speed up economic diversification in Chad

N’Djamena, 17 September 2018 (ECA www.uneca.org/sro-ca ) – Chad’s minister of economic planning and development, Issa Doubragne, has pledged his… Read more »

Africa: Stakeholders At the Annual Ethiopian Road Safety Conference Commit to Reducing Road Traffic Accidents

The Second Annual Ethiopian Road Safety Conference (RSC2018) took place at the ECA Conference Centre on 23-24 August 2018 under the themes: "Together, We Can Save Lives on… Read more »

Africa: Forum on China-Africa Cooperation charts 3-year cooperation plan

Addis Ababa, 9 September 2018 (ECA) The 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held on 3 and 4 September 2018 under the theme “China and Africa:… Read more »

Africa: UN Supports Member States to Align National Development Plans With SDGs

The United Nations will continue to assist member States in their quest to align national development plans with the sustainable development goals to ensure their successful… Read more »

Africa: Countries Must Focus On Macroeconomic, Trade and Gender Policies in Agriculture to Achieve the SDGs - ECA Chief

The food market will remain the biggest market in the world and Africa will be the biggest producer if we get our macroeconomic and fiscal policies, trade and gender policies… Read more »

Africa: Forum On China-Africa Cooperation Charts 3-Year Cooperation Plan

The 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held on 3 and 4 September 2018 under the theme "China and Africa: Toward an Even Stronger Community with Shared… Read more »

Africa: Political Will Needed to Address Africa's Water and Energy Challenges

The three-day workshop to discuss mainstreaming and implementing the water-energy nexus for sustainable development in Africa closed in Addis Ababa Thursday with participants… Read more »

Africa: Secretary-General's Remarks to the China-Africa Cooperation Summit [as Delivered]

Your Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, Read more »

Africa: Workshop On Mainstreaming and Implementing the Water-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Development in Africa Commences in Addis Ababa

A three-day workshop to discuss mainstreaming and implementing the water-energy nexus for sustainable development in Africa opened today in Addis Ababa. Read more »

Africa: In Beijing, UN Chief Urges China, Africa for a Win-Win Collaboration for 'The Future We Want'

Speaking at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, in Beijing, Secretary-General Guterres underscored that it is vital that current and future development cooperation contributes… Read more »

West Africa: ECA Leads UN Efforts for a Stable and Prosperous Sahel Region

The United Nations is revamping its action plan to address the root causes of the complex crisis in Africa's Sahel region, in particular outlining a development vision for the… Read more »

Africa: Under the Leadership of ECA, the UN System Is Conducting the Process to Come Up With a Prospective Vision for the Sahel

On instructions of the UN Deputy Secretary General, the UN System has, since April 2018, embarked on outlining a development vision for the Sahel through a prospective… Read more »

Africa: Experts Meet in Accra to Improve Road Safety and Urban Mobility

Joint UN Press Release) - Every year, road crashes are estimated to claim over 300,000 lives in Africa. According to WHO, the African region has 2 per cent of the world's… Read more »

Africa: Vera Songwe Calls On Leaders to Protect Africa's Intellectual Property Rights

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Ms. Vera Songwe addressed the 38th SADC heads of states summit today in Windhoek, Namibia. Read more »

Africa: Statement By the Secretary-General On the Passing of Former Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan was a guiding force for good. It is with profound sadness that I learned of his passing. In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations. He rose through the ranks to… Read more »