November 06, 2015
Africa: Regional Cooperation Committee to Discuss Improvements to Africa's Productive Integration and Continental Free Trade Area
Despite growth during the past decade and relatively good performance, African economies lackindustrialisation and integration. Academic evidence from the Economic Commission for… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Embrace Data, Counter Stereotypes On Africa, Says Carlos Lopes to Media Leaders
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on media leaders to counter stereotypes and perceptions about Africa, embrace the use of… Read more »
November 05, 2015
Africa: The African Economic Conference Urges Changes in Continent's Economies
Closing the 10th African Economic Conference in Kinshasa, Mr. George Wembi Loambo, Minister of Planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo spoke of the need for shared… Read more »
November 06, 2015
Africa: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics - Francophone Africa Takes Action
Yaoundé, November 6, 2015 (APAI-CRVS Regional Support Group) - Experts and administrators from twenty Francophone countries have just finalized five days of proceedings on… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank Jointly Launch Two Reports
ECA-AfDB) - "Major economic progress is possible in Africa and can lead to improvement in the standard of living but we must work on structural transformation so that Africans can… Read more »
October 30, 2015
Africa: Denton Outlines the Climate Agreement Africa Should Seek in Paris
The Director of the Special Initiatives Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa and Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) Ms. Fatima Denton has called… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Africa: Mixed Bag of Prosperity, Rising Inequality and Opportunity
The numbers look good but as much as African economies have grown in the past decade, they still produce inequality and lack fair distribution and inclusion declared the Economic… Read more »
October 30, 2015
Africa: Towards a More Active Participation of Africa in Cop 21
ClimDev-Africa) - The 5th Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA 5) which ended in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe at the weekend has emboldened Africa for a… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Africa: Eca Disseminates the Asdi and Agdi in Burkina Faso
A session of public education on the African Social Development Index (ASDI) and the African Gender and Development Index (AGDI), was held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at the… Read more »
October 30, 2015
Africa: All Eyes On Paris 21 As Victoria Falls Climate Conference Closes
ClimDev-Africa) - Some 400 delegates who have been meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe for the 5th annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA) since… Read more »
Africa: Africa, India, China - an Emerging Economic Troika
In a keynote address that resonated strongly with the more than 1000 participants attending the India Africa Business Forum, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Africa: Growth and Poverty - the Paradoxes of African Economies
African leaders gathered at the African Economic Conference taking place in Kinshasa from 02- 04 November said to reduce poverty and inequality Africa needs inclusive economies and… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Tackling Poverty and Inequality to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals
Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by world leaders in September, policy-makers, development practitioners, and researchers are convening to lay… Read more »
Africa: Growth is Real But Development Must Be Inclusive - Calos Lopes Blog
Africa's much trumpeted growth is real. It is a significant historical achievement to be able to almost triple GDP in one and half decade. Read more »
November 01, 2015
Africa: African Economic Conference - Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda
The theme for the 2015 African Economic Conference (AEC) is Addressing Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda. Read more »
October 27, 2015
Africa: CCDA 5 Innovates, Creates Solution Spaces to Sharpen Africa's Proposals for Cop 21 in Paris
ClimDev-Africa) - The technical committee for the organization of tomorrow's 5th Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA 5) has touted the creation of… Read more »
Africa: CCDA 5 to Be the Launch Pad for Advancing New Frontiers of Climate Research in Africa, Expert Says
The 5th annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA 5) which opens here tomorrow promises to be the real launch pad for climate research in Africa,… Read more »
October 08, 2015
Africa: North Africans Discuss Regionalisation and the Cfta
The Economic Commission for Africa launched Wednesday 28 October in Rabat (Morocco) a North African private sector workshop on the challenges of trade integration within the… Read more »
Africa: Africa's High Stake in Climate Change
"For Africa, climate change has massive consequences, the continent contributes the least to greenhouse gases but tends to be the most vulnerable to its consequences. This climate… Read more »
October 27, 2015
Africa: Denton Fires Up Climdev Partners As Zimbabwe Welcomes Ccda 5
ClimDev-Africa) - The Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), and Director of the Special Initiatives Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa, has fired… Read more »
October 24, 2015
Africa: 'Turn the World UN Blue' - UN Buildings in Ethiopia Turn Blue to Mark UN Day
To celebrate the UN's 70th anniversary, the UN buildings in Ethiopia have been lit up blue in the lead up to UN Day, 24 October. The effort is part of a global campaign aimed at… Read more »
October 25, 2015
Africa: Africa-India Facts & Figures 2015 to be Launched in New Delhi
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will launch the Africa-India: Facts & Figures 2015, in New Delhi in the… Read more »
October 15, 2015
Africa: Why Zimbabwe Will Welcome Ccda 5 With Fervor
ClimDev-Africa) - This year's annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa, the biggest climate change event of the continent, convenes at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe… Read more »
October 23, 2015
Africa: A Tall Agenda Awaits Energy Specialists and Policy Makers At Ccda 5
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 15 2015 (ClimDev-Africa) - Energy specialists and policy makers will have a lot to talk about at the forthcoming Conference on climate Change and… Read more »
October 21, 2015
Africa: Xenophobia Abhorrent to Regional Integration
Xenophobia and regional economic integration are contradictory. Without the free flow of people, goods and services, there can never be regional integration or building a community… Read more »
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