December 06, 2016
Africa: Cyber Security - Central African States Adopt Model Cross-Border Laws
An exacting endeavour of the Central African Economic Community (ECCAS) member states - supported by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International… Read more »
December 05, 2016
North Africa: Reviving the Arab Maghreb Union, Necessary to Strengthen Growth in Maghreb Region
The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) held today in Rabat (Morocco) the third meeting of the Sub Regional Coordination… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: Ending Hunger and Enabling Food Security in Africa
Researchers, policy-makers and development partners converge in Abuja, Nigeria, for the 11 th African Economic Conference (AEC) from December 5-7, 2016, to share… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: Policy Debates On Structural Transformation Billed for Gabon and Congo
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is organising a twin set of policy debates to begin mapping out pathways for structural transformation in Central Africa, notably in… Read more »
December 04, 2016
Africa: Conclave to Revitalise UN's Support to AU/Nepad Programme in Central Africa
Agencies of the UN System, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) of Central Africa and their development partners such as the African Development bank (AfDB) will concert from 6… Read more »
December 01, 2016
Africa: A Call to Arms Underlines the Opening of the Africa Trade Facilitation Forum
The Africa Trade Facilitation Forum segment of the ongoing Africa Trade Week opened here today with a rallying call to urgently address trade facilitation gaps that impact on trade… Read more »
December 02, 2016
Africa: Uncertain Times Call for Smart Moves – The Promise of Agro-Alliance
The year 2016 is coming to an end with an air of great uncertainty. At the global level, many are left with questions over Brexit and the US elections. At home, many of our… Read more »
December 01, 2016
Africa: ECA Urges Africa to Push Ahead With Continental Free Trade Area
The Africa Trade Forum ended in Addis Ababa Wednesday with Economic Commission for Africa's Coordinator, David Luke, of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) urging participants… Read more »
November 27, 2016
Kenya: Kenya Ramps Up Its Country Mining Vision Process
Leaders from different government ministries and members of the academia as well as the civil society met from 14 to 17 October 2016 to kick start the process of developing the… Read more »
November 30, 2016
Africa: ECA Project to Strengthen African Policymakers' Capacities in Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities
A new project to strengthen the capacities of African policy makers and experts to effectively design, reformulate and implement strategies and policies for inclusive and… Read more »
Africa: Media Advisory - African Economic Conference 2016
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November 09, 2016
Africa: Insights Into Structural Transformation Are Useful for Africa's Governance
Understanding Africa's development imperatives, especially structural transformation (which involves dynamically moving from low-value agrarian economic structures to productive… Read more »
November 29, 2016
Africa: Britain Won't Turn Its Back On Africa Following Brexit - MP Lord Paul Boateng
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 29 (ECA) - Brexit does not mean that the British government will turn its back on Africa, Lord Paul Boateng, a Member of the United Kingdom's House… Read more »
November 08, 2016
West Africa: Clarion Call for All Ecowas Member-States to Accede to APRM - Africa's Flagship Governance Programme
ECA/APRM/ECOWAS) - At the opening of the West Africa regional workshop on the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) this morning in the Ivorian capital, a clear call was made for the… Read more »
Africa: First Ever Africa Trade Week Opens in Addis Ababa
The first ever Africa Trade Week opened in Addis Ababa today with the Economic Commission for Africa's David Luke, urging participants to come up with solutions to unanswered… Read more »
November 26, 2016
Africa: Industrial Policy and Holistic Tracking of Corruption, Good for Africa
In spite of divergent currents underpinning development policy advocacy for African countries, transformative industrial policy remains crucial for the continent which also needs a… Read more »
November 05, 2016
North Africa: North Africa - Territorial Planning Key to Achieve Successful Industrial Policies
Fifty experts converged on the importance of territorial planning for competitive, inclusive industrial policies in an ECA meeting on "Territorialization of Industrial Policy and… Read more »
November 25, 2016
Africa: ECA and Partners Commit to IFF Fight As Workshop Ends in Nairobi
CAThe two-day workshop aimed at Stakeholders working to confront the challenge of stemming illicit financial flows (IFFs) from Africa ended in Nairobi Tuesday, with participants… Read more »
Africa: All Set for Africa Trade Week 2016
The Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union will at the end of this month host the 2016 Africa Trade Week with a special focus on the Continental Free Trade Area… Read more »
November 07, 2016
Africa: Agriculture Experts Meet to Explore Regional Value Chains
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has reiterated that capacity building of Africa policy makers in development issues can make a difference in the way Africa's… Read more »
November 03, 2016
West Africa: Improve Transport Infrastructure and the Competitiveness of West Africa
The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA), in collaboration with the Senegalese Government, organized an ad-hoc… Read more »
November 23, 2016
Africa: Senegal Includes the ASDI and T21 Model in Its Planning
Dakar, 15 - 17 November 2016 (ECA/SRO-WA). - Senegal has, since February 2014, embarked on the implementation of the Plan Senegal Emergent -PSE-2014-2018, the first plan intended… Read more »
November 02, 2016
Africa: ECA and Experts Examine Links Between Territorial Policies, Industrialization and Inclusive Development
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA - Office for North Africa) will organize on 24-25 November in Tunis (Tunisia) an expert group meeting under the theme : "Territorialization… Read more »
November 07, 2016
Africa: Traditional Leaders Pledge to Protect Land Rights of Local People
Traditional leaders from across Africa have embraced a joint ECA-AU and AfDB recommendation for large-scale land based investments (LSLBIs) to be made more sustainable and… Read more »
November 21, 2016
Africa: ECA and Partners Scale-Up Efforts to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows From Africa
A two-day workshop aimed at Stakeholders working to confront the challenge of stemming illicit financial flows (IFFs) from Africa opened in Nairobi Monday, with the Economic… Read more »