October 17, 2018
Zambia: Transforming Zambia - Policies to Foster Industrialisation and Development
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in collaboration with the Zambia Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry and the Economic Commission for Africa's… Read more »
September 09, 2018
Central Africa: Central Africa Can Only Fully Industrialize If ...
- Low tax burdens, prohibitive conditions for access to loans, weak national saving ratios, unsustainable public debt, narrow funding funnels, negative policy perception indexes… Read more »
September 07, 2018
Central Africa: Financing Industrialization in Central Africa - Actors Call for Better Enabling Environment and Innovative Approaches
ECA www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - In a recent webinar on financing industrialization in Central Africa organized by the Subregional Office for Central Africa of the UN Economic… Read more »
September 09, 2018
Central Africa: Experts to Weave Strategy for Financing Industrialization in Central Africa
- The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Chad are convening government representatives and experts in various development fields from across Central… Read more »
August 29, 2018
Southern Africa: Senior Government Officials and Experts to Discuss Blue Economy, Inclusive Industrialization and Economic Development in Southern Africa
The ECA office for Southern Africa will organize the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Southern Africa on the theme "Blue Economy,… Read more »
August 02, 2018
Cameroon: UN Report Urges Cameroon to Urgently Step Up Road-Safety Measures
ECA - www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - The UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on Road Safety - Mr. Jean Todt today unveiled the Cameroon Road Safety Performance Review Report jointly… Read more »
August 21, 2018
Africa: Experts Meet in Accra to Improve Road Safety and Urban Mobility
Joint UN Press Release) - Every year, road crashes are estimated to claim over 300,000 lives in Africa. According to WHO, the African region has 2 per cent of the world's… Read more »
July 04, 2018
Chad: Key Points for Chad's Industrialization and Economic Diversification Hatched
ECA - www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Chad are firming up the Action Plan for the Elaboration of the Economic Diversification… Read more »
May 01, 2018
Africa: ECA Conference of Ministers Calls for Bold Action to Drive AfCFTA
The potential for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to become a powerful tool for driving industrialisation, economic diversification and development has been… Read more »
April 13, 2018
Africa: Ethiopia and ECA Sign Agreement to Kick-Start Africa Hall Renovations
The Economic Commission for Africa and Ethiopia on Friday signed an agreement marking the beginning of renovations to modernize the iconic Africa Hall, the birthplace of the… Read more »
December 11, 2017
Africa: Pida Week - Improving Project Bankability Key to Bridging Africa's Infrastructure Gap
Preparing a pipeline of bankable sustainable infrastructure projects is vital, participants of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week heard as it opened… Read more »
December 05, 2017
Africa: 2017 PIDA Week
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Namibia: Namibia to Host Infrastructure Development in Africa Week
All is set for the 2017 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week which takes place from 10 to 14 December in Swakopmund, Namibia, on the theme, "Regional… Read more »
November 08, 2017
Africa: Continued Investment in Infrastructure Could Address Missing Inputs for African Transformation
A series of Economic Reports of Africa published by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) between 2013 to 2016 argue that infrastructure development has a direct effect on… Read more »
November 01, 2017
Africa: Overcoming Infrastructure Deficit Will Unlock Africa's Potential, Says Songwe
The 10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI) officially kicked-off in Addis Ababa Wednesday with the Executive Secretary of the Economic… Read more »
October 31, 2017
Africa: Experts Review ECA Report on Promoting Infrastructure Development for Africa's Industrialization
The structural transformation of African economies requires a sound environment that fosters industrialization with strong forward and backward linkages to local economies, says… Read more »
October 26, 2017
Africa: Infrastructure Deficit Remains a Major Challenge to Trade Facilitation
Speaking at the official opening of the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) under the theme; "Trade Facilitation in Southern Africa: Bridging the… Read more »
Africa: ECA Promoting Infrastructure Development for Africa's Industrialisation, Says Soteri
The Infrastructure and Industrialization Section of the Regional Integration and Trade Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will on Tuesday October 31, 2017,… Read more »
October 03, 2017
Africa: Green Approach to Closing Africa's Huge Infrastructure Gap Has Immense Benefits, Says ECA's Mofor
Following a green approach to closing Africa's huge infrastructure gap can create public and private value with co-benefits across a diverse range of stakeholders and goals, says… Read more »
October 20, 2017
Africa: Africa's Rapid Urbanization Can Be a Driver of Industrialization
By 2035, half of Africa's population will be urban, compared to just one third in 1990. This rapid urbanization creates growing challenges in terms of infrastructure and services'… Read more »
October 06, 2017
Africa: Experts' Meeting Ends With Participants Urging Africa to Up Expenditures On Research Infrastructures
The expert group meeting on 'building research infrastructure capacity in Africa to achieve the sustainable development goals' ended in Addis Ababa today with participants agreeing… Read more »
Africa: Mineral Value Chain Opportunities Identified By AMDC
Countless opportunities were identified to bring about greater developmental benefits from mineral resources in Africa, and they exist along value chains through new and innovative… Read more »
October 04, 2017
Africa: ECA's Nwuke Urges Experts to Influence Africa's Policymakers to Build Research Infrastructure
African experts should go out of their way to convince policymakers on the continent that investments in research infrastructures represent good value for money, Kasirim Nwuke,… Read more »
October 02, 2017
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 »
