October 22, 2015
Africa: Harnessing Foreign Direct Investment - Calos Lopes Blog
Dubbed the new investment frontier, Africa's attractiveness is becoming more visible to large corporations, institutions and investors. Read more »
October 06, 2015
Africa: Ministers Call for the Establishment of an African Land Policy Centre
Ministers at the inaugural Conference of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment called for the establishment of an… Read more »
October 21, 2015
Africa: Rabat to Host Continental Trade Forum
Rabat, 20 October 2015 (ECA) - From 27 to 31 October 2015, Rabat (Morocco) will host the Sixth North Africa Development Forum, under the theme "North Africa and Continental Free… Read more »
October 16, 2015
Africa: The Eca Strengthens the Waemu Capacities On the Asdi
Niamey, October 16, 2015 (ECA) Providing guidance for African States and the Regional Economic Communities forms one of the mandates of the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
October 19, 2015
Africa: Francophone Africa At the School of Vital Statistics
A workshop for Francophone experts in Africa on the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI-CRVS, in English) organized by the… Read more »
October 06, 2015
Africa: Mobile and the Citizen - the Role of Mobile Devices in Data Processes in Africa
"We need to find ways to persuade private citizens to collect data and we also have to find ways to allow people to use the data that is already available," concluded Mr. Dozie… Read more »
October 16, 2015
Africa: Women, Rural Communities Most Affected By Human Exclusion
ECA- Lusaka 15 October 2015 - Women and rural communities have borne the most of human exclusion in southern Africa. This is according to African Social Development Index - ASDI… Read more »
October 04, 2015
Africa: Look Beyond Stats Agencies - Using Mobile Phones for Data Collection in Africa
"Ours is to have the citizen to supply structured data in the course of her normal economic activity," said Mr. Dozie Ezigbalike, the Chief of Data Technology at ECA's African… Read more »
October 09, 2015
Africa: Politics and the African - Where to Now?
Africa has experienced good progress in the democratization of its states, institutions and people but democracy remains fragile and tenuous and the possibility of many reversals… Read more »
October 10, 2015
Africa: Libreville Capital of Anticorruption Network
The Gabonese capital has been chosen as seat of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in Central Africa (RINAC) after a three-day expert group meeting. Read more »
October 08, 2015
Africa: Fruitful Exchanges Between Ms.giovanie Biha and the Niger Authorities
In Niger for an official visit of four days since Sunday, October 4, the Deputy Executive Secretary for Knowledge Delivery of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
Africa: Tripartite Agreement Could Boost Intra-Regional Trade By One Third
Reflecting efforts to boost intra-regional trade and investment, 26 African countries have recently agreed to establish a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) by January 2016. Read more »
Africa: Praia - Actors From All Horizons and All Capacities Reflect On Trade
After Dakar in June 2015, the ECA chose the Cape Verde peninsula for a new launching of the 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) in the ECOWAS region. This report… Read more »
October 07, 2015
Africa: Preparing Africa for the Next Trade Negotiations - Calos Lopes Blog
The deadlock in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) so called Doha Development Round negotiations remains firmly in place. Negotiators seem unable to meet deadline after deadline… Read more »
October 01, 2015
Africa: Can Trade Boost Industrialisation in Africa?
The 2015 Economic Report on Africa produced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will form the basis for discussions on trade during a Working Session at the 2015 World… Read more »
October 03, 2015
Africa: Stem Conflict, Fast-Track Development
A cream of Africa's diplomats, state functionaries and eminent scholars joined ECA, AUC and partners to quantify the cost and impact of conflict, and have suggested solutions for… Read more »
September 30, 2015
Africa: Dialogue On Conflict and Development - Unraveling Three ECA Studies
What are the root-causes of conflict in Africa? What are the political, social and economic costs of conflict on the continent? Why have situations of conflict persisted in the… Read more »
September 28, 2015
Africa: After the MDGs, Renewed Commitment and Financing Required to Spur Africa's Development
With advances made in their social indicators, African countries to focus on implementing the next generation of development goals Read more »
September 04, 2015
Africa: Structural Transformation Should Underpin Africa's Priorities - ECA Chief
As the curtains close on the Millennium Development Goals, Mr. Carlos Lopes has stressed that the intense participation of Africa in defining the newsustainable development agenda… Read more »
September 16, 2015
Africa: Produce Quality Country Profiles That Conform to International Norms and Standards
Abidjan, September 16, 2015 (ECA). The Focal Points for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) from Capo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea,… Read more »
September 04, 2015
Africa: Dialogue On Conflict and Development to Discuss Three ECA Studies
The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) will be hosting a High Level Policy Dialogue on Conflict and Development in Africa, in Accra, Ghana from 1 - 2 October 2015. Read more »
September 14, 2015
Africa: A New Management Guide for an Emerging Côte d'Ivoire
Abidjan, September 9, 2015 (ECA) On Wednesday September 9, 2015, the conference room on the 20th floor of the SCIAM building in Abidjan hosted the workshop to launch the Guide to… Read more »
September 10, 2015
Africa: Launching of the Course On Transport Infrastructure Development in Africa
Launching of the course on Transport Infrastructure Development in Africa Read more »
September 07, 2015
Africa: ECA Stresses ICT Investments in Back-to-Back Landmark Forums
The African Union Commission (AUC) in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) are hosting the fourth African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2015)… Read more »
September 05, 2015
Africa: Government of Namibia Embarks On Unique 'Performance Contracts' to Enhance Public Service
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on Namibian Government Ministers and their Deputies to "imbibe the values of… Read more »
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