June 04, 2019
North Africa: ECA and UMA Coordinate Efforts to Bolster Afcfta Implementation in North Africa
ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe and Arab Maghreb Union Secretary General Taïeb Baccouche agreed in a video-conference meeting on Monday (June 3rd) to hold a workshop on… Read more »
June 12, 2019
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's National Consultative Forum On the African Continental Free Trade Area Slated for 19 June
- Zimbabwe's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA), the African Union… Read more »
June 09, 2019
Africa: African Ministers of Trade Pave Way for the Operationalisation of the Afcfta and Prepare for the July Niamey AU Summit
African Ministers of Trade (AMOT) of the African Union met in Addis Ababa at the African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters from 7 to 8 June 2019. The meeting was preceded by the… Read more »
June 04, 2019
Africa: Senegal Prepares to Host Regional Forum On the African Continental Free Trade Area
The regional forum, taking place on 24 and 25 June in Dakar, Senegal will focus on issues related to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its… Read more »
June 03, 2019
Africa: ECA and ITC Co-Organise Private Sector Workshop On the African Continental Free Trade Area (Afcfta) in Gambia
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC) co-organised a Gambian Private Sector Workshop on the African Continental Free… Read more »
May 31, 2019
Africa: Songwe and EU's Economic and Social Committee President Discuss Afcfta Benefits
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Friday met and discussed with a European Union delegation the role of non-state actors in ensuring the… Read more »
May 24, 2019
Africa: Zambian National Consultative Forum On the African Continental Free Trade Area Marks Start of Wider Stakeholder Consultation Process
The National Consultative Forum on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) concluded on 24th May at Mulungushi Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. This marked the beginning of… Read more »
May 21, 2019
Africa: National Consultative Forum On the African Continental Free Trade Area
ECA & AUC) - The Economic Commission for Africa Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA) in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, African Union Commission… Read more »
Zambia: The Zambian National Consultative Forum On the African Continental Free Trade Area Starts On 23 May
MCTI, AUC, ECA & ATPC) - The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa Office for… Read more »
May 10, 2019
Africa: ECA Signs $28 Million Contract With Supplier to Commence Africa Hall Renovations
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday 2019 signed a contract with three companies for the multi-million dollar works to revamp the historic Africa Hall. The contract… Read more »
May 07, 2019
Africa: Congo Gears Towards Continental Trade Strategy
Various stakeholders of the Republic of Congo have called on their Government to improve the institutional framework conducive to transformation and economic growth, to benefit… Read more »
Africa: Capitalize On Blue Economy to Cash in On Africa's Free Trade Area - Government of Sao Tome Advised
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has reiterated its "availability and commitment" to work with the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe on taking advantage of its Blue… Read more »
April 25, 2019
Africa: ECA Hosts Meeting On Strengthening Africa's Capacities to Deal With Trade Misinvoicing
The Macroeconomics and Governance Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week held a two-day inception meeting for a project on strengthening the capacities of… Read more »
Tanzania: The East African Private Sector Discusses Their Contribution to the Afcfta in Arusha
- The African Continental Free Trade Area isn't simply a 'Free Trade Agreement' it's about establishing a unified continental market with 1.2 billion potential customers and where… Read more »
April 24, 2019
Africa: Atpc Supporting Empowerment of Africa's Future Trade Negotiators
The African Regional Round of the global John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition, formerly known as the ELSA Moot Court Competition on the Law of the World Trade Organization (WTO),… Read more »
April 22, 2019
Central Africa: Vera Songwe Urges Cameroon to Lead Central Africa Into Continental Free Trade and Digital Economy
Much to an ecstatic applause from the academic community and members of the Government of Cameroon, the Execrative Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Ms.… Read more »
April 19, 2019
Cameroon: President Paul Biya and Vera Songwe Invigorate Cameroon-ECA Relations
On her first official visit to Cameroon after her appointment as UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA - Ms. Vera Songwe met with President Paul Biya and… Read more »
April 17, 2019
Africa: Cameroon Assures ECA It Will Ratify Africa's Free Trade Area Agreement
"Cameroon will ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement," the country's Prime Minister - Joseph Dion Ngute assured UN Under Secretary-General and Executive… Read more »
April 16, 2019
Cameroon: Cameroon Lays the Groundwork for Implementing the Afcfta
Cameroon is in the process of developing its national African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Strategy through an awareness and information sharing workshop jointly organized… Read more »
March 23, 2019
Africa: The Digital Transformation As a Tool for Inclusive Trade-Led Industrialisation in Africa
A side event themed, Digital Trade in Africa: Implications for Inclusion and Industrialisation took place this Saturday in Marrakech, Morocco. The event had four panellists from… Read more »
Africa: Flagship Reports On African Regional Integration
African leaders have intensified their efforts to promote regional integration as evidenced by establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), ratifying the… Read more »
Africa: Assessing Inclusion and Human Rights Implications of Digital Trade
Digital trade offers an innovative tool for industrial leapfrogging and income convergence, and human rights can provide firm ground for a consistent policy framework and… Read more »
Africa: Favourable borrowing terms necessary for better African debt management, says ECA report
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – African countries need to choose borrowing under more favourable conditions and rebalancing their fiscal policy framework to ensure… Read more »
Africa: Consider revising extractive industry agreements, ECA counsels African countries
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – Natural resource-rich African countries should consider revising existing agreements with multinational corporations operating in their… Read more »
Africa: Corruption still poses serious challenge to improved tax administration in Africa - ECA report
Marrakesh, Morocco, March 23, 2019 – Increasing use of information technology is improving tax administration in Africa and moving it towards convergence with global… Read more »