July 30, 2015
Southern Africa: Southern Africa Comes Up With Roadmap On Developmental State
Pretoria, South Africa 28July 2015 (ECA) - A regional conference on Building Democratic Developmental States for Economic Transformation in Southern Africa ended Wednesday last… Read more »
West Africa: ECA Strengthens Statistical Cooperation With Eight Countries of West Africa
In the sidelines of a workshop held this week to review the Regional Statistics Programme 2015-2020 of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, (WAEMU) in Niamey, Niger, the… Read more »
July 08, 2015
Africa: Five Countries Revise Lessons in Agro Statistics
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is actively disseminating the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics across five more African countries. In a… Read more »
July 22, 2015
Africa: Launching Field Missions to Support the Development of Country Profiles
In the framework of its repositioning undertaken in 2012, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) selected the Country Profiles as their flagship publications.… Read more »
July 15, 2015
Africa: Agreement Opens Path for New Sustainable Development Agenda
Broad support for policies and actions that will generate resources in support of the implementation of a new sustainable development agenda emerged from the United Nations Third… Read more »
July 05, 2015
Africa: Real Global Partnership Key to Achieving Sustainable Development
Government representatives, policy makers, academics, civil society and academics at the ongoing Third Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa agree that to attain… Read more »
July 15, 2015
Africa: Pressure On Governments, Critical in Probing Africa's Stolen Funds
"Many of our governments will only act on this [problem of illicit financial flows] if there is pressure from the people," said a much applauded Chairman of the High Level Panel on… Read more »
July 16, 2015
Africa: Countries Reach Historic Agreement to Generate Financing for New Sustainable Development Agenda
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 July - Countries today agreed on a series of bold measures to overhaul global finance practices and generate investments for tackling a range of economic,… Read more »
July 15, 2015
Africa: On Financing for Development, We Need to Lead Against the Wind - Says Joseph Stiglitz
Participants in a round table on "Regional Perspectives on Implementing an Ambitious, Transformative Sustainable Development Agenda" held on 14 July in Addis Ababa agreed on the… Read more »
July 04, 2015
Africa: Latecomers Grow Rapidly - Jeffrey Sachs
There are lots of advantages for Africa as a newcomer or latecomer to industrialization says Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Columbia University. Read more »
July 14, 2015
Africa: Africa Needs to Preserve Its Policy Space in Global Negotiations, Says ECA Chief
As Africa hosts the 3rd Financing for Development meeting in Addis Ababa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the United Nations of Economic Commission for Africa is confident… Read more »
July 04, 2015
Africa: Tax to Finance Africa's Sustainable Development
"A mere 0.44% increase per annum in tax collection in African states can mobilise about 22 billion a year which can be used to finance development projects ," suggested Mr. Carlos… Read more »
Africa: Unlocking Transformative Financing for Renewable Energy and Climate Resilience in Africa
Business leaders, representatives of international financial institutions, UN agencies and think tanks will gather on 14 July to establish a framework to attract investment to… Read more »
July 14, 2015
Africa: Call for Inclusive Sustainable Industrialization Dominate Financing for Development
The global community needs to move in a balanced and integrated manner to achieve inclusive sustainable industrial development says United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. Read more »
July 03, 2015
Africa: Africa's Way to Go in Domestic Health Funding
Africa has what it takes to pull together domestic resources to finance its health sector, starting with the continent's characteristically high growth rate which has given it… Read more »
July 13, 2015
Africa: Leave No One Behind, World Leaders Urge At Opening of Financing for Development Conference
Ambitions are high at the international Conference on Financing for Development which opened today in Addis Ababa with close to 5000 participants in attendance. Read more »
Africa: ECA, Germany and World Bank to Launch New Network of Excellence On Land Governance
Joint press release on the occasion of the signing ceremony of a declaration of intent to launch a Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA) Read more »
July 07, 2015
Africa: ERA 2015 - An Argument for Trade-Induced Industrialization
- ECA's Economic Report on Africa 2015 argues that for Africa to be able to address its problems of poverty and lack of employment, it requires a very dynamic industrial sector.… Read more »
July 09, 2015
South Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa Lead in Implementing the African Road Safety Plan
Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa are the "top three performers among 23 countries" in accomplishing the activities of the African Road Safety Action Plan according to a report from… Read more »
July 08, 2015
Africa: Third African Road Safety Conference - Advisory
ECA is organising the Third African Road Safety Conference on 9 and 10 July 2015 at the United Nation Conference Centre in Addis Ababa. Read more »
July 01, 2015
Africa: Stakeholders Mull European Union 'Aid for Trade' Strategy
In one of the side events organized in the framework of the 5th Global Review of Aid for Trade, Mr. Stephen Karingi, Director of ECA's Regional Integration and Trade Division, was… Read more »
June 30, 2015
Africa: Climate Change Adaptation in Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific
As the UN Conference on Climate, COP 21, approaches, the discussions and debates on climate change are starting to intensify with each region vying for a good agreement during the… Read more »
June 25, 2015
Africa: Government Is a Partner, Not a Sponsor - Lopes Tells Private Sector
We need a proactive and creative public sector says ECA Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes. Speaking at a private sector event in Lusaka last night, Lopes said Africa's private… Read more »
July 01, 2015
Africa: Aid for Trade Stakeholders Discuss Reducing Trade Costs for Inclusive, Sustainable Growth
In one of the side events organized in the framework of the 5th Global Review of Aid for Trade, Mr. Stephen Karingi, Director of ECA's Regional Integration and Trade Division, was… Read more »
June 29, 2015
Guinea: Carlos Lopes, President Condé Discuss Post-Ebola Guinea
On the invitation of H.E. Prof. Alpha Condé - the President of the Republic of Guinea, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Mr Carlos Lopes,… Read more »