June 25, 2003
Africa: UN Economic Commission for Africa Head Backs Plan to Increase Capital Flows to Africa
K.Y. Amoako, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and a member of the Commission on Capital Flows to Africa, addressed the U.S.-Africa Business… Read more »
June 23, 2003
Africa: Commission On Capital Flows Report Released Today
The Commission on Capital Flows to Africa, an initiative sponsored by the United States Corporate Council on Africa and the Washington DC-based Institute for International… Read more »
June 01, 2003
Africa: ECA Head Amoako Says Africa Must Think Beyond HIPC
Opening Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa at The Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Read more »
Africa: The IMF Should Not Impose, It Should Consult, Says Manuel
Statement by Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance, Republic of South Africa at the Thirty-Sixth Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Economic… Read more »
April 02, 2003
Africa: ADB And ECA To Synchronize Meetings, Hold Joint Symposium
Two of Africa's major development institutions have announced that for the first time they will synchronize their annual legislative meetings in a bid to foster greater coherence,… Read more »
January 15, 2003
Africa: Third Big Table to Focus on Mutual Accountability
Effective implementation of the new development cooperation agenda will be the subject of the third Big Table, an informal consultation between Finance ministers from several… Read more »
November 19, 2002
Africa: Growth is Necessary But Not Sufficient to Reduce Poverty
Africa will not reach the 7% growth rate necessary to meet the Millenium Development Goal of reducing poverty by half by 2015, so alternative options have to be found to tackle… Read more »
Africa: 'Growth is Necessary but not Sufficient to Reduce Poverty'
Africa will not reach the 7% growth rate necessary to meet the Millenium Development Goal of reducing poverty by half by 2015, so alternative options have to be found to tackle… Read more »
November 15, 2002
Africa: Second Meeting of the African Learning Group on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
The African Learning Group on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP-LG) will bring together senior African policy makers from about fifteen countries, including the Sierra… Read more »
October 21, 2002
Africa: African Ministers' Statement on Accelerating Progress And Development on the Continent
Text of the Ministerial Statement, issued at the close of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (19 - 20 October 2002) in Johannesburg,… Read more »
October 19, 2002
Africa: NEPAD: The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) embodies a united vision of a continent on the move, at a time of unprecedented international interest in proposals to move the… Read more »
October 16, 2002
Africa: Experts Bullish on Promise of Africa's Economies
Africa is on the brink of a new period of prosperity and growth, according to Deputy South African Finance Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa. Read more »
Africa: ICT Policy And Civil Society Workshop in Africa
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), ARTICLE 19 and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) will be holding a five-day information and… Read more »
October 14, 2002
Africa: Future of NEPAD in the Spotlight as Ministers Converge on Johannesburg
The future of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) is in the spotlight this week as leading African policymakers meet in Johannesburg, South Africa to agree on what… Read more »
October 07, 2002
Africa: African Ministers to Discuss Implementation of NEPAD
African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development are due to meet in South Africa from 19 - 21 October to discuss what it will take to effectively implement the New… Read more »
Africa: New Media Awards Aim to Promote African Information Society
A media awards programme has been launched to promote and encourage more informed and consistent reporting and analysis of the information society and issues related to the… Read more »
September 10, 2002
Tanzania: Amoako to Meet President Mkapa, Senior Officials On Visit to Tanzania
Addis Ababa, 10 September 2002 (ECA) -- Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary K.Y. Amoako today begins a three-day official visit to Tanzania during which he will meet… Read more »
August 25, 2002
Africa: Emerging Technologies Can Work for Africa Only if the Climate is Right
If effectively harnessed, new and emerging technologies can help catalyze Africa's transition to sustainable development by lowering the incidence of disease, reducing food… Read more »
July 12, 2002
Africa: Key Economic Report to Give 'Cautiously Optimistic' Prognosis for Africa
The latest Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2002), the annual flagship publication of the Economic Commission for Africa that provides a unique perspective on the continent's… Read more »
May 15, 2002
Africa: Bamako Hosts Preparations for World Summit on Information Society
Representatives of African governments, UN agencies, civil society and the private sector will convene in Bamako, Mali from 26-30 May 2002 under the auspices of Malis President… Read more »
April 16, 2002
Africa: Latest Economic Report on Africa to be Released in May
The latest Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2002), an annual flagship publication of the Economic Commission for Africa that provides a unique perspective on the continent's… Read more »
March 05, 2002
Africa: 'Africa is Listening to You' - Essy Tells ADFIII Delegates
Statement of H.E. Amara Essy, OAU Secretary General, at the Third African Development Forum (ADF III) Addis Ababa, 4 March 2002. Read more »
March 04, 2002
Africa: Accelerating the Pace of Regional Integration in Africa - The Challenges Ahead
Opening Statement by K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa at the start of the African Development Forum III on 4, March, 2002. Read more »
March 03, 2002
Africa: Pre-ADF III Events: Meetings of African Union Symposium, Transport Experts
ECA Press Release No. 04/2002 Read more »
Africa: UN's Africa Chief Sees 'Momentum' Towards African Union
A symposium on the African Union (AU) kicked off in Addis Ababa today, intended to discuss progress towards establishing the AU, and to gain input from a range of stakeholders… Read more »