Africa: Senegal elected Chair of ECA's COM2022 Bureau

Dakar, 11 May 2022 (ECA) – Senegal has been elected to head the Bureau of the 54th session of the Economic Commission for Africa's Conference of African Ministers of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Becomes 34th Country to Ratify AfCFTA Agreement

Addis Ababa 5 December 2020, (ECA) - Nigeria deposited its instrument of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement on 5 December, becoming the 34th member… Read more »

Togo: ECA and Togo Train Customs Officials, Licensed Agents for AfCFTA Era Trading

The West Africa office of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Togolese government last week organized a workshop in Dapaong to enhance the capacity of its customs… Read more »

West Africa: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Critical for West Africa's Successful Transformation

There can be no meaningful and successful transformational development in West Africa in the absence of inclusive growth and development, Nigeria's Minister of State for Budget and… Read more »

Africa: Deputy UN Chief Looks to 'New Dawn for Mali', Promotes Participation of Women in Country's Transition

The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on Friday has been strongly advocating for the greater participation of women and youth in Mali's ongoing transition towards a… Read more »

West Africa: Meeting Between the Director of ECA in West Africa and the 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger - The Promotion of the Use of ICTs in the Ecowas Space At the Centre of Discussions

The 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger, the Honourable Ayouba Hassane Farmo, on behalf of the President of the institution, His Excellency Mr. Ousseini Tinni, had… Read more »

Africa: Burkina Faso's AfCFTA National Strategy Implementation Meeting Holds Next Week

Government officials and experts in Burkina Faso are meeting next weekto develop the country's strategy for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement… Read more »

Cameroon: Urgent Measures Needed for Private Sector to Green Cameroon's Economy

Cameroon's private sector is currently ill-prepared to leverage a spate of opportunities offered by the green economy but a comprehensive set of measures which Government should… Read more »

Mauritania: Nouakchott Studies Use of Iprt Tool to Step Up SDGs & Agenda 2063 Implementation

The Economic Commission for Africa launched on Wednesday 7 October a two-day workshop on the use of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) in partnership with the… Read more »

West Africa: Showcasing the African Medical Supplies Platform (Amsp) - Engaging Ecowas Member States

At the initiative of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its sub regional office for West Africa (SRO-WA), in partnership with Afreximbank, Africa… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania Finalizes AfCFTA Implementation Strategy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the ECA Office in North Africa will hold today in Nouakchott (Mauritania) a workshop to… Read more »

Africa: ECA's West Africa Office Undertakes Training in Generational Economics and National Transfer Accounts Methodologies

Experts from the ECA Sub-Regional Office for West Africa participated virtually in a capacity building workshop on generational economics and National Transfer Accounts (NTA)… Read more »

West Africa: The Experts of the ECA West Africa Strengthen Their Capacities in Generational Economics and Nta Methodology

Last August, Experts from the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA SRO-WA) participated virtually in a capacity building… Read more »

West Africa: The ECA in West Africa Takes Stock of the Recommendations of Its 22nd Ice and Prepares for the 23rd Session

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, organized a virtual meeting on Monday with the Bureau of the Twenty-Second… Read more »

Africa: ECA Supports Pilot Project for the Hodh Chargui Region

The ECA Office for North Africa, the Ministry of Economy and Industry, the Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization and the Wilaya of Hodh Charghi of the Islamic Republic of… Read more »

Cameroon: Time for Cameroon to Scale-Up Local Manufacturing in Readiness for AfCFTA

Cameroon's Minister of Trade - Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana concurred with officials of the Subregional Office for Central Africa of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),… Read more »

Cameroon: Industrialization - ECA and Cameroon Poised to Consolidate Their Collaboration Framework

Cameroon's Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development of - Gabriel Dodo Ndoke - and the Director of the Sub-regional Office for Central Africa of the Economic… Read more »

West Africa: ECA Supports Ecowas 2020 Vision Independent and Final Evaluation

The Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) management team chaired by its President, M. Jean Claude Kassi Brou and the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »

West Africa: UN Resident Coordinators in West Africa and Ecowas Call for Partnership With ECA for Harmonized and Coordinated COVID-19 Response At the Regional Level

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its sub regional office for West Africa (SRO-WA) met virtually on 23 April, under the lead of the Development… Read more »

West Africa: The ECA and the Ecowas Join Forces to Strengthen the Commission's Leadership and Management Capacities for Development

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, and the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States… Read more »

West Africa: Status of the Implementation of the AfCFTA in West Africa

Signed by 52 African countries, the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), judging by the number of participating countries, is the most important… Read more »

Africa: Prevention As the Best Weapon Against the Pandemic in Niger

On March 19, the Deputy Minister of Finance in charge of the Niger Budget, Mr. Ahmat Jidoud, participated with his counterparts from other African countries in the Virtual… Read more »

Africa: The Gambia Validates National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy

Banjul, The Gambia 3 March 2020 - The Gambia's government, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is holding a validation workshop on its… Read more »

Gambia: The Gambia Validates Her National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy

The government of The Gambia, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is holding a validation workshop on the Gambia's national AfCFTA… Read more »

Gambia: UN Health Agency Warns Against Coronavirus Covid-19 Criminal Scams

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, to steal money or sensitive information. Read more »