March 26, 2015
Africa: Integrating Africa's Priorities in the Post 2015 Development Agenda
Experts discussed the common African position on the Post 2015 Development Agenda at the Committee of Experts meeting organized ahead of the 2015 Conference of African Ministers of… Read more »
Africa: People First, Demand African Csos At Financing for Development Consultation
If African development and economic transformation are to succeed, international financial institutions (IFIs) and domestic policies must reform, stated African Civil Society… Read more »
March 06, 2015
Africa: LPI Events At World Bank Conference - Focus On Learning and Partnerships
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) participates in the World Bank 2015 Annual Conference on Land and Poverty through organizing sessions and side events during the five-day event,… Read more »
March 23, 2015
Africa: Former African Heads of State and Government to Hold Their Forum in Addis Ababa
As the Conference of Ministers prepares to focus on implementing the African Union Agenda 2063, the Forum for Former African Heads of State and Government, commonly known as the… Read more »
March 24, 2015
Africa: African Development Needs a Suitable Finance System
Speaking at the opening of the Regional Consultation towards the Third International Conference of Financing for Development held in Addis Ababa on 23 March 2015, Mr Abraham… Read more »
Africa: Former African Heads of State and Government to Hold Their Forum in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, 23 March 2015 (ECA-AUC) - As the Conference of Ministers prepares to focus on implementing the African Union Agenda 2063, the Forum for Former African Heads of State… Read more »
Africa: African Regions to Find Consensus On Financing Priorities for Sustainable Development Goals
Addis Ababa, 20 March 2015 (Joint Press Release ECA-AUC) - The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are on everyone's mouth. The excitement is palpable; the talk is fresh. However,… Read more »
March 23, 2015
Africa: World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Africa to meet in Addis Ababa
The last week of March 2015 will see a flurry of activities in the diplomatic capital of Africa, Addis Ababa as discussions focus on the continent’s financial and economic… Read more »
March 22, 2015
Africa: Experts to Debate Political Will On Open Data in Africa
Policy makers, technical experts, development specialists and sectorial specialists keen on promoting open data for development in Africa will meet at the UN Conference Centre in… Read more »
Africa: Stakeholders to Shape Africa's Data Revolution
On the sidelines of the AUC-ECA Conference of Ministers running from 25 to 31 March 2015 in Addis Ababa, experts will seek to push for evidence-based development policies hinged on… Read more »
March 06, 2015
Africa: African Central Bank Governors to Hold Second Caucus in Addis Ababa
The Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission will host the second Caucus of African Central Bank Governors, in Addis Ababa in the margins of the eighth Joint… Read more »
March 16, 2015
Africa: Finance to Dominate Agenda at This Year's Conference of Ministers
Experts and politicians to discuss Implementing Agenda 2063 - Planning, Mobilizing and Financing for Development Read more »
March 12, 2015
Africa: Industrialization Is a Political Project
Industrialization is as much an economic as it is a political project and requires unorthodox thinking, difficult policy choices, innovation and creativity. Read more »
March 13, 2015
Africa: Bankable Infrastructure Projects Will Improve Africa's Economic Growth
Africa needs to create bankable infrastructure projects, stressed the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in his keynote address at the Financial Times… Read more »
March 10, 2015
Africa: Subsidize the Agricultural Sector, ECA
Africa's Agricultural transformation cannot take place without the State. Speaking during the official remarks of a two day expert group meeting on Agro-industry development for… Read more »
Africa: Regional Consultation On Financing for Development
The General Assembly, in its resolution 68/204, decided to convene a third International Conference on Financing for Development, the outcome of which will constitute a vital… Read more »
March 07, 2015
Africa: Experts in Antananarivo Call for a Policy Handbook On the Blue Economy
The 19th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Eastern Africa was closed after four days of in-depth discussions debates and exchanges on Harnessing the… Read more »
March 06, 2015
North Africa: North Africa Must Participate More Strongly in Setting the Post-2015 Development Agenda
At the conclusion of the 30th meeting of its Intergovernmental Committee of Experts considering the theme: Implementing Agenda 2063 for the development of Africa, the ECA Office… Read more »
Africa: Partners Launch African Climate Research Programme
- The eagerly awaited launch of the Climate Research for Development (CR4D) took place on the sidelines of the AMCOMET meeting in Praia, Cabo Verde on the 23rd February 2015. Read more »
March 05, 2015
Africa: Land Governance in Africa Requires Commitment and Urgent Attention
Land governance is a prerequisite for hunger and poverty alleviation, and sustainable development, and it requires urgent attention by African governments to improve the… Read more »
Africa: Planning for Africa's Development
Development planning is an important process for economic development and for many centuries, countries across the world have engaged and continue to engage in some form of… Read more »
Africa: The Intergovernmental Negotiations On the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The adoption of the Open Working Group's proposal for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly in 2014 paved the way for the… Read more »
March 04, 2015
Africa: Measuring Corruption in Africa
Corruption is seen as one of Africa's critical stumbling-blocks to good governance, inclusive growth and sustainable development. Corruption deprives countries of resources, which… Read more »
Africa: Corruption in Public Procurement - The Case of Infrastructure in Africa
Public procurement systems in Africa have increasingly become a target for corrupt practices. Indeed, corruption in the procurement of public goods and services is a major obstacle… Read more »
March 03, 2015
Africa: Central Africa Urged to Improve Its Macroeconomic Convergence
Central African countries have been once again admonished to increase their efforts at achieving the kind of regional integration that will foster sustainable growth in all the… Read more »
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