July 20, 2017
Africa: Africa's Land Commissions Commit to Recognizing and Securing Community Land Rights
The regional workshop with African Land Commissions on securing community land rights ended in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday with participants committing to advancing policy, legal and… Read more »
July 19, 2017
Africa: ECA Pushes Africa's Integration Agenda, Inclusivity and Equitable Trade At the 2017 Aid for Trade Global Review
The just-ended Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 that was held on the theme "Promoting Trade, Inclusiveness and Connectivity for Sustainable Development" saw the Economic Commission… Read more »
July 20, 2017
Africa: Pilot Study Tracking Implementation of AU Land Declaration Launched in Ghana
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) today unveiled a Monitoring and Evaluation of Land in Africa (MELA) project to track… Read more »
July 09, 2017
Africa: Thoughts On the African Data Ecosystems
Ahead of the 20 July launch of The Africa Data Revolution Report (ADRR2016) in Accra, stakeholders attending the Africa Open Data Conference (AODC17) spent several hours assessing… Read more »
July 19, 2017
Africa: Customary Land Managers Share Lessons & Experiences With Africa's Land Commissioners
The regional workshop for Africa's Land Commissioners focusing on securing community land rights continued today with participants visiting two prominent communities to learn… Read more »
Africa: UN Regional Economic Commissions Share Perspectives On SDGs Progress and Implementation
14 July New York, During a panel on SDGs "implementation at the regional and subregional levels" at the ongoing High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development,UN Regional… Read more »
July 17, 2017
Africa: African Land Commissioners' Workshop On Securing Community Land Rights Opens in Accra
The first ever meeting of African Land Commissioners opened in Accra Monday with Ghana's Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John-Peter Amewu, lamenting the extreme levels of… Read more »
Africa: ECA Holds Annual Meeting With Development Partners
The Economic Commission for Africa presented its key achievements at its annual meeting with its group of development partners on 7 July, highlighting its continued support to the… Read more »
July 06, 2017
Africa: Accra Launch of the Africa Data Revolution Report
The inaugural edition of the Africa Data Revolution Report (ADRR 2016) will be launched on 19 July in Accra, Ghana, as part of activities marking the 2nd Africa Open Data… Read more »
July 14, 2017
Africa: Africa Regional Integration Index Report Under Spotlight At Global Review 2017 in Geneva
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) yesterday hosted a panel discussion at the Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade, bringing together regional and international experts to… Read more »
July 18, 2017
Africa: Inception Workshop to Launch the Monitoring and Evaluation of Land in Africa (Mela) Project
Inception workshop to launch the Monitoring and Evaluation of Land in Africa (MELA) project - a pilot study to track progress in the implementation of the African Union Declaration… Read more »
July 17, 2017
Africa: Better Land Governance Important to Catalyze Africa's Economic Growth Says LPI's Kagwanja
The regional workshop on securing community land rights continued in Accra, Ghana, Monday with Land Policy Initiative (LPI) Coordinator, Joan Kagwanja, saying better governance of… Read more »
Africa: African Governments Urged to Secure Land Rights for All
Insecure forest and land rights trigger widespread poverty, gender disparity, lack of economic growth, social unrest, conflicts and investment risks, says Solange Bandiaky-Badji,… Read more »
July 18, 2017
Africa: Pilot Study Tracking Implementation of AU Land Declaration to Be Unveiled in Ghana
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), will on Thursday hold an inception workshop in Accra, Ghana, to launch the Monitoring… Read more »
July 15, 2017
Africa: Continental Free Trade Area Negotiations Moving in the Right Direction
Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations are moving in the right direction and at the desired pace, with the first phase of the negotiations expected to be concluded by the… Read more »
July 03, 2017
Africa: Regional Integration - African Statistics Directors Meet At World Statistics Congress
The UN Economic Commission for Africa and the Kingdom of Morocco High Commission for Planning (HCP) will hold a regional conference on the role of statistics in Africa's regional… Read more »
July 14, 2017
Africa: Economic Overview of Burundi - Agricultural Productivity, Key to Greater Growth
Despite the challenges that has affected Burundi, its economy has been relatively resilient for the last past two years, after the recession of 2015. Nevertheless, the country's… Read more »
July 13, 2017
Africa: ECA-WTO Joint Publication On Role of Aid for Trade in Boosting Intra-African Trade Launched in Geneva
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have launched a co-publication on promoting connectivity in Africa, focusing on the role of Aid for… Read more »
July 11, 2017
Africa: The African Climate Policy Centre Retools to Strengthen the Implementation of the Paris Agreement for Africa's Transformation.
(G20 - Hamburg 2017) Africa's development agenda is framedby the UN 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment and the continent's widerdevelopment blueprint - Agenda 2063.Attaining… Read more »
Africa: Boosting Intra-African Trade Crucial to Africa's Development Says Eca's Stephen Karingi
The Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 opened at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) headquarters in Geneva today with the Economic Commission for Africa's Capacity Development… Read more »
Africa: Home-Grown Aspirations Drive Africa's Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals
At the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development that kicked-off this week, ECA's Special Advisor on SDGs Aida Opoku-Mensah, informed the delegates that the SDGs and… Read more »
July 07, 2017
Africa: ECA Hosts Webinar On Need for Efficient Industries in Central Africa
The sub-regional office of the Economic Commission for Africa in Central Africa (ECA SRO-CA) on July 6, 2017, organized a webinar on the importance of building efficient industries… Read more »
Africa: Idep Organises a Dialogue On « Which Big Data for Africa? »
IDEP organises a dialogue on « Which Big Data for Africa? ». Read more »
July 06, 2017
Africa: IDEP Organises a Dialogue On « Gender and Climate Change in Africa»
Within the framework of the African Institute for economic development and planning (IDEP) development seminars series, a high level round table dialogue on « Gender and… Read more »
July 03, 2017
Africa: At AU Summit, UN Deputy Chief Calls for Greater Partnership to Implement the Continent's Development Agenda
While Africa has made significant progress, the great challenge that lies before us is how to deliver on the full promise of the global 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063 for Africa and… Read more »
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