March 08, 2014
Africa: Delegates Debate Scoring Countries On Regional Integration
Mr. Rene Kouassi, Director of Economic Affairs, African Union Commission has urged experts this week to advance regional integration goals and move from 'intergovernmentalism to… Read more »
March 07, 2014
Africa: Governors of Central Banks Mull Development Mandate
The acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sarah Alade hosted a caucus of African Central Bank Governors on Thursday, in the margins of the joint ECA-AU ongoing Conference… Read more »
March 28, 2014
Africa: A New Strategy for Financing Integration in North Africa
One of the major reasons the integration process in Africa is lagging behind relates to the insufficient or irregular resources mobilized for the regional cooperation. Given the… Read more »
March 20, 2014
Africa: ECA Supports Ethiopia's Climate Observation Network
On this day, the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) granted the Ethiopian National Meteorological Agency (NMA) 23 computers to support the upgrading of the country's climate… Read more »
March 26, 2014
North Africa: Some Health Problems to Be Addressed If North Africa Wants to Keep Fit
An empirical and historical question is still the subject of many studies on the reasons and factors that distinguish the emerging countries of Asia and South America from other… Read more »
March 05, 2014
Nigeria: Governments Urged to Direct Resources in Manufacturing to Create Jobs and Reduce Poverty
African countries need to channel their resources to activities in industry, manufacturing and modern services in order to create more employment and improve the welfare of… Read more »
March 26, 2014
North Africa: Regional Value Chains, a New Opportunity for North Africa's Economies
Believe the expert's word: The emergence of North Africa's countries can only be done through a deep transformation of their economies and raises the question of processes that are… Read more »
North Africa: The Private Sector to the Rescue of Regional Integration in North Africa
Who said the private sector is not interested in regional integration? Read more »
March 25, 2014
Africa: West African Experts Adopt Strong Recommendations to Improve Food Security
Niamey, March 17, 2014 (ECA). The seventeenth Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
March 20, 2014
Africa: UN and Partners to Rally Around Africa's Integration and AU's Agenda 2063
Addis Ababa 20 March, 2014 (ECA) - The 15th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism-Africa Africa will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from 28-30 March 2014 on the theme: UN… Read more »
March 18, 2014
Africa: Negotiators Meet On Trade, Transformation and Africa's Role in Global Markets
At a retreat of African World Trade Organization negotiators this week, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes said that the benefits of… Read more »
March 08, 2014
Africa: African Finance and Economic Planning Ministers' Annual Conference Holds in Abuja From March 25
The Seventh Joint AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held on 25-30… Read more »
March 05, 2014
North Africa: Roundtable On 'Developing Value Chains in North Africa' - an Opportunity for the Region, but With Conditions
Within the framework of ECA's ICE meeting for North Africa held in Rabat, Morocco, from 4-6 March 2013, a Round Table was devoted to"Developing regional value chains to accelerate… Read more »
March 13, 2014
Africa: Agriculture Cornerstone of Southern Africa's Economy
Although southern Africa's growth has been driven by minerals and other natural resources, agriculture offers the greatest potential for transforming the Southern Africa's economy. Read more »
March 04, 2014
North Africa: Opening of the 29th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of the ECA
Now a highly anticipated event by development actors, decision-makers and the media , ECA's North Africa Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE ) has started in Rabat its 29th… Read more »
March 03, 2014
East Africa: Harmonisation - a Must for Treatment of ECCAS-CEMAC Customs Data
To better gauge the level of intra-regional trade in Central Africa, there is great need to harmonise CEMAC-ECCAS data collection and processing methods. Read more »
March 10, 2014
Zambia: ECA Facilitates Discussion On Land Policy Reform in Zambia
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in partnership with the Government of Zambia brought together various stakeholders to discuss a way forward towards the finalization and… Read more »
March 13, 2014
North Africa: Industrialization, a Prerequisite to Achieve Economic Transformation in North Africa
The 29th session of North Africa Intergovernmental Committee of Experts meeting soon in Rabat Read more »
March 03, 2014
East Africa: Customs Data Harmonisation - a Must for ECCAS-CEMAC Market Integration
To improve customs performance and increase sub-regional trade in Central Africa, there is great need to harmonise CEMAC-ECCAS data collection and processing methods. Read more »
March 13, 2014
West Africa: West African Experts Discuss Convergence Criteria in the Sub Region.
Experts from West African Member States gathered in Yamoussoukro on 28 February to discuss progress made in macroeconomic policy and convergence criteria in West Africa. The… Read more »
March 10, 2014
Africa: Africa Must Think Differently - Failure No Longer an Option
There is no quick fix to development anywhere in the world. Speaking at the opening of the two day Adhoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) in Livingstone, Zambia, United Nations.… Read more »
March 07, 2014
Africa: Technology Marked As Central Africa's Ace Card to Green Industrialisation
After three days of brainstorming on the opportunities and challenges of the green economy for industrialisation in Central Africa, about sixty experts from eight countries in the… Read more »
March 05, 2014
Central Africa: Green Industrialisation Deemed Central Africa's Way to Go!
"The green economy provides real prospects for industrial development for Central Africa considering the rapid structural change it may enjoy from the transformation of its huge… Read more »
Mauritius: Former SA President Thabo Mbeki to Chair High Level Consultation in Mauritius
Former South African President and Chair of the High Level Panel (HLP) on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) from Africa, Thabo Mbeki will meet with representatives of the Mauritian… Read more »
February 27, 2014
Africa: International Women's Day to Focus On Equality
In commemoration of the 2014 International Women’s Day, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold a seminar on Thursday 6th March 2014 at the UN Conference… Read more »