March 07, 2014
Africa: Technology Marked As Central Africa's Ace Card to Green Industrialisation
After three days of brainstorming on the opportunities and challenges of the green economy for industrialisation in Central Africa, about sixty experts from eight countries in the… Read more »
February 07, 2014
East Africa: Comesa Countries Underscore the Importance of Commodity Based Industrialization
During their Summit in Kinshasa, the Heads of States and Government of COMESA countries and their representative acknowledged the importance of natural resources as an anchor for… 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 »
February 05, 2014
East Africa: Building Capacity for Cross-Border and Transit Transport Management
High transport costs remain a challenge for many African countries, particularly those that are landlocked. Read more »
December 15, 2013
Africa: Africa's Mineral Sector Requires Urgent, Homegrown Skills Development
As Africa's minerals sector continues to grow in leaps and bounds, there is a dire need to match this growth with essential skills that meet the demands of the industry, according… Read more »
December 03, 2013
Africa: Africa's Transport Policy Programme to Convene in Dakar
Africa Transport Policy Programme, known as SSATP will be convening its annual stakeholders meeting in Dakar, Senegal 10-12 December 2013 to review progress, exchange good practice… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Africa: Consultative Meeting On African Corridor Management Alliance Starts in Addis Ababa On September 5
The ECA's African Trade Policy Center (ATPC), in conjunction with the African Corridor Management Alliance (ACMA), is organizing a meeting on the validation of the "ACMA Charter… Read more »
August 08, 2013
South Africa: Johannesburg to Host Meeting On Interface Between Mining and Manufacturing
Government officials and experts from several sectors of the South African economy are scheduled to meet in Johannesburg on Aug. 22 to discuss ways of expanding commodity-based… Read more »
July 22, 2013
Africa: Africa's Institutions Chart the Way Forward to Finance Africa's Infrastructure
At the Roundtable on Financing Africa's infrastructure held on 19th July, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, alongside the heads of… Read more »
July 15, 2013
Nigeria: ECA Calls for Massive Industrialization in to Boost Jobs
Nigeria and other resource-rich African countries must take advantage of current favourable prices of commodities to industrialize and diversify their economies so as to improve… Read more »
July 16, 2013
Africa: African Regional Review Meeting On the Almaty Programme of Action Kicks Off in Addis Ababa
The African Regional Review Meeting on the implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action kicked off this morning at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa. Read more »
July 08, 2013
Africa: Diaspora and Private Sector Major Contributors to African Industrialization
A lively discussion took place in London on the 1st of July after the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched the 2013 Economic Report on Africa (ERA). Read more »
June 19, 2013
Africa: Equipping Africans Towards an Effective Industrial Policy
The 2013 edition of IDEP's short course on Industrial Policy in Africa opened on 10th of June at the Headquarters of the Institute in Dakar, Senegal. Read more »
June 30, 2013
Africa: Boosting Growth-Oriented Industrialization in Africa
The emergence of poles of growth in Africa needs greater industrialization and diversification of the Continent's productive base according to Messaitfa Bashir, Algeria's Secretary… Read more »
October 14, 2004
Africa: Corruption a Two-Way Street
A lively debate on corruption and governance constituted the highlight of the third day of ADF IV. Participants said that while corruption was a cancer eating away at African… Read more »
