November 09, 2014
Africa: Africa Needs to Walk the Talk On Women Empowerment and Gender Equality
Africa has to come up with a more transformative framework, which will accelerate the desired change in the lives of women and girls, with a focus on investing in women's… Read more »
November 07, 2014
Africa: Experts Call for Gender-Sensitive Strategies Ahead of Post-2015 Development Negotiations
As Africa gears up for the post-2015 development negotiations participants attending the experts segment of the 9th Regional Review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for… Read more »
November 04, 2014
Africa: Bold New Reforms Needed for Africa's Land Use, Conference Concludes
Land issues should no longer be considered as too politically sensitive, to the extent that States remain inert and miss out on opportunities to use the indispensable factor of… Read more »
Africa: Policy Makers Speak Out On Africa's Land Blueprint
Experts attending the inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa concurred that the African Union-led Guiding Principles on Large Scale Land Based Investments in Africa should… Read more »
November 05, 2014
Africa: Addis Ababa to Host 'Beijing +20' Regional Conference
Over a hundred and fifty delegates, technical experts and governments, from across the African continent will gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 17-19 November 2014 to reflect on… Read more »
November 13, 2014
Africa: Experts Gather in Addis Ababa to Address Road Safety in Africa
Effort builds on collaboration of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP), extending to work with United Nations… Read more »
November 03, 2014
Africa: Expert Group Meeting On Investment Policies and Bilateral Investment Treaties Landscape in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa's Regional Integration and Trade Division, has undertaken a field study on Investment Policies and Bilateral Investment Treaties Landscape in… Read more »
Africa: Africa Takes First Important Step in Tackling Large Scale Land-Based Investments
Continental efforts to adopt land policies that leverage on land as a strategic resource for inclusive and sustainable development took a step forward with the official launch of… Read more »
November 02, 2014
Africa: Parliamentarians Stress Better Governance of Large Scale Land Based Investments
African Parliamentarians from the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), regional legislative Assemblies, and National Assemblies play a critical role in the development, implementation,… Read more »
Africa: Solid and Adequate Land Policies, If Implemented, Could Catalyze Africa's Transformation
The inaugural conference on land policy in Africa opened Tuesday evening at the African Union Headquarters in Ethiopia with a strong call for a robust deepening of land governance… Read more »
November 10, 2014
Africa: Media Call for Support to Push Africa's Land Reform Agenda
In prelude to the inaugural Conference of Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) to run from 11 to 14 November in Addis Ababa, a group of journalists from across the continent today… Read more »
Africa: Inaugural Conference On Land Policy in Africa to Be Held At AUCC
What: The Land Policy Initiative (LPI), a joint initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the African… Read more »
Africa: EU-Africa Free Trade Agreement 'Destroys' Development Policy, Says Merkel Advisor
This story was published by EurActiv Germany. Andrew Mold, Chief of SRO-EA Sub-Regional Data Centre and Senior Economic Affairs is one of experts interviewed by the German TV. Read more »
November 08, 2014
Africa: Inaugural Conference On Land Policy in Africa to Be Held in Addis Ababa
The inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) will be held from 11 to 14 November 2014, at the African Union Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The CLPA 2014… Read more »
Africa: Business Leaders Commit $28.5 Initial Emergency Fund Towards Africa's Ebola Response
A historic Roundtable of business leaders comprising CEOs from a range of sectors such as banking, telecommunications, mining, energy, services and manufacturing joined forces with… Read more »
November 06, 2014
Africa: As Elections Become More Regular in Africa, So Has Intolerance of Diversity
Elections have become more regular in Africa, but no less problematic, often exacerbating the challenge of diversity. This is according to findings of the third edition of the… Read more »
November 05, 2014
Africa: Irish President Michael D. Higgins Calls for African-Driven Alternative Development Models
African leaders, thinkers and civil society activists were on Wednesday invited by Michael D. Higgins, President of the Republic of Ireland, to produce alternative models of… Read more »
November 04, 2014
Africa: African Minerals Development Centre Signs Collaboration Agreement With Australian Institution
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday held a ceremony to mark the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian Institution of Mining for… Read more »
Africa: Will the IGAD hospitality plan overcome regional reluctance to capitalise on global tourism?
Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda are in the process of formulating their own broad tourism plans in an effort to implement the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development's Sustainable… Read more »
November 03, 2014
Africa: Investing in People-centered Innovation and Technology Essential to Africa's Development
Innovation and technology can serve as a springboard for economic transformation provided they are driven by people. This was the message put forward by partners and participants… Read more »
Africa: Investing in People-Centered Innovation and Technology Essential to Africa's Development
Innovation and technology can serve as a springboard for economic transformation provided they are driven by people. This was the message put forward by partners and participants… Read more »
November 01, 2014
Africa: Boosting Crisis Response and Financing Key Forafrica's Continued Progress
Tackling vulnerabilities should be at the center of continent's development efforts Read more »
October 30, 2014
Africa: African Economic Conference to Award Outstanding Scholarship
The ninth edition of the annual African Economic Conference (AEC) will be held from 1-3 November on the theme, "Knowledge and Innovation for Africa's Transformation" at the United… Read more »
October 08, 2014
Africa: Inauguration of New Office Facility in Addis Ababa Signifies a More Innovative UN
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Economic Commission for Africa's Carlos Lopes have hailed the opening of a new office in the ECA compound in Addis Ababa as a… Read more »
October 02, 2014
Africa: Carlos Lopes to Visit Ebola-Affected Countries
Amidst the ongoing global efforts to respond to the Ebola crisis, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes has joined the Chairperson of… Read more »