May 07, 2018
West Africa: United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel - Engage in Dialogue with Potential Partners
Within the framework of the 2018 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations… Read more »
Rwanda: ECA and ACBF to Discuss Capacity Building for AFCFTA Implementation
The Economic Commission for Africa and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) will hold on 13 May in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) a panel discussion on capacity imperatives and… Read more »
April 30, 2018
Africa: Gabon Praises ECA's Skills Enhancement Programme for Member States
The Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Annual workshop on International Economic Negotiations has been described as "remarkable and highly relevant for Africa" at a time when… Read more »
April 04, 2018
Africa: International Economic Negotiations Skills Training Kicks Off in Libreville
Over 70 participants including lead national negotiators from African countries and global experts in natural resources contracts, investment, taxation and financial instruments,… Read more »
April 06, 2018
Central Africa: A Step Forward for Free Trade in the Eccas Sub-Region
ECA - www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is launching a campaign to have all countries of the ECCAS sub-regional bloc operationalize… Read more »
April 02, 2018
Central Africa: Central African Countries Urged to Align Themselves to Africa's Ongoing Trade Integration
ECA - www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - Members of the Committee on Trade, Customs and Immigration of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS) have urged the Secretariat of… Read more »
March 14, 2018
Rwanda: AU Media Advisory - Rwanda to Host the Extraordinary Summit On the Afcfta
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda on March 21st 2018 (with the Business for AfCFTA Day on 20th March, 2018) Read more »
March 02, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Takes Steps to Integrate Land Governance Concerns in Agriculture
Senior officials from the Government, Ministry of Land Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, and the national commission on land reform (CONAREF) along with the national alliance of… Read more »
February 26, 2018
Central Africa: The 'Douala Consensus' for an Economically Viable Central Africa Begins Bearing Fruits
The Douala Consensus, a clarion call made in September 2017 for the rapid diversification and industrialization of economies of countries across Central Africa, by ECA experts and… Read more »
February 23, 2018
Cameroon: ECA Initiative for Integrating Agenda 2063 and SDGs Taking Root in Cameroon
Yaounde, 23 Feb. 2018 (ECA) - Several mid and senior level officials serving across a broad range of ministerial departments in Cameroon have been reviewing their approach in… Read more »
February 06, 2018
Central Africa: Experts Recommend Roadmap for Economic Diversification in Central Africa
Policymakers in Central Africa have been urged to establish platforms for public-private sector dialogue as one of the ways to enhance sustainable growth in the subregion. Read more »
February 03, 2018
Africa: Paul Kagame, CEOs Laud ECA's Push for Private-Sector-Led Growth in Africa
In his opening remarks at the Africa Business and Investment Forum that took place on 30 January in Addis Ababa, Paul Kagame - President of Rwanda and Chairperson of the African… Read more »
January 03, 2018
Central Africa: Experts to Deliberate On Pathways to Economic Diversification in Central Africa
A brainstorming session dubbed "Pathways to economic diversification in Central Arica" has been scheduled for 31 January 2018 at the Hilton Hotel in Yaounde, Cameroon. Participants… Read more »
November 27, 2017
Africa: New UN Report Focusing On Transformational Energy Launched in Kigali
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) through its Sub-Regional Office for Eastern African hostes the launch of the Least Developed Countries Report 2017, presented by the… Read more »
November 10, 2017
Central Africa: Conclave to Revitalise UN 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… Read more »
November 08, 2017
Cameroon: In Cameroon, ECA's Pedro Confers With Agriculture Minister On the 'Douala Consensus'
The director of the Economic Commission for Africa's Subregional Office for Central Africa (ECA/SRO-CA), Antonio Pedro, met with Cameroon's Minister of Agriculture and Rural… Read more »
October 18, 2017
Africa: ECA Trains Economists in Rwanda On Economic Modelling
"Whenever negotiating complex economic agreements with uncertain outcomes, you need your own set of numbers, otherwise you may be in a weak position!" Read more »
October 02, 2017
Africa: Giovanie Biha Flaunts 'Made in Central Africa' Products At Dinner Debate
Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Giovanie Biha, got a big round of applause during a dinner debate in Douala after she displayed items… Read more »
Africa: Consensus Reached On Actions for Sustainable Industrialization in Central Africa
The 33rd meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Central Africa (ICE2017) has ended in Douala with calls for the adoption of well-targeted and sequenced… Read more »
September 06, 2017
Africa: Expert Meeting Kicks Off in Douala With Focus On Economic Diversification in Central Africa
The 33rd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Central Africa (ICE2017) kicked off on 26 September in Douala, Cameroon, under the theme, "Made in Central… Read more »
September 20, 2017
Africa: ECA's Pedro Says Journalists Are 'Partners' in Central Africa's Transformation Agenda
In the run-up to the 33rd meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Central Africa (ICE2017), Antonio Pedro, Director of the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA)… Read more »
September 15, 2017
Africa: Expert Group Meeting to Validate APRM Study On Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa Underway in Kigali
(ECA) - An expert group meeting to validate an African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Study on 'Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa' is currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more »
September 02, 2017
Central Africa: ECA Praised for "Excellent Initiative" in Central Africa
Cameroon's minister of commerce, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, has described the upcoming meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Experts for Central Africa (ICE2017) as "an… Read more »
September 09, 2017
Chad: Vera Songwe Lauds Chad for Leading Terror Fight & Pledges Eca Support On Economic Front
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday addressed a two-day round table meeting on financing Chad's National Development Plan… Read more »
September 04, 2017
Rwanda: Rwanda Workshop to Focus On Mainstreaming Land Policy and Governance Into National Developmental Plan
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI), in partnership with the government of Rwanda, will on September 5, 2017, conduct a day-long national validation workshop for more than 20… Read more »