January 29, 2016
Central Africa: Agriculture and Structural Transformation - ECA Convenes Experts of Central Africa
From 24 to 26 February 2016, in Douala - Cameroon, ECA (www.uneca.org/sro-ca) will convene experts of member States and sub-regional institutions in Central Africa to examine and… Read more »
January 21, 2016
Africa: Agriculture, Structural Transformation to Dominate ECA Experts' Session in Douala
From 24 to 26 February 2016, in Douala - Cameroon's economic capital, experts from Central African States as well as those from international organisations, convened by ECA (… Read more »
December 06, 2015
Africa: Adapting Central Africa's Agriculture to Climate Change, Costly - Experts
Douala, 5 Dec. 2015 (ECA) - The adaptation of agriculture to climate change in Central Africa is a costly undertaking, which requires the mobilisation of important human and… Read more »
December 05, 2015
Central Africa: Adapting Central Africa's Agriculture to Climate Change Would Be Costly - Experts
Douala, 5 Dec. 2015 (ECA) - The adaptation of agriculture to climate change in Central Africa is a costly undertaking, which requires the mobilisation of important human and… Read more »
December 02, 2015
Central Africa: Central Africa Called Upon to Consolidate Consultation On Road Safety
Through the voice of a representative, Mr Zacharie Ngoumbe - Inspector General in the Ministry of Transport, Cameroon's Minister of Transport Mr Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o has… Read more »
November 05, 2015
Cameroon: ECA and Cameroon Cement Partnership
Cameroonian authorities have once more saluted the efforts made by the Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, to accompany the country and her neighbours in the Central African… Read more »
November 25, 2015
Central Africa: Towards Greater Road Safety in Central Africa
What is the current situation and what are the possible implementation difficulties in Central Africa of the African Road Safety Plan? It is to answer these questions that the… Read more »
October 30, 2015
Africa: Africa, India, China - an Emerging Economic Troika
In a keynote address that resonated strongly with the more than 1000 participants attending the India Africa Business Forum, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Africa: Growth and Poverty - the Paradoxes of African Economies
African leaders gathered at the African Economic Conference taking place in Kinshasa from 02- 04 November said to reduce poverty and inequality Africa needs inclusive economies and… Read more »
November 01, 2015
Africa: African Economic Conference - Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda
The theme for the 2015 African Economic Conference (AEC) is Addressing Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda. Read more »
October 10, 2015
Africa: Libreville Capital of Anticorruption Network
The Gabonese capital has been chosen as seat of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in Central Africa (RINAC) after a three-day expert group meeting. Read more »
October 07, 2015
Central Africa: Leaders Strengthen Their Anti-Corruption Efforts
Through his second Vice Prime Minister, the Gabonese Head of State has encouraged the establishment of a sub-regional network to combat corruption, on the initiative of the… Read more »
September 09, 2015
Rwanda: ECA Economists Discuss Industrialization and Trade With DFID in Kigali
The Rwandan office of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) praised ECA's 2015 edition of its Economic Report on Africa (ERA), saying that it contains "important… Read more »
September 24, 2015
Central Africa: Central Africa to Network Against Corruption
A technical meeting to set up the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in Central Africa (RINAC) heralded to breathe a new lease of life into the fight against the… Read more »
June 04, 2015
Central Africa: Pushing for Inclusive Transformation in Central Africa
A new tool measuring the degree to which people are excluded from Africa's development, in a bid to help the continent achieve inclusive social transformation, will come under… Read more »
May 09, 2015
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 »
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 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 »
March 06, 2015
Central Africa: The Forest Industry - Game-Changer for Central Africa
As host to the Congo Basin - the world's second forest expanse, Central has to take advantage of the opportunities that the forest industry offers for the sub-region's… Read more »
March 03, 2015
Africa: Central Africa Urged to Improve Its Macroeconomic Convergence
Central African countries have been once again admonished to increase their efforts at achieving the kind of regional integration that will foster sustainable growth in all the… Read more »
February 04, 2015
Central Africa: Experts to Review Forest Industry's Role in Central Africa's Transformation
How can central African economies redesign their forest industry in order to speed up structural transformation in the sub-region? This question will beg for answers and inspire… Read more »
December 09, 2014
Rwanda: ECA Head Praises Rwanda for "Sailing Through Stormy Weather" to Attain Transformation
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has said that countries that show resilience in transforming their economies cannot wait for "favourable winds". Read more »
December 18, 2014
Rwanda: Speech By Dr. Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of ECA During the 12th Umushyikirano
Speech by Dr. Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of ECA during the 12th Umushyikirano - Rwanda Annual National dialogue council delivered on 18 December 2014. Read more »
December 06, 2014
Central Africa: More Push Needed for the AU/Nepad Programme in Central Africa
The 2nd phase of the Common Indicative Programmed (CIP II) adopted in 2013 by partner institutions of the Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism of the UN System's support for the… Read more »
December 03, 2014
Central Africa: Public-Private Dialogue - A Must for Enhancing Central Africa's Business Climate
The real determining factors of investment in Central Africa include: governance, legal and judicial security, infrastructure development, availability and quality of labor, access… Read more »