Cameroon: ECA Encourages Youth Entrepreneurship in Cameroon

A total of ten young entrepreneurs in Cameroon are going into business this week thanks to collateral-free loans they won at the end of an entrepreneurship event that received the… Read more »

Central Africa: Experts to Deliberate On Improving the Business Climate in Central Africa

From 1- 2 December 2014, Cameroon's economic capital, Douala, will host an ad hoc expert group meeting on "improving the business climate in Central Africa". Organised by the… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: Addressing Climate Change in Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe

Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe are two of the three least developed countries amongst the six African SIDS. Though Comoros is situated in the Indian Ocean and Sao Tome in the… Read more »

Africa: Cameroon Must Roar: at a 7% Minimum!

Cameroon has the resources for its industrialization and agricultural transformation. The economy's current annual growth of 4.9% does not reflect the full potential that lies in… Read more »

Angola: Executive Secretary Pays Official Visit to Angola, Hails Amilca Cabral's Legacy

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr Carlos Lopes paid an official visit to the Republic of Angola from July 16-19 at the… Read more »

Africa: Cameroon's Thumbs Up for ECA's Social and Economic Analyses On Africa

Cameroon will make good use of the recommendations of the Economic Report on Africa 2014, said the country's Minister Delegate in the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional… Read more »

Africa: Launch of the Economic Report On Africa in Yaounde

To ensure that growth is both sustainable and beneficial to all strata of society in Africa, countries on the continent, including Cameroon, must adopt industrial policies that are… Read more »

Central Africa: ECA's Support Enlisted On Gauging Informal Trade in Central Africa

CEMAC member states have called on the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to provide technical support for a study to design a streamlined method of collecting data on informal… Read more »

Rwanda: New Eca Report Discusses Paths to Enhance Energy Sector

Kigali, Rwanda- A report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), which assesses the state of energy access and security in 14 States of the Eastern Africa… Read more »

Africa: Launch of the Economic Report On Africa 2014 in Brazzaville

The Republic of Congo would benefit from conceiving and connecting a clear an operational industrial policy strategy to its current National Development Plan, in order to meet its… Read more »

Africa: ECA Head to Discuss Job Creation At Kigali AfDB Gathering

ECA Head to discuss job creation at Kigali AfDB gathering Read more »

Africa: 20 Years After Genocide, Rwanda Remembers, Renews, and Unites

The commemoration of genocide on April 7 in Rwanda marked 20th anniversary of a brutal slaughter, in which close to one million people were murdered within 100 bloody days. African… Read more »

Rwanda: Ban Ki-Moon Pays Tribute to Fallen UN Colleagues and Comforts Their Families

As part of the commemorations of the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to the fallen 64 UN staff and their… Read more »

Africa: As Rwanda Commemorates the Genocide, Ban Ki-Moon Pays Tribute to UN Fallen Colleagues and Comforts Their Families

The United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon has paid tribute to 64 UN staff, brutally killed during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, expressing deepest condolences to… Read more »

Africa: Rwanda Pays Tribute to the Genocide Victims, Celebrates Progress, 20 Years After

The Commemoration of genocide on April 7 in Rwanda marks 20th anniversary of the evilest slaughter, in which close to one million people were murdered within 100 bloody days. Read more »

East Africa: Customs Data Harmonisation - a Must for ECCAS-CEMAC Market Integration

To improve customs performance and increase sub-regional trade in Central Africa, there is great need to harmonise CEMAC-ECCAS data collection and processing methods. Read more »

Central Africa: Green Industrialisation Deemed Central Africa's Way to Go!

"The green economy provides real prospects for industrial development for Central Africa considering the rapid structural change it may enjoy from the transformation of its huge… Read more »

Chad: High Level Committee On the Post 2015 Development Agenda Concludes in Ndjamena

The African Union High Level Committee (HLC) of Heads of State and Governments on the Post 2015 Development Agenda held a meeting on Friday in Ndjamena, Chad. Read more »

Central Africa: Central Africa's Extractive Industry Must Create Jobs and Wealth - Chadian Minister

Central Africa is a mineral-rich sub-region, but the contribution of extractive industries to the development of other economic sectors is limited. This is one major finding at a… Read more »

East Africa: Experts in Kinshasa Discuss How to Create and Foster 'National Champions'

The Intergovernmental Committee of Experts meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year is on the topic of National Champions, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)… Read more »

Central Africa: N'djamena Meeting to Establish Roadmap for Green Industrialisation

At the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Chad, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organise the 30th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts… Read more »

Central Africa: N'djamena Meeting to Establish Roadmap for Green Industrialisation

At the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Chad, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organise the 30th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts… Read more »

Cameroon: Moving Out of Oil and Fish Imports Can Overturn Cameroon's Fortunes, Says Top UN Official

Cameroon can completely overturn its economic fortunes if it could get out of the grip of fish and energy oil importation, UN Under-Secretary General and ECA Executive Secretary… Read more »

Africa: We Insist On Transformation, Lopes Tells Cameroon's Commonwealth Minister

Sustained growth is important but the transformation f the structure of economies in Central Africa is indispensable for countries of the sub-region to effectively tackle poverty,… Read more »

Central Africa: Central Africa Would Play a Key Role in Africa's Agenda 63 - Lopes

Upon arrival in Cameroon on his first working visit to Central Africa, today, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »