May 22, 2015
Africa: ECA and UMA Assess Progress Made in Joint Cooperation
ECA, 22 May 2015: The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) office for North Africa and the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) General Secretariat met on 20 May 2015 in Rabat (Morocco) for… Read more »
May 02, 2015
Southern Africa: SADC Heads of State Approve Industrialization Strategy
The extra-ordinary summit of the Heads of State and Government for Southern African Development Community (SADC) approved the industrialization strategy and Roadmap was approved… Read more »
May 22, 2015
Africa: In Casablanca, ECA's 2015 Report to Feature in Panel Discussion
The Economic Commission for Africa will hold a panel discussion on the current edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) 2015, launched in March this year on the theme,… Read more »
May 13, 2015
Africa: Experts Validate 2015 Millennium Development Goals Report
The Economic Commission for Africa and its partners, African Union Commission (AUC), United Nations Development Programme's Regional Bureau for Africa (UNDP-RBA) and the African… Read more »
Africa: Africa Prepares for the Mid-Term Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action
Initiated at the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (UN-LDC IV) in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2011, the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) represents a… Read more »
Africa: Africa Proposes Sustainable Development Goals Indicators
Over 140 representatives from African National Statistics Offices, National Planning Offices along with representatives of Civil Society Organizations, the private sector and… Read more »
May 09, 2015
Africa: Africa Looses $50 Billion a Year Through Tax Avoidance and Fraud, Report States
Africa's money that could be used to improve lives and reduce poverty is leaving the continent through illicit financial flows defined as money illegally earned, transferred and… Read more »
Central Africa: Central Africa's Resolve On Free Movement Is Laudable - Says Carlos Lopes
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has hailed the decision by leaders of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) to lift visa-based… Read more »
May 18, 2015
Africa: ECA and Tony Elumelu Foundation Collaborate On a Data Revolution for Africa
Joint ECA and Tony Elumelu Foundation Press Release Read more »
May 15, 2015
Morocco: Expatriates a Catalyst for Economic Development
In partnership with the Ministry in Charge of Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs as well as the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the… Read more »
May 14, 2015
Africa: Industrializing Through Trade
Launching of the Economic Report 2015 in West Africa Read more »
May 13, 2015
Malawi: New Study Reveals Huge Impact of Hunger On Economy of Malawi
Malawi's economy loses nearly MKW 150 billion (nearly US$ 600 million) annually due to the effects of child undernutrition. This is the alarming finding of a new study launched… Read more »
May 03, 2015
Africa: ECA Signs Agreement With University of Cape Town to Promote Africa's Development Agenda
The Executive Secretary of ECA, Mr. Carlos Lopes and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, Prof. Max Price signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)… Read more »
May 01, 2015
Africa: Land Policy Initiative Update - Steering Committee Lauds Progress, Approves 2015 Work Plan
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) Steering Committee met on Friday 8 May at the African Union Commission (AUC) and approved a consolidated work plan for 2015. Read more »
May 06, 2015
Africa: Train Negotiators to Get Contracts That Serve Africa's Needs, Policy Dialogue Decides
Participants at the Policy Dialogue on Challenges faced by African states in mining and petroleum contract negotiations hosted by the ECA in Addis Ababa concluded that for Africa's… Read more »
May 05, 2015
Africa: Controlling Africa's Natural Resources Needs Knowledge and Good Governance
"Growth derived from natural resources has not delivered goods in terms of addressing poverty because is it linked to exploitation," said Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, the Deputy Executive… Read more »
May 04, 2015
Africa: The ECA Through Its Macroeconomic Policy Division Will Be Co-Organizing Three Important Meetings in Algiers From 3 to 8 May 2015
A. Expert Group Meeting for the Review of the 2015 report on "Assessing Progress in Africa towards the MDGs" Read more »
April 30, 2015
Central Africa: Eccas-Cemac Restructuring - Much Awaits
Free movement of persons and goods is the most essential point of regional integration, "but this does not mean that security concerns are not taken on board", recently remarked… Read more »
April 02, 2015
Africa: Seventh Edition of Assessing Regional Integration Report to Consider Innovation and Competitiveness
Innovation and competitiveness experts have gathered in Addis Ababa from 21-22 April to review draft chapters of the 7th edition of the joint report on Assessing Regional… Read more »
April 01, 2015
Central Africa: Harmonisation of Economic Communities in Central Africa - Experts Re-Engage
Experts in economic affairs and representatives of institutions working toward regional integration in Central Africa have begun meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon to review and validate… Read more »
April 21, 2015
Africa: African Trade Policies Have to Match its Industrialization Imperative
While the last 15 years have seen relatively high levels of growth driven by a commodity super-cycle and strong internal demand from a growing middleclass, Africa is still… Read more »
April 06, 2015
Africa: Experts to Consider Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Proposed Continental Free Trade Area in Africa
Experts have gathered in Addis Ababa for a two day meeting to undertake a human rights impact assessment of the proposed African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), focusing on… Read more »
April 20, 2015
Africa: Experts to Review Study On Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Experts will gather in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 5-7 May 2015 to review research undertaken on women in artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa. Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia - Migrants Can Help Finance Development in Their Home Countries
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) office for North Africa will organize, in partnership with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)… Read more »
April 03, 2015
Africa: After the Summit - Way Forward for African Think Tanks
For think tanks to demonstrate their relevance and value, they have to find a method that ensures financial sustainability to allow them to focus on pertinent research that leads… Read more »