November 05, 2015
Cameroon: ECA and Cameroon Cement Partnership
Cameroonian authorities have once more saluted the efforts made by the Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, to accompany the country and her neighbours in the Central African… Read more »
November 06, 2015
Africa: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics - Francophone Africa Takes Action
Yaoundé, November 6, 2015 (APAI-CRVS Regional Support Group) - Experts and administrators from twenty Francophone countries have just finalized five days of proceedings on… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Africa: Eca Disseminates the Asdi and Agdi in Burkina Faso
A session of public education on the African Social Development Index (ASDI) and the African Gender and Development Index (AGDI), was held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at the… Read more »
October 14, 2015
West Africa: Mainstreaming of International Initiatives in Mining Policies in West Africa
The domestication of international and regional initiatives in the mining sector policies, laws and programmes of actions by member countries of the Economic Community of West… Read more »
October 08, 2015
Africa: Fruitful Exchanges Between Ms.giovanie Biha and the Niger Authorities
In Niger for an official visit of four days since Sunday, October 4, the Deputy Executive Secretary for Knowledge Delivery of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
Africa: Praia - Actors From All Horizons and All Capacities Reflect On Trade
After Dakar in June 2015, the ECA chose the Cape Verde peninsula for a new launching of the 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) in the ECOWAS region. This report… Read more »
September 19, 2015
West Africa: Harmonizing Policies for the Management of Mining Resources in West Africa
The meeting for the High-Level Dialogue on Harmonized Policies for Natural Resource Management in West Africa, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)… Read more »
August 08, 2015
Africa: Encouraging West African Countries to Produce Reliable Statistics
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) will organize on September 1-2, 2015 at the Hotel Belle Ivoire in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) a meeting for the focal… Read more »
July 30, 2015
West Africa: ECA Strengthens Statistical Cooperation With Eight Countries of West Africa
In the sidelines of a workshop held this week to review the Regional Statistics Programme 2015-2020 of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, (WAEMU) in Niamey, Niger, the… 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
Guinea: Carlos Lopes, President Condé Discuss Post-Ebola Guinea
On the invitation of H.E. Prof. Alpha Condé - the President of the Republic of Guinea, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Mr Carlos Lopes,… 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 11, 2015
Niger: African Land Use Planning Enhanced By New Experiences and Best Practices
The Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Dr. Dimitri Sanga, presided over the official presentation ceremony to… Read more »
June 04, 2015
Senegal: Acceleration of the Implementation of the Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP)
On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Hotel Terroubi in Dakar, the Coordinator of the General Directorate for Planning and Economic Policies of the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and… Read more »
June 01, 2015
Africa: In Abidjan, Carlos Lopes Speaks On Ebola, Climate Change and Financing Africa's Transformation
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr Carlos Lopes participated, as Head of the ECA Delegation in the African Development Bank 2015 Annual Meetings from… 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 25, 2015
West Africa: Restoring Ebola Affected Economies On Growth Rails
The Economic Commission for Africa jointly with the African Union Commission will organise a high-level meeting on Sunday 29 March 2015 to discuss the impact of Ebola on the… Read more »
February 11, 2015
Africa: African Experts On Statistics and Civil Registration Converge in Yamoussoukro to Brainstorm On Promotion of Data Revolution for Good Governance
The Experts meeting that kicked off today 9 February 2015 at the Fondation Houphouet-Boigny pour la recherche et la Paix in Yamoussoukro, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, will focus on… Read more »
February 05, 2015
West Africa: Dakar Will Host the 18th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa
On March 18-19, 2015, the King Fahd Hotel in Dakar, Senegal will host the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of the 15 Member states of West Africa… Read more »
January 06, 2015
West Africa: ECA Chief Stresses Debt Cancellation to Alleviate Suffering in Ebola-Affected Countries
In a statement delivered at the opening of the 26 th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr.… Read more »
November 27, 2014
Africa: The West African Regional Integration Associations Undertake to Raise the Awareness of the People
The West African Regional Integration Associations undertake to raise the awareness of the people Read more »
November 03, 2014
Cameroon: ECA Encourages Youth Entrepreneurship in Cameroon
A total of ten young entrepreneurs in Cameroon are going into business this week thanks to collateral-free loans they won at the end of an entrepreneurship event that received the… Read more »
October 30, 2014
Guinea Bissau: Carlos Lopes Proposes Blueprint for Guinea Bissau Development and Economic Transformation
Guinea Bissau should take advantage of the stability and unanimity of its post-electoral period, which can now be translated into economic opportunities and possibilities, said… Read more »
October 16, 2014
Cape Verde: Duarte: Focus on Institutions for Development
Governance and institutional reform are central to Africa’s solutions to asset flight and inequality, says Cabo Verde’s finance minister. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Looks to PPPs for Development
Public-private partnerships are a pillar of the West African country's resurgence, says President Alassane Ouattara. Read more »
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