October 19, 2017
Africa: Workshop to Validate the Draft Arab-Africa Fact Book
The Macroeconomic Policy Division of the ECA, in collaboration with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), will organize a Validation Workshop on the Draft… Read more »
August 04, 2017
Africa: Trade Between Africa & Arab World Mutually Beneficial for Member Countries (Hamdok)
Enhanced trade flows between Africa and the Arab World could significantly elevate their share of the global market, said ECA Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist Abdalla… Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: UN in Addis Ababa to Hoist Palestine Flag During Solidarity Day
Two months after the 102nd meeting of the 69th General Assembly meeting, where a vote on the raising of flags by non-member observer States at the United Nations was passed,… Read more »
September 02, 2015
Africa: Carlos Lopes Takes Part in Arab League Economic and Social Council Meeting
UN Under-Secretary-Generaland ECA Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes will take part on 3 September 2015 in Cairo (Egypt) in the 96th ministerial meeting of the League of Arab States… Read more »
May 13, 2015
Africa: Africa Prepares for the Mid-Term Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action
Initiated at the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (UN-LDC IV) in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2011, the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) represents a… Read more »
September 03, 2014
Africa: The Paradox of Africa's Small Island Developing Nations
I was born in Canchungo, in the northwestern part of Guinea-Bissau. Images of a beautiful canvas of green landscape crisscrossed by abundant waterways, thick forest, vast expanses… Read more »
January 08, 2014
Africa: Ministers Convene in Abu Dhabi On the Africa Clean Energy Corridor
Following the launch of the Africa Clean Energy Corridor (ACEC) by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in January 2013 to accelerate the adoption of renewable power… Read more »