November 03, 2018
Africa: ECA Urges Local Authorities to Harness Economic and Social Transitions for Sustainable Development
Local governments have a tremendous opportunity to engage, own and translate Africa's macroeconomic and social transitions into their own development strategies, said Lilia Hachem… Read more »
Central Africa: Economic Diversification, Resilience, Free Trade At the Heart of UN Support to Central Africa
Officials of United Nations agencies and other development institutions working in Central Africa, as well as those of the General Secretariat of ECCAS and the CEMAC Commission… Read more »
November 23, 2018
Africa: Retreat of the Idep Technical Advisory Committee
From 31 October to 01 November 2018, the IDEP Technical Advisory Committee retreat was held in Dakar (Senegal) on the review of IDEP's training activities and research program. The… Read more »
November 22, 2018
West Africa: The ECA and Its Partners Meet to Improve On the Implementation of the Centre of Excellence in Demographic Dynamics for Development in West Africa
The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA) is organizing, starting today at the National School of Statistics and… Read more »
November 23, 2018
Africa: East African Countries Agree to Strenghten Regional Integration Through the Continental Free Trade Area
Kigali, Rwanda, 22 November - Representatives of 14 countries in East Africa have agreed that the African Continental Free Trade Area, the AfCFTA, represents a unique opportunity… Read more »
November 22, 2018
Africa: Africa's Protocol On the Free Movement of People Under Spotlight At ECA Meeting
Africa needs a major mindset change so it can tear down the physical and mental borders imposed during colonial times so citizens can embrace each other for the betterment of the… Read more »
November 21, 2018
East Africa: East African Countries Urged to Up Their Game to Attract Private Tourism Investments
A two-day Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting opened in Kigali Wednesday with participants exploring avenues through which financing for tourism development in the Eastern Africa region… Read more »
East Africa: Regional Cooperation in East Africa Set to Tackle Energy Insecurity
The Energy Security Policy Framework launched today in Kigali by the East African Community in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Africa, ECA will help East African… Read more »
Africa: ECA Supports Member States Develop Afcfta Implementation Strategies, Says Biha
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is working with member States on the continent to ensure they make the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) a reality, says Deputy… Read more »
Africa: Continent Free Trade Area Should Help Close Gender Equality Gaps in Africa
The signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in March 2018 in Kigali set the stage for the integration of the African continent into a single market. Read more »
November 20, 2018
Africa: Rwanda's Finance Minister Calls On Africa to Speedily Ratify Continental Free Trade Agreement
The 22nd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of the Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa (ICE 2018) opened in Kigali Tuesday with Rwanda's Finance and Economic… Read more »
Africa: It's Time to Implement the Afcfta to Stimulate Economic Transformation in Africa
Kigali, Rwanda, 20 November (ECA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, could boost regional trade and industrialization, especially in East Africa. Effective… Read more »
East Africa: East Africa the Fastest Growing Region in Africa, With People Leading Longer and Healthier Lives
- With an average growth rate of 6.7% between 2013 and 2017 - double the African average - East Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world, accompanied by rapid… Read more »
November 08, 2018
Africa: ECA and Partners to Establish Continent-Wide Digital Identities
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Omidyar Network have announced a partnership to establish legal digital identities in Africa. The partnership, will go towards… Read more »
Africa: Omidyar, ECA Announce Partnership to Establish Continent-Wide Digital Identities
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Omidyar Foundation have announced a partnership to establish legal digital identities in Africa. The partnership, which comes with… Read more »
Central Africa: Central Africa's Free Trade Instruments Gaining Traction in DR Congo
A total of 49 leaders from the public and private sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have completed a two-day training to appropriate rules of origin procedures… Read more »
November 05, 2018
Africa: Qualified Human Capital, Key Factor for International Market Integration and Inclusive Growth
The key role of human capital in the growth of Developing and Emerging Countries (DEC) within the current, transforming, global context is at the heart of discussions at the 12th… Read more »
November 15, 2018
Africa: ECA and AUC to Host High-Level Digital Identification Meeting in Addis Ababa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) will on Sunday convene a high-level meeting on the need for Africa to embark on a digital… Read more »
Africa: Countdown to Cop24 - ECA Supporting Member States At Every Level, Says Murombedzi
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), is fully committed to supporting member States in their efforts to implement their… Read more »
November 12, 2018
Africa: Experts Meet to Set the Stage for Afcfta Phase II Negotiations
A meeting of experts was hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) from… Read more »
November 13, 2018
Ethiopia: Vera Songwe Discusses Women's Empowerment With Ethiopia's New President
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Tuesday met with the new Ethiopian President, Sahle-Work Zewde, and discussed a number of issues, in… Read more »
November 03, 2018
Central Africa: UN Agencies, Partners to Firm-Up Common Support Programme for Central Africa
About 50 representatives and experts of UN bodies, the ECCAS General Secretariat and its specialized structures, the CEMAC Commission and its specialized organs, and other key… Read more »
November 12, 2018
Southern Africa: Experts to Discuss Land, Identity and Socio-Economic Transformation in Southern Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA) is organizing an Ad Hoc Experts Group Meeting (AEGM) on the theme "Land, Identity and Socio-Economic… Read more »
November 02, 2018
Africa: Forthcoming African Governance Report to Tackle Institutional Architecture to Address Iffs From Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa will assemble a group of experts this week in Addis Ababa for a discussion on how to enrich and shape the forthcoming sixth edition of the… Read more »
November 13, 2018
Africa: African Trade Agreement - Catalyst for Growth
Africa is growing, but not fast enough. In order for more than 400 million Africans to rise out of poverty, continued economic growth across Africa's 54 nations will have to… Read more »