June 19, 2013
Africa: The High Level Panel On Illicit Financial Flows Meets in Lusaka
The High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows held a two day meeting in Lusaka from 17th -18th June 2013. The ten member Panel chaired by His Excellence, former President of… Read more »
Ethiopia: ECA Executive Secretary to Hold Next Quarterly Briefing of Ambassadors in Addis Ababa
The next, quarterly briefing of the Ambassadors resident in Ethiopia will be held on 25 June 2013 at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa. The meeting will take place in… Read more »
June 28, 2013
Africa: 10-Year Review Meeting of Almaty Programme of Action to Take Place in Addis Ababa
Long delays in inland transport, customs and port handling procedures are common in developing countries across the world, especially those that are landlocked. In Africa, it takes… Read more »
June 26, 2013
Africa: ECA Recognized for Promoting Gtap in Africa
The Center for Global Trade Analysis in Purdue University has awarded the Regional Integration and Trade Director at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) the Alan A. Powell… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: Africa's Positive Aid for Trade Trends - More Needed to Overcome Constraints
Although Aid for Trade in Africa is starting to show results, interventions are urgently needed to overcome the short and long term constraints this was the key message by the… Read more »
June 13, 2013
Africa: Researchers Pledge to Help Governments Put to Use Recommendations of the Economic Report On Africa 2013
At the launch of the ECA-AU Economic Report on Africa 2013, in Central Africa, today, a college of university dons expressed their satisfaction at the quality and relevance of the… Read more »
June 17, 2013
Africa: High-Level ILO Conference Opens On Jobs, Growth and Social Progress
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has said that Africa's population is estimated to double in the next 50 years and as such, there is a need to plan for… Read more »
July 05, 2013
Africa: ECA Engages Member States in Geneva Ahead of Aid for Trade Global Review
Ahead of the Aid for Trade Global Review, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today met with the African Group of Ambassadors in Geneva for an… Read more »
June 18, 2013
Africa: Africa Needs Skills and Data to Better Evaluate Development
There exist significant challenges in many development projects and programmes implemented in Africa, irrespective of the sector, from the design to the operational… Read more »
June 13, 2013
Ethiopia: ECA and Aid for Trade - the Fourth Global Review and Other Ongoing Activities
Between 8th and 10th July 2013 Geneva will host the Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade. The meeting will bring together key stakeholders worldwide, to monitor and discuss Aid… Read more »
June 28, 2013
West Africa: Strengthening Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in West Africa
The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA) will organize an ad hoc experts group meeting on the theme "strengthening… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: Mbeki to Chair High Level Talks On Illicit Financial Flows
The former President of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki will chair a two day High Level Meeting on illicit financial flows in Lusaka, Zambia on 17th and 18th June, 2013. Read more »
June 19, 2013
Africa: Equipping Africans Towards an Effective Industrial Policy
The 2013 edition of IDEP's short course on Industrial Policy in Africa opened on 10th of June at the Headquarters of the Institute in Dakar, Senegal. Read more »
June 30, 2013
Africa: Boosting Growth-Oriented Industrialization in Africa
The emergence of poles of growth in Africa needs greater industrialization and diversification of the Continent's productive base according to Messaitfa Bashir, Algeria's Secretary… Read more »
June 25, 2013
Africa: Korean Government and Eca Renew Partnership for Africa's Transformation
The Government of Korea and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at elevating their longstanding partnership to a… Read more »
May 22, 2013
Africa: The Scandal of Invisibility - Making Every African Count
As Africa marks 50 years since the establishment of the Organization of African Unity and the Africa Union, a partnership between the African Union, the African Development Bank,… Read more »
May 17, 2013
Africa: Youth Forum to Address Africa's Transformational Agenda As AU Marks Golden Jubilee
The month of May will be marked by celebrations to mark 50 years since the establishment of the Organization for African Unity, now the African Union, around the theme:… Read more »
November 06, 2012
Africa: International Conference on Agricultural Value Chains Opens
Over 500 private sector representatives, government officials, donors, civil society representatives, farmer organisations and academics have come together at “Making the… Read more »
May 28, 2009
Africa: Experts to Define Private Sector, Civil Society Roles in Nepad Programme Implementation
An expert group meeting on the role of the private sector and civil society organizations in the implementation of NEPAD programmes and projects is underway in Addis Ababa today to… Read more »
April 02, 2008
Africa: Economic Growth to Remain High in 2008
African economies are forecast to grow by an average of 6.2% in 2008, according to the latest edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2008), the annual joint flagship… Read more »
March 14, 2006
Africa: Economic Commission for Africa Says Governance Improving But Challenges Remain
A new ECA report concludes that overall governance is improving in Africa but stresses that major challenges still remain. Read more »
October 03, 2005
Africa: New Executive Secretary Abdoulie Janneh Joins UNECA
Senior UN manager and Africa specialist Abdoulie Janneh assumes his new post as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Addis Ababa, Monday. Read more »
September 30, 2005
Africa: Amoako Completes Decade As Executive Secretary of UNECA
Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary, K.Y. Amoako Friday completes his term at the helm of the continent's leading development think-tank. Read more »
September 13, 2005
Africa: Private Sector - Key to Economic Growth
The private sector only gets a brief mention in the Millennium Development Goals. Yet it is business - entrepreneurs, employers, investors and workers - who are best positioned to… Read more »
October 14, 2004
Africa: Corruption a Two-Way Street
A lively debate on corruption and governance constituted the highlight of the third day of ADF IV. Participants said that while corruption was a cancer eating away at African… Read more »