Africa: Congo Strengthens Mining Contracts for Development

The Government of Congo, through its Ministry of Mines, and the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), will host a workshop on 8 to 10 December 2016 to launch a project aimed… Read more »

Africa: Time to Converge International Development Agendas in Central Africa

A plethora of regional development bodies in Central Africa under the umbrella of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Central Africa Economic and… Read more »

Africa: 2nd Annual Workshop On International Economic Negotiations Kicks Off in Johannesburg

The second Annual Workshop on International Economic Negotiations opened in Johannesburg on Monday under the theme, "Building Africa's Negotiating Capacity for Improved Terms of… Read more »

Africa: ECA and UMA Plan Joint Work to Achieve Regional Integration

The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the General Secretariat of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) held Tuesday 6 December in Rabat a bilateral, exchange and… Read more »

Africa: External Peer Review Meeting On the Economic Report On Africa 2017, 15-16 December 2016

Urbanization and industrialization for Africa's transformation Read more »

Africa: Conference Partners, Nigerian Minister Engage With Media On Agro-Allied Industrialization

Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Abdalla Hamdok, Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); Abdoulaye Mar… Read more »

Africa: ECA to Continue Supporting Member States With Trade Negotiations Skills

The inaugural Africa Trade Week ended Friday in Addis Ababa with the Economic Commission for Africa's Principal Economic Adviser, Joseph Atta-Mensah, urging the ECA and its… Read more »

North Africa: Reviving the Arab Maghreb Union Is Necessary to Strengthen Growth

The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), held today in Rabat, Morocco the third meeting of the Sub Regional Coordination… Read more »

Africa: Project Aiming to Improve Africa's Cities and Wellbeing of Its People Launched in Uganda

The Economic Commission for Africa on Friday launched a new project that aims to transform Africa's cities and improve the wellbeing of its citizens. Read more »

Africa: Intensify Production of Land Data and Statistics, Experts Urge African Governments

African governments should intensify the production of land data and statistics to aid their decision-making processes as the continent seeks to end poverty and inequality, an… Read more »

Africa: Cyber Security - Central African States Adopt Model Cross-Border Laws

An exacting endeavour of the Central African Economic Community (ECCAS) member states - supported by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International… Read more »

Africa: Agricultural Transformation On Agenda of African Economic Conference

The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) kicked off in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday with a consensus on the need to scale up the continent's agricultural transformation to spur… Read more »

Africa: ECA Chief Calls for New Policy Approaches to Support Agro-Alliance

Abdalla Hamdok, Acting ECA Executive Secretary, has called for new policy approaches to incentivize agricultural production in activities and sectors with higher returns, so that… Read more »

Africa: Ending Hunger and Enabling Food Security in Africa

Researchers, policy-makers and development partners converge in Abuja, Nigeria, for the 11 th  African Economic Conference (AEC) from December 5-7, 2016, to share… Read more »

Africa: Policy Debates On Structural Transformation Billed for Gabon and Congo

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is organising a twin set of policy debates to begin mapping out pathways for structural transformation in Central Africa, notably in… Read more »

Africa: Conclave to Revitalise UN's Support to AU/Nepad Programme in Central Africa

Agencies of the UN System, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) of Central Africa and their development partners such as the African Development bank (AfDB) will concert from 6… Read more »

Africa: A Call to Arms Underlines the Opening of the Africa Trade Facilitation Forum

The Africa Trade Facilitation Forum segment of the ongoing Africa Trade Week opened here today with a rallying call to urgently address trade facilitation gaps that impact on trade… Read more »

Africa: Uncertain Times Call for Smart Moves – The Promise of Agro-Alliance

The year 2016 is coming to an end with an air of great uncertainty. At the global level, many are left with questions over Brexit and the US elections. At home, many of our… Read more »

Africa: ECA Urges Africa to Push Ahead With Continental Free Trade Area

The Africa Trade Forum ended in Addis Ababa Wednesday with Economic Commission for Africa's Coordinator, David Luke, of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) urging participants… Read more »

Africa: ECA Project to Strengthen African Policymakers' Capacities in Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities

A new project to strengthen the capacities of African policy makers and experts to effectively design, reformulate and implement strategies and policies for inclusive and… Read more »

Africa: Media Advisory - African Economic Conference 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY Read more »

Africa: Insights Into Structural Transformation Are Useful for Africa's Governance

Understanding Africa's development imperatives, especially structural transformation (which involves dynamically moving from low-value agrarian economic structures to productive… Read more »

Africa: Britain Won't Turn Its Back On Africa Following Brexit - MP Lord Paul Boateng

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 29 (ECA) - Brexit does not mean that the British government will turn its back on Africa, Lord Paul Boateng, a Member of the United Kingdom's House… Read more »

West Africa: Clarion Call for All Ecowas Member-States to Accede to APRM - Africa's Flagship Governance Programme

ECA/APRM/ECOWAS) - At the opening of the West Africa regional workshop on the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) this morning in the Ivorian capital, a clear call was made for the… Read more »

Africa: First Ever Africa Trade Week Opens in Addis Ababa

The first ever Africa Trade Week opened in Addis Ababa today with the Economic Commission for Africa's David Luke, urging participants to come up with solutions to unanswered… Read more »