Africa: ECA Launches Africa Governance Report IV On Measuring Corruption in Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa has today launched its fourth Africa Governance Report (AGR IV) titled, "Measuring Corruption in Africa: the international dimension matters." Read more »

Africa: UN-AU Partnership Tackling Development Challenges

The 17th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) kick-started today in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) amidst reiterated calls for coordination in the… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Growth Set to Increase But Progress Could be Hindered by Lurking Risks

Africa’s medium-term growth prospects for 2016 and 2017 remain positive but risks and uncertainties remain, Director Mr. Adam Elhiraika of the Macroeconomic Policy Division… Read more »

Africa: Africa Development Week Kicks Off in Addis With Calls For Green Industrialization

The inaugural African Development Week opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday March 31, with various speakers urging participants to engage in constructive debates that will… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Badea to Sign MOU to Promote African Development

The Economic Commission for Africa and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding Sunday 3 April in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), on… Read more »

Africa: High-Level Panel to Discuss Role of Macroeconomics in Structural Transformation

The Economic Commission for Africa will hold a High Level Forum on macroeconomic frameworks for Africa's structural transformation, Thursday 3 April 2016 in Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia),… Read more »

Africa: Development Stakeholders to Scan the Future of Africa's Pharmaceuticals

On the fringe of the African Development Week to take place in Addis Ababa, the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union Commission and UNAIDS have convened a High-Level… Read more »

Africa: Ministerial Round-Table to Discuss Declining Markets and Climate Challenges

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) will hold a ministerial round-table on the theme "Addressing the Impact of Drought, Floods… Read more »

Africa: Renowned Panelists to Review the Wins and Complexities of Migration in Africa

It has been described as having a triple-win scenario for Africa: wins for young migrants, wins for their countries of origin and wins for their countries of destination. Read more »

Africa: Register Now - African Development Week

The African Development Week is just a few days away. To participate in riveting discussions concerning Africa's future and growth, among other issues, including witnessing the… Read more »

Africa: Launch the Seventh Edition of the Assessing Regional Integration in Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa will launch the seventh edition of the Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIAVII) on April 2, 2016, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »

Africa: Harmonizing Governance Frameworks in the Extractives

On 21 and 22 March 2016, the African Union (AU), through the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) and in partnership the African Development Bank (AfDB), United Nations… Read more »

Africa: Working Towards the Establishment of a Pan-African Mineral Geological Information and Knowledge Base

More than 60 geological experts converge to discuss the building of a continental-wide mineral geological information and knowledge base. Read more »

Africa: Regional Integration and Monetary Unions in Africa

With a land mass of over 30 million square kilometers, Africa is as big as India, China, the US and most of Europe combined. Betrayed by a Mercator map projection, the common view… Read more »

Africa: Cop21 - Implications for Growth in Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa will hold a high-level dialogue on: "After Paris: Implications for Green Growth in Africa" on 2 April 2016 in Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia), on the… Read more »

Africa: ECA Chief Formalizes Partnership With China to Promote Africa's Transformation

The Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia, Kuang Weilin, will henceforth serve as China's Permanent Representative to the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »

Africa: Chinese Government Partners With ECA As Key Player in Fostering Understanding Between China and Africa

The Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia, Kuang Weilin, will henceforth serve as China's Permanent Representative to the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »

Africa: Know Your Land to Develop It - Geospatial Information and Sustainable Land Management

Geospatial stakeholders are meeting in Addis Ababa from April 20-22 at the Fourth High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management. Read more »

Africa: All Set for Launch of the 2016 Economic Report for Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa will next month launch its 2016 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) focusing on growth and industrialization on the continent,… Read more »

Africa: Communications Workshop on Mining and Development

UNECA United Nations Economic Commission for Afr : Communications Workshop on Mining and Development Read more »

Africa: ECA to Launch Africa Governance Report Iv On Measuring Corruption in Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa will launch the fourth edition of the Africa Governance Report (AGR IV) on April 2, 2016, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »

Africa: Ha-Joon Chang to Give Annual Adedeji Lecture 2016

The 2016 Annual Adedeji Lecture will be delivered by renowned Development Economist Ha-Joon Chang and author of widely discussed policy books, most notably Kicking Away the Ladder… Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Turn the Current Energy Challenge Into an Opportunity

Speaking at the official opening of the Ad hoc Group Meeting (AEGM) on the Energy Crisis in Southern Africa: Perspectives for the future, Southern Africa Regional Director, Said… Read more »

Africa: African Economies Must Be Transformed Through Industrialization

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)'s Executive Secretary of Carlos Lopes said that although Africa has experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade, the continent… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Biha Calls for Aviation-Tourism Convergence in Africa

A two-day meeting looking into the aviation and tourism industries in Africa opened in Addis Ababa Thursday with the Economic Commission for Africa's Deputy Executive Secretary Ms.… Read more »