March 14, 2017
Africa: ECA Urges Africa to Invest More in Infrastructure for Sustainable Development
African governments and their partners should focus on developing hard infrastructure and support efforts of Ministers in Charge of Trade and Integration to realize a Continental… Read more »
March 04, 2017
Africa: ECA Experts Participate in 5th Meeting of the CFTA Negotiating Forum
Experts from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently participated in the 5th meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) Negotiating Forum that was hosted by the… Read more »
February 20, 2017
Africa: ECA's Africa Governance Report On Corruption Launched in Johannesburg
The Economic Commission for Africa, in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) has today launched the fourth Africa Governance Report (AGR… Read more »
March 08, 2017
Africa: Message From the Acting Executive Secretary United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Eca) On International Women's Day - 8 March 2017
Dear Colleagues at ECA and the United Nations family, Read more »
March 02, 2017
Africa: Experts Gathered to Discuss a Proactive African Response to Commodity Price Volatility
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) together with Tax Justice Network-Africa (TJN-A) will convene a colloquium addressing Africa's response to the global collapse in… Read more »
March 07, 2017
Africa: Capacity-Building Training in Extractives Welcomed in Equatorial Guinea
The African Mineral Development Centre (AMDC), in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the Government of Equatorial Guinea,… Read more »
March 02, 2017
Africa: LPI Launches Project to Track Progress in Implementing the AU Declaration On Land
The AUC-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI) has launched a pilot project to track progress in the implementation of the AU Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa. In… Read more »
February 23, 2017
Africa: Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa Meeting Set to Focus On the Youth
Preparations are underway for the 18th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 25-26 March 2017 under the theme; "UN System… Read more »
February 22, 2017
Africa: Human Exclusion - Moroccan Experts Take Ownership of African Social Development Index
The Social Development Policy Division (SDPD) of the UN Economic Commission for Africa is holding on 21-23 February 2017 in Rabat (Morocco), a capacity development workshop on the… Read more »
February 07, 2017
Africa: Stakeholders Make Case for Increased Use of Fertilizers in Africa
Hundreds of fertilizers stakeholders including suppliers, farmers' organizations and government officials from 55 countries attended the 8th Annual Argus Africa Fertilizer… Read more »
February 21, 2017
Africa: Liberian President Meets ECA Team to Advance Collaboration Pact
A delegation from the Economic Commission for Africa recently met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to discuss continued collaboration between the two parties and… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Africa: Strengthening Economic Corridors
The Economic Commission for Africa, through the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is holding a meeting in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group and other Corridor… Read more »
February 20, 2017
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Receives a Boost for Development Planning from the ECA
On Monday, the Ivoirian Government, through the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD) and the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Africa: African Corridor Management Alliance to Strengthen Economic Corridors
The Economic Commission for Africa, through the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is holding a meeting in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group and other Corridor… Read more »
February 08, 2017
Africa: ECA and the Mano River Union Embark On Cooperation Agreement
A team from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) led by the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA), Dimitri Sanga, paid an official visit… Read more »
Africa: ECA / Mano River Union - Towards the Adoption of a Cooperation Agreement
A team from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) led by the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA), Mr. Dimitri Sanga, conducted a mission… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Africa: African LDCs Discuss Trade Strategies for Transformation and Poverty Reduction
The regional Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) workshop organised with the Ministry of Trade of Ethiopia and in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
February 08, 2017
Africa: Africa Mining Vision Initiative Gaining Traction One Year On
A policy dialogue at the 2017 Mining Indaba heard strong endorsements from public and private sector speakers for the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) Private Sector Compact. Read more »
February 09, 2017
Africa: Statisticians Benefit From Population Projections Training
The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) recently hosted a regional workshop on population projections benefiting 16 statisticians from national… Read more »
January 30, 2017
Africa: Idep Leads Dialogue On Youth Employment and the Demographic Dividend in Africa
The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), in collaboration with the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs… Read more »
February 05, 2017
Africa: Tackling Illicit Financial Flows - Can Africa Rise to the Challenge?
At this year's Africa Mining Vision day, some of Africa's most influential mining industry leaders and government counterparts debated strategies to counter Illicit Financial Flows… Read more »
February 06, 2017
Africa: ECA and AfDB Ploughing Together for Central Africa's Development
A higher degree of experience sharing among development partners would make a huge difference in technically supporting the economies of Central Africa at these trying but… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Africa: ECA's Deputy Executive Secretary Meets Estonian Ambassador to Explore ICT Cooperation
Economic Commission for Africa's Deputy Executive Secretary for Knowledge Delivery Giovanie Biha recently met with Estonia's Ambassador to Egypt and Ethiopia, Mr. Sander Soone, to… Read more »
January 06, 2017
Africa: African Governments Urged to Repeal Discriminatory Laws Against Women
The Africa Ministerial Pre-Consultative Meeting on the 61st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 61st) on the theme "Women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work"… Read more »
January 25, 2017
Africa: The IFF Consortium
The Consortium of stakeholders serves as a coordinating mechanism to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows. Read more »
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