May 20, 2016
South Africa: Law Student Teams From South Africa and Kenya Qualify for Final Round of Moot Court Contest
Eleven African law students have qualified for the final oral round of the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Moot Court Competition on World Trade Organization (WTO) law,… Read more »
May 14, 2016
Africa: Lopes, Geingob and Stiglitz Launch 2016 Namibia Country Profile
ECA - 10 May 2016, Windhoek, Namibia - The world is still perceiving Africa on its fragilities and thus the continent becoming the image of fragility itself, said ECA's Executive… Read more »
May 13, 2016
Namibia: Lopes, Geingob Launch 2016 Namibia Country Profile
ECA - 10 May 2016, Windhoek, Namibia - The world is still perceiving Africa on its fragilities and thus the continent becoming the image of fragility itself, said ECA's Executive… Read more »
April 20, 2016
Africa: Commitment to Tracking Illicit Financial Outflows Underlines Thabo Mbeki's EU Visit
Mr. Thabo Mbeki, addressed the Member States and Secretariat of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as well as its Development Assistance Committee… Read more »
March 24, 2016
Africa: Regional Integration and Monetary Unions in Africa
With a land mass of over 30 million square kilometers, Africa is as big as India, China, the US and most of Europe combined. Betrayed by a Mercator map projection, the common view… Read more »
February 01, 2016
Africa: Mbeki Panel to Meet With US Officials On Illicit Financial Outflows From Africa
Following the request by African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of States and Governments for the Chair of the High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) from Africa to… Read more »
January 02, 2016
Africa: Can Southern Africa Industrialize Amidst Energy Crisis?
Southern Africa is experiencing the toughest energy crisis yet and unless addressed, it threatens the region's efforts to accelerate industrialization. Read more »
December 02, 2015
Zambia: We Are Waiting for ECA's Advice, Zambian Government
The Zambian government says they are expecting ECA to provide economic advice on what direction to take following the sharp decline of Zambia's economy in the last three months. Read more »
October 27, 2015
Africa: Denton Fires Up Climdev Partners As Zimbabwe Welcomes Ccda 5
ClimDev-Africa) - The Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), and Director of the Special Initiatives Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa, has fired… Read more »
October 15, 2015
Africa: Why Zimbabwe Will Welcome Ccda 5 With Fervor
ClimDev-Africa) - This year's annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa, the biggest climate change event of the continent, convenes at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe… Read more »
September 05, 2015
Africa: Government of Namibia Embarks On Unique 'Performance Contracts' to Enhance Public Service
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on Namibian Government Ministers and their Deputies to "imbibe the values of… Read more »
July 30, 2015
Southern Africa: Southern Africa Comes Up With Roadmap On Developmental State
Pretoria, South Africa 28July 2015 (ECA) - A regional conference on Building Democratic Developmental States for Economic Transformation in Southern Africa ended Wednesday last… Read more »
July 09, 2015
South Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa Lead in Implementing the African Road Safety Plan
Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa are the "top three performers among 23 countries" in accomplishing the activities of the African Road Safety Action Plan according to a report from… Read more »
June 29, 2015
Africa: The Country Launches New Legislative Framework for the Mining Sector
The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho recently completed the development of an Africa Mining Vision (AMV)-compliant Minerals and Mining Policy with technical support from United… Read more »
May 02, 2015
Southern Africa: SADC Heads of State Approve Industrialization Strategy
The extra-ordinary summit of the Heads of State and Government for Southern African Development Community (SADC) approved the industrialization strategy and Roadmap was approved… Read more »
May 13, 2015
Malawi: New Study Reveals Huge Impact of Hunger On Economy of Malawi
Malawi's economy loses nearly MKW 150 billion (nearly US$ 600 million) annually due to the effects of child undernutrition. This is the alarming finding of a new study launched… Read more »
May 03, 2015
Africa: ECA Signs Agreement With University of Cape Town to Promote Africa's Development Agenda
The Executive Secretary of ECA, Mr. Carlos Lopes and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, Prof. Max Price signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)… Read more »
February 10, 2015
Africa: Zimbabwe Will Host 21st Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Southern Africa
Industrialization has become a major discourse and priority issue for Southern Africa in recent years as member States, Regional Economic Communities, Economic Commission for… Read more »
Southern Africa: Is Southern Africa's Agro-Industry Delivering Food Security?
Has the predominance of the agricultural sector in Southern Africa translated into food and nutrition security in the region? Evidently not! Food security remains a major… Read more »
December 10, 2014
Africa: Experts Recommend Formalization of Zambia-Malawi-Mozambique Growth Triangle
Experts have recommended the formalization of the Zambia-Malawi-Mozambique Growth Triangle (ZMM-GT) by member States in the participating region. This was contained in an outcome… Read more »
November 19, 2014
Southern Africa: East and Southern Africa Discuss Roadmap for Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism
Development partners from East and southern Africa region are meeting in Lusaka for a two day meeting to discuss implementation of the Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM).… Read more »
July 01, 2014
Angola: Executive Secretary Pays Official Visit to Angola, Hails Amilca Cabral's Legacy
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr Carlos Lopes paid an official visit to the Republic of Angola from July 16-19 at the… Read more »
July 09, 2014
Southern Africa: LPI Supports Southern Africa's Work Plan On Land Policy
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) agreed on the key elements of a work plan for supporting the mainstreaming of land… Read more »
June 23, 2014
Africa: Southern Africa Most Unequal Region in Africa
Livingstone, Zambia: The higher the country's income, the higher the levels of inequality. This is according to preliminary findings of a new report on economic growth and income… Read more »
June 06, 2014
Africa: Mbeki Urges African Lawyers to Support the Crusade Against the Continent's Stolen Funds
African lawyers must strike a balance between the interests of their clients and that of society, especially with regards to the illegal outflows of money from the continent - says… Read more »