October 25, 2019
Africa: Secretary-General's Message for 2019 On UN Day
United Nations Day highlights the enduring ideals of the Charter, which entered into force on this date 74 years ago. Read more »
October 21, 2019
Africa: The Union of Comoros Hosts an AfCFTA Workshop to Explore How Best to Benefit From a Continental Market
In support of the efforts to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and build the capacity of the Comoros to benefit from the opportunities offered by a… Read more »
October 23, 2019
Zambia: Zambia Undertaking Statistical Reforms to Address Gaps in Development Planning, Senior Official Says
The Zambian government is undertaking statistical reforms to address deficits in statistical thinking and data needed to spur and sustain economic growth. Read more »
October 24, 2019
São Tomé and Príncipe: ECA Supports Sao Tomé and Principe to Harness Benefits of African Trade
- Following a commitment made in April 2019 during a campaign to educate major stakeholders in Sao Tome and Principe about the opportunities afford by the African Continental Free… Read more »
October 21, 2019
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Launches Local Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network
The Ethiopian Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) was launched Monday at an event attended by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, President… Read more »
October 22, 2019
Zimbabwe: Workshop On Climate Resilient Reconstruction Post Cyclone Idai Set for Harare
The Economic Commission for African (ECA) and partners, the Department for International Development (DFID) and the United Kingdom's Met Office, are this week convening a workshop… Read more »
October 20, 2019
Togo: Togo Sets Seven Priorities for Implementing the AfCFTA
Togo is actively working towards strengthening its institutional mechanisms to ensure a successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as outlined… Read more »
October 21, 2019
Africa: Deputy UN Chief Hails Ethiopia for Exceptional Leadership in Women's Advancement
Kickstarting a joint solidarity mission to the Horn of Africa with the African Union's Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, Ms. Bineta Diop, Deputy UN Chief, Amina J.… Read more »
October 18, 2019
Africa: ECA's Chinganya Briefs VP Wina On State of Crvs in Africa
Africa has made impressive progress in its efforts to revitalise its civil registration and vital statistics systems (CRVS), Oliver Chinganya, the Director of Statistics at the… Read more »
October 17, 2019
Africa: Togo's AfCFTA Implementation Strategy Shows How It Will Make the Most Out of the AfCFTA
The Togolese strategy for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Zone (AfCFTA) was presented today in Lomé, during a validation workshop held from 17 to 18… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Vision for Prosperity & Inclusiveness Requires Timely and Accurate Statistics, Says VP Wina
African leaders have a great vision of building an integrated, prosperous and peaceful continent that is driven and managed by its own citizens, and represents a dynamic force in… Read more »
Africa: Zambian Minister Says Nation Committed to Recording Vital Events of Refugees in the Country
Zambia is committed to the registration of vital events occurring among refugees and internally displaced persons with 1,465 refugees provided with identity cards in 2018,… Read more »
October 18, 2019
Africa: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 October
"One of the keys to ending child poverty is addressing poverty in the household, from which it often stems. Access to quality social services must be a priority." Read more »
October 17, 2019
Africa: Leveraging Partnerships to Support Innovative Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
High-level participants at the ongoing fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) had the opportunity to focus on leveraging partnerships in… Read more »
Africa: Cameroon Functionaries Set for More Accountability in Development Planning
Scores of policy and programme planners, statisticians and other national professionals say they have gained considerable insights into ways of optimising their work by routing key… Read more »
Africa: The ECA and the Creg Are Working Together in Partnership to Promote the Nta Methodology in Measuring the Demographic Dividend in Africa
For the first time, Africa is hosting the Scientific Conference on the "Comptes de Transferts Nationaux - National Transfer Accounts (NTA-Africa)". Read more »
October 14, 2019
Africa: Validation Seminar for the AfCFTA National Strategy, 17 and 18 October 2019 in Lomé
Togo is developing its national strategy for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), to be presented for for discussions during a validation seminar… Read more »
October 18, 2019
Zambia: ECA's Chinganya Briefs Zambian VP Wina On Com5
Oliver Chinganya, the Director of Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) African Centre for Statistics, had the opportunity to brief Zambia's Vice President,… Read more »
October 21, 2019
Africa: African ministers agree to up their game in efforts to close identity gap on the continent
Lusaka, Zambia, October 18, 2019 (ECA) - The Fifth Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration ended in Lusaka, Zambia, Friday with member States agreeing to… Read more »
October 14, 2019
Africa: Africa Urged to Harness Digital Technology for Legal Identity
Advances in technology present Africa with an important opportunity for the digitalization of its civil registration and vital statistics systems through which the strategic… Read more »
Africa: ECA Presents Progress Report On the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) presented the report pursuant to ministerial declarations and on the status of Civil registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Africa,… Read more »
Africa: ECA & Partners Assure AU Member States of Continued Support to Modernize Africa's Crvs Systems
The Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration opened in Lusaka, Zambia, Monday with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its key partners,… Read more »
October 11, 2019
Africa: Statement Attributable to the Secretary-General On the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize
I have said often that winds of hope are blowing ever stronger across Africa. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is one of the main reasons why. Read more »
October 14, 2019
Comoros: Workshop On Capitalizing the Opportunities of the AfCFTA in the Union of the Comoros, From 18 to 19 October 2019
In support of the efforts to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and build the capacity of the Comoros to benefit from the opportunities offered by a… Read more »
October 09, 2019
East Africa: Kenya to Host Symposium On Strengthening Capacities of Public Institutions in East Africa
Kenya will next week host a three-day symposium on Strengthening Capacities of Public Institutions for Transformation, Innovation and Ethical Leadership to Realize the 2030 Agenda… Read more »