April 03, 2016
Africa: Renowed Economist Ha-Joon Chang Reiterates Call for Industrialisation as an Imperative for Africa's Transformation at the African Development Week
The 2016 Annual Adedeji Lecture was delivered by prominent economist, Ha-Joon Chang on Sunday at the UN Convention Centre in Addis Ababa during the African Development Week. Read more »
April 02, 2016
Africa: ECA Regional Integration Report Calls for Greater Focus on Human Capital, Science and Technology
Most African countries agree that regional integration is a goal which they should all aspire to, in order to foster inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development. Read more »
Africa: Migration in Africa - Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
On the sidelines of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Economic Commission for Africa organized on 2 April 2016, a side event… Read more »
Africa: ECA Launches Africa Governance Report IV On Measuring Corruption in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa has today launched its fourth Africa Governance Report (AGR IV) titled, "Measuring Corruption in Africa: the international dimension matters." Read more »
Africa: UN-AU Partnership Tackling Development Challenges
The 17th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) kick-started today in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) amidst reiterated calls for coordination in the… Read more »
March 08, 2016
Africa: ECA and Badea to Sign MOU to Promote African Development
The Economic Commission for Africa and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding Sunday 3 April in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), on… Read more »
March 09, 2016
Africa: High-Level Panel to Discuss Role of Macroeconomics in Structural Transformation
The Economic Commission for Africa will hold a High Level Forum on macroeconomic frameworks for Africa's structural transformation, Thursday 3 April 2016 in Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia),… Read more »
March 05, 2016
Africa: Ministerial Round-Table to Discuss Declining Markets and Climate Challenges
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) will hold a ministerial round-table on the theme "Addressing the Impact of Drought, Floods… Read more »
March 24, 2016
Africa: Register Now - African Development Week
The African Development Week is just a few days away. To participate in riveting discussions concerning Africa's future and growth, among other issues, including witnessing the… Read more »
Africa: Launch the Seventh Edition of the Assessing Regional Integration in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa will launch the seventh edition of the Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIAVII) on April 2, 2016, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »
Africa: Harmonizing Governance Frameworks in the Extractives
On 21 and 22 March 2016, the African Union (AU), through the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) and in partnership the African Development Bank (AfDB), United Nations… Read more »
Africa: Working Towards the Establishment of a Pan-African Mineral Geological Information and Knowledge Base
More than 60 geological experts converge to discuss the building of a continental-wide mineral geological information and knowledge base. Read more »
Africa: Regional Integration and Monetary Unions in Africa
With a land mass of over 30 million square kilometers, Africa is as big as India, China, the US and most of Europe combined. Betrayed by a Mercator map projection, the common view… Read more »
March 03, 2016
Africa: Cop21 - Implications for Growth in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa will hold a high-level dialogue on: "After Paris: Implications for Green Growth in Africa" on 2 April 2016 in Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia), on the… Read more »
March 21, 2016
Africa: ECA Chief Formalizes Partnership With China to Promote Africa's Transformation
The Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia, Kuang Weilin, will henceforth serve as China's Permanent Representative to the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »
Africa: Chinese Government Partners With ECA As Key Player in Fostering Understanding Between China and Africa
The Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia, Kuang Weilin, will henceforth serve as China's Permanent Representative to the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »
March 06, 2016
Africa: Know Your Land to Develop It - Geospatial Information and Sustainable Land Management
Geospatial stakeholders are meeting in Addis Ababa from April 20-22 at the Fourth High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management. Read more »
March 21, 2016
Africa: All Set for Launch of the 2016 Economic Report for Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa will next month launch its 2016 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) focusing on growth and industrialization on the continent,… Read more »
Africa: Communications Workshop on Mining and Development
UNECA United Nations Economic Commission for Afr : Communications Workshop on Mining and Development Read more »
March 18, 2016
Africa: ECA to Launch Africa Governance Report Iv On Measuring Corruption in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa will launch the fourth edition of the Africa Governance Report (AGR IV) on April 2, 2016, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »
March 07, 2016
Africa: Ha-Joon Chang to Give Annual Adedeji Lecture 2016
The 2016 Annual Adedeji Lecture will be delivered by renowned Development Economist Ha-Joon Chang and author of widely discussed policy books, most notably Kicking Away the Ladder… Read more »
March 14, 2016
Africa: Africa Must Turn the Current Energy Challenge Into an Opportunity
Speaking at the official opening of the Ad hoc Group Meeting (AEGM) on the Energy Crisis in Southern Africa: Perspectives for the future, Southern Africa Regional Director, Said… Read more »
March 05, 2016
Africa: African Economies Must Be Transformed Through Industrialization
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)'s Executive Secretary of Carlos Lopes said that although Africa has experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade, the continent… Read more »
March 10, 2016
Africa: ECA's Biha Calls for Aviation-Tourism Convergence in Africa
A two-day meeting looking into the aviation and tourism industries in Africa opened in Addis Ababa Thursday with the Economic Commission for Africa's Deputy Executive Secretary Ms.… Read more »
Africa: Getting the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiations Underway
Negotiators Adopt Procedural Rules for the Trade Negotiating Forum Read more »