March 25, 2019
Africa: Digital Transformation of Africa - Hype or Reality?
The 2019 Annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture on the theme, "Digital Transformation of Africa: Hype or Reality", was delivered by Dr. Omobola Johnson, Former Minister of Communication… Read more »
March 23, 2019
Africa: Favourable borrowing terms necessary for better African debt management, says ECA report
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – African countries need to choose borrowing under more favourable conditions and rebalancing their fiscal policy framework to ensure… Read more »
Africa: Corruption still poses serious challenge to improved tax administration in Africa - ECA report
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – Increasing use of information technology is improving tax administration in Africa and moving it towards convergence with global… Read more »
Africa: ECA urges African countries to focus more on non-tax revenues to boost development
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – African countries seeking innovative ways to improve revenue collection to finance development need to focus on non-tax revenue… Read more »
Africa: Tax reforms could yield African countries $72 billion in extra revenue -- ECA Report
Addis Ababa/Marrakesh, Mar. 23, 2019 – Africa could increase tax revenue by as much as $72 billion or 4.6 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) annually if comprehensive… Read more »
Africa: Africa should adopt pro-poor fiscal policy to meet deadline for development – ECA report
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – African countries should adopt a fiscal policy that favours the poor and considers the implications of such a plan for income… Read more »
Africa: Africa needs double-digit growth to achieve SDGs, says Economic Report on Africa
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 -- African countries need to grow their economies faster if they are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by the target date of 2030, the… Read more »
March 22, 2019
Africa: Smart ways of buying Africa's railway vehicles, up for debate at COM2019
Marrakech, 22 March 2019 (ECA) – An event to kick start solid arrangements for the innovative financing of railway vehicles that would ply the African… Read more »
Africa: Policy, Trade and the Private Sector in the Digital Era to dominate debate as Conference of African Ministers kicks off in Marrakesh
The annual Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development - COM2019 - kicked off in Marrakesh on Wednesday, with… Read more »
March 20, 2019
Africa: Experts Tease Out Kingpin Role of Digitization for Africa's Revenue Harvest
Digitization has been variously described as pivotal in ramping-up revenue collection for financing Africa's development. Read more »
March 21, 2019
Africa: Experts tease out kingpin role of digitization for Africa's revenue harvest
Marrakech, 20 March 2019 (ECA) – Digitization has been variously described as pivotal in ramping-up revenue collection for financing Africa’s development. Read more »
March 20, 2019
Africa: African countries can do better with improved fiscal policy, says Songwe
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 20, 2019 (ECA) – The 38 th meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic… Read more »
Africa: Africa needs policies to protect its economies from vulnerabilities
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 20, 2019 (ECA) – African countries need policies that can help build resilience, raise potential growth and inclusiveness if the continent is to… Read more »
December 19, 2018
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Digital Platform Guiding Investors to the Country Launched in Addis Ababa
Ethiopia's online investment guide, iGuide, which seeks to help investors discover opportunities in the country, business costs, key procedures and laws they may need to know… Read more »
December 08, 2018
Africa: Building an African Digital Economy - ECA Signs Agreement With EU to Accelerate Creation of One Market
On the margins of the Africa-Europe conference which took place in Vienna Tuesday, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the European Union signed a… Read more »
November 15, 2018
Africa: ECA and AUC to Host High-Level Digital Identification Meeting in Addis Ababa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) will on Sunday convene a high-level meeting on the need for Africa to embark on a digital… Read more »
October 02, 2018
Africa: Digital Earth Africa Technology Prospects Captivate UN-Ggim - Africa Participants
The Fourth Session of the Regional Committee on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa continued in Addis Ababa Tuesday with the morning session… Read more »
August 06, 2018
Africa: ECA Promotes Use of Disruptive Technology to Enhance Financial Inclusion in Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is collaborating with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial (Ant) to promote digital financial… Read more »
May 31, 2018
Africa: Africa Needs to Increase Access to Internet If Digital Trade Is to Be Meaningful, Says Vera Songwe
A two-day conference on "Digital Trade in Africa: Implications for Inclusion and Human Rights", opened in Addis Ababa Thursday with a high level panel discussion on the importance… Read more »
May 09, 2018
Africa: Achievement of SDGs in Africa Won't Be Possible Without High-Quality Data
The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organise, on Sunday 13 May, a meeting to discuss how to address data gaps for Sustainable… Read more »
May 03, 2018
Africa: High-Level Panel At 2018 ARFSD Focuses on Finding Solutions to Africa's Problems
The Fourth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) continued in Dakar Thursday with a high-level panel discussing Africa's transformation towards sustainable and… Read more »
March 07, 2018
Africa: Africa Gunning for Smart Censuses Via Mobile Tech/Internet
By 2020, African countries will fully exploit mobile devices and the internet to conduct demographic and housing censuses more speedily and cost effectively, hence enhancing… Read more »
January 22, 2018
Africa: Data Can Help Manage Human Mobility, says ECA's Chinganya
The ECA's African Centre for Statistics (ACS) this week participated in the first ever International Forum on Migration Statistics that was held in Paris, France. Read more »
November 30, 2017
Africa: UN Launches the Women and Girls Startup Challenge
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe has called on countries to give female creativity and innovation “all the… Read more »
November 24, 2017
Africa: Experts' Meeting On Blockchain Technology Use in Africa Ends
The expert group meeting on blockchain technologies ended in Addis Ababa with participants having learnt more about the technology and possible benefits for the African continent. Read more »