July 20, 2023
Africa: Cape Town to host 9th meeting of the UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 20, 2023 (ECA) - The ninth regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa (UN-GGIM:Africa) will be held in… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Africa: Africa's sustainable growth hinges on science, technology, and innovation
Niamey 3 March 2023 (ECA) - Achieving the ambitious targets of the 2030 and 2063 Agendas requires leveraging the power of science, technology, and innovation (STI) to fight… Read more »
January 21, 2019
Africa: 15 African Researchers to Receive £1.5m to Conduct Research On Impacts of Climate Change in Africa
In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Special Report on the Implications of 1.5 degrees warming (SR 1.5), and shortly thereafter UN… Read more »
November 30, 2017
Africa: Minister Calls for Scientific Integration in Africa
The fourth Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda opened in Dakar Tuesday with Senegal’s Minister of Scientific Research and… Read more »
November 28, 2017
Senegal: Senegalese Minister Calls for Scientific Integration in Africa
The fourth Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda opened in Dakar Tuesday with Senegal's Minister of Scientific Research and… Read more »
November 08, 2016
Africa: Experts Urge Africa to Put More Resources in Science, Technology and Innovation
The third Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation and the African Transformation Agenda (SED 2016) ended in Pretoria with experts agreeing African governments… Read more »
November 02, 2016
Africa: Experts Dialogue On Science, Technology, Innovation and African Cities Begins in S. Africa
The 3rd Annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda opened in Pretoria Wednesday with the Economic Commission for Africa's New… Read more »
October 31, 2016
Africa: All Set for ECA's Third Senior Experts Dialogue On Science, Technology, Innovation & Africa's Transformation Agenda
South Africa is this week hosting the third Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation and the African Transformation Agenda (SED 2016) which, among other… Read more »
July 08, 2016
Africa: Focus On Human Capital and Improve Science and Technology, Regional Integration Report Advises
Regional integration has been placed at the centre of Africa's aspirations for inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development. Read more »
April 02, 2016
Africa: Focus On Human Capital and Improve Science and Technology, Regional Integration Report Advises
To foster an inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development, most African countries agree that regional integration is a goal to which they should aspire. Read more »
Africa: Focus On Human Capital and Improve Science and Technology
The report, Assessing Regional Integration in Africa VII: Innovation, Competitiveness and Regional Integration (ARIA VII) launched on Saturday during the African Development Week… Read more »
Africa: ECA Regional Integration Report Calls for Greater Focus on Human Capital, Science and Technology
Most African countries agree that regional integration is a goal which they should all aspire to, in order to foster inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development. Read more »
November 08, 2015
Africa: ECA Launches African Statistical Community
"The importance of statistics in our work and in addressing development challenges in our communities cannot be overstated," says Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, the Deputy Executive Secretary… Read more »
July 01, 2014
Africa: Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals: An Untapped Opportunity
Ever since the high tech generic drug production facility, Cinpharm-Cameroon, was set up, it is relatively easier for Cameroonians to have access to medicines. Now a low wage… Read more »
February 02, 2014
Africa: Experts to Meet On Harnessing Biotechnology
The Network of African Academies of Science (NASAC), the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union… Read more »
July 05, 2013
Africa: Climate Scientists Prepare for Report Finish in Ethiopia
235 Authors and Review Editors of Working Group III's contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report concluded their work on the… Read more »
October 07, 2003
Africa: Delegates From 40 African Countries Meet to Discuss Access to Science and Technology by the Poor
Delegates from more than 40 African countries will attend the third meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Development (CSD3) which opens today at the Economic Commission for… Read more »