March 31, 2016
Africa: Africa Development Week Kicks Off in Addis With Calls For Green Industrialization
The inaugural African Development Week opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday March 31, with various speakers urging participants to engage in constructive debates that will… Read more »
February 26, 2016
Africa: They Don't Believe in the Future!
The domino effect of five central banks - Denmark, Switzerland, the European Central bank, the bank of Japan and more recently Sweden, slashing interest rates to sub – zero… Read more »
January 01, 2016
Africa: Is the Commodities Super Cycle Slowdown a Shock for Africa?
Tumbling commodity prices have refocused attention to sustainability of growth in Africa. For over a decade, high demand and rising prices for Africa's commodities have contributed… Read more »
December 01, 2015
Africa: Carlos Lopes Joins Selected African Leaders in List of 100 Africa's 'Most Influential'
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, has once again made it on the list of Africa's 100 most influential people for 2015 by pan… Read more »
Africa: Why African-Based Institutions Should Operate Coherently
Africa's Agenda 2063 aspires to an integrated prosperous and peaceful continent. A vision which experts say could be attained when institutions operating in Africa work together… Read more »
December 04, 2015
Africa: The Africa Pavilion at COP21 Officially Opens on a High Note
Africa today sent an unequivocal message of solidarity and unity of purpose at the official opening of the Africa Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris. Speaking at the high level… Read more »
December 01, 2015
Africa: Why Africa Should Care about the Paris Climate Agreement?
The stakes are high for Africa at the forthcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP 21) in Paris, as the outcome will have… Read more »
November 30, 2015
Africa: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change in Central Africa
Convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), a panel of about 30 experts will meet from 2 - 4 December 2015 in Douala, Cameroon, to build their capacity to… Read more »
Africa: Carlos Lopes Says Paris Climate Agreement Should Aim to Save Lives
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said that unless climate negotiators and governments begin to put faces and people behind the statistics on… Read more »
November 16, 2015
Tunisia: Tunisia's Economic Future is in Africa
Tunisia, already at a political crossroads, must now also change its economic strategy and turn more towards Africa. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Growth is Real But Development Must Be Inclusive - Calos Lopes Blog
Africa's much trumpeted growth is real. It is a significant historical achievement to be able to almost triple GDP in one and half decade. Read more »
October 24, 2015
Africa: 'Turn the World UN Blue' - UN Buildings in Ethiopia Turn Blue to Mark UN Day
To celebrate the UN's 70th anniversary, the UN buildings in Ethiopia have been lit up blue in the lead up to UN Day, 24 October. The effort is part of a global campaign aimed at… Read more »
October 22, 2015
Africa: Harnessing Foreign Direct Investment - Calos Lopes Blog
Dubbed the new investment frontier, Africa's attractiveness is becoming more visible to large corporations, institutions and investors. Read more »
October 07, 2015
Africa: Preparing Africa for the Next Trade Negotiations - Calos Lopes Blog
The deadlock in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) so called Doha Development Round negotiations remains firmly in place. Negotiators seem unable to meet deadline after deadline… Read more »
June 07, 2015
Africa: The Year 2015 Decisive for Africa's Sustainable Development Plans
"This is a momentous opportunity that the Africa region must seize to pave the way for its meaningful participation in the global institutional architecture for sustainable… Read more »
June 12, 2015
Africa: Mega Trade Agreement a Step Forward for the Continent – Carlos Lopes
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes has lauded the tripartite free trade area agreement reached by three Regional Economic… Read more »
June 11, 2015
Africa: 'Seize your future', ECA Chief Says at Executive Council of the African Union Gathering
"If Africans do not occupy the policy space vacated in the recent past, thanks to the various crises that shook the pillars of the financial system and facilitated the emergence of… Read more »
June 14, 2015
Africa: ECA Chief Tells AU Summit to Align and Measure African Development Goals
"ECA is working to ensure that the issue of the African Development Goals (ADGs) does not fall off our collective radar but we must remember that existing programmes and frameworks… Read more »
March 30, 2015
West Africa: Ebola - The Recovery Plans for the Economies of the Countries Affected At the Heart of the Discussions
The Minister of State for the Economy and Finance of Guinea, Mr. Mohamed Diaré, the Deputy Minister of Finance and Development Planning of Liberia, Mr. Mounir Siaplay and… Read more »
March 27, 2015
Africa: African Leaders to Address the Economic Commission for Africa's Minister's Meeting.
Financing Africa’s transformation, regional integration, data revolution, Ebola and climate change to be discussed at the conference. Read more »
Africa: African Communities Want Answers, Not Bare Data
African communities want answers, not bare data, as to why, how and when their leaders make decisions that affect their day-to-day lives. And open data, is, therefore, only a means… Read more »
March 16, 2015
Africa: Finance to Dominate Agenda at This Year's Conference of Ministers
Experts and politicians to discuss Implementing Agenda 2063 - Planning, Mobilizing and Financing for Development Read more »
February 11, 2015
Africa: AU-ECA Organise Media Workshop Ahead of 3rd Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Sunday 8 February 2015 organised a pre-conference media… Read more »
November 26, 2014
Africa: Carlos Lopes Honored in End-Year List of Africa's Most Influential
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Carlos Lopes has for the second year in a row, been honored as one of “Africa’s most… Read more »
November 03, 2014
Africa: Investing in People-centered Innovation and Technology Essential to Africa's Development
Innovation and technology can serve as a springboard for economic transformation provided they are driven by people. This was the message put forward by partners and participants… Read more »