August 02, 2018
Cameroon: UN Report Urges Cameroon to Urgently Step Up Road-Safety Measures
ECA - www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - The UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on Road Safety - Mr. Jean Todt today unveiled the Cameroon Road Safety Performance Review Report jointly… Read more »
August 21, 2018
Africa: Experts Meet in Accra to Improve Road Safety and Urban Mobility
Joint UN Press Release) - Every year, road crashes are estimated to claim over 300,000 lives in Africa. According to WHO, the African region has 2 per cent of the world's… Read more »
August 20, 2018
Africa: Former Secretary-General and global icon, Kofi Annan passes at 80
Addis Ababa, 18 August 2018 (ECA)- The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa Vera Songwe has joined the UN family in mourning the passing today, of former… Read more »
July 07, 2018
Africa: Vera Songwe Urges Nigeria to Join Afcfta
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Saturday urged Nigeria to join the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) movement after… Read more »
July 06, 2018
Africa: Former Eca Chief, Prof Adedeji Laid to Rest in Ijebu Ode, Nigeria
Former Economic Commission Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, was buried Friday in his home town of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, Nigeria. Read more »
July 04, 2018
Africa: Experts Trained to Help Remove Barriers to Sub-Regional Trade
ECA - www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - The Permanent Secretary of Cameroon's Ministry of Trade - Mr. Achille Bassilekin III, on behalf of his Minister, has reiterated to the authorities of… Read more »
June 30, 2018
Mauritania: Campaign to Celebrate Honest Public Services Launched in Nouakchott
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched today in Nouakchott, Mauritania, the #HonestService campaign which aims to celebrate positive, corruption-free interactions… Read more »
June 27, 2018
West Africa: 21st Session of Ice - New Challenges and Prospects for Regional Integration in West Africa, Is At the Heart of the Cotonou Discussions
the Government of Benin in collaboration with the Subregional Office for Africa of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday started the 21st Session of the… Read more »
June 25, 2018
Africa: Journalists in Cameroon Learn Ways to Catalyze Integration of Climate Information Into Economic Planning
Cotonou, Bénin (PANA) - On the 25 June 2018, training of journalists on mainstreaming of climate information and services in planning and economic development processes was… Read more »
June 26, 2018
West Africa: Cotonou - West African Experts Meeting to Brainstorm On the Implications of Ecowas Potential Expansion and the Afcfta
The Government of Benin, in collaboration with the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has launched the activities of… Read more »
June 20, 2018
Africa: Reform of Civil Registration in Senegal - A Boost By the ECA
A high-level mission comprising representatives from the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations… Read more »
June 18, 2018
West Africa: Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting On the Implications of Ecowas Potential Expansion and the Afcfta
The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Benin are organizing an ad hoc expert group meeting, under… Read more »
June 06, 2018
Cameroon: Cameroon to Systematically Fit Urbanization Indicators Into Its Development Plans
"As African countries seek to achieve inclusive economic growth to combat poverty, unemployment, inequality and informality, among other challenges, it is imperative that their… Read more »
June 05, 2018
Africa: Stakeholders At Work to Mainstream Urbanization in Cameroon's Development Planning
ECA - www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - Experts are at work to thread together Cameroon's action plan for optimally integrating urbanization concerns into the country's National Development… Read more »
May 05, 2018
Africa: Now Is the Time for Quality Economic Diversification in Cameroon
- The Douala Consensus, a call by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) for the rapid diversification and industrialization of economies of Central African countries,… Read more »
May 03, 2018
Cameroon: New Profile By ECA Urges Cameroon to Step Up Manufacturing and Reduce Social Inequalities
- Despite its laudable development plans as well as the rising level of transformation of its local products, Cameroon still has big gaps to plug in terms of the structural… Read more »
May 23, 2018
Nigeria: The Federal Republic of Nigeria, ECA and Unctad Launch Electronic Portal for Investors
The Nigerian iGuide, an online investment portal, was officially launched in the presence of public officials, private sector representatives and journalists on 17 May 2018 in… Read more »
May 15, 2018
Africa: ECA, Mauritania Strengthen Partnership Around Scapp Strategy and PPPs
In a meeting held on the margins of the 51st Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe and Mauritanian… Read more »
May 13, 2018
West Africa: A Joint UN Support Plan to Respond to the Sahel's Priorities
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Group Regional Team in Central and West Africa (UNDG) and the United… Read more »
West Africa: Integrated Nations Strategy for the Sahel At the Center of a High-Level Event - Com 2018
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Group Regional Team in Central and West Africa (UNDG) and the United… Read more »
May 07, 2018
West Africa: United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel - Engage in Dialogue with Potential Partners
Within the framework of the 2018 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations… Read more »
May 03, 2018
Africa: Senegal Committed to Stepping Up SDGs Implementation, Says Prime Minister Dionne
Senegal is on track implementing the sustainable development goals to ensure no one is left behind by progress, Prime Minister Mohammed Boun Abdalla Dionne said Thursday in his… Read more »
Africa: Senegal Committed to Stepping Up SDGs Implementation, Says Prime Minister Dione
Senegal is on track implementing the sustainable development goals to ensure no one is left behind by progress, Prime Minister Mohammed Boun Abdalla Dione said Thursday in his… Read more »
Africa: Dakar Launches the Fourth Session of the African Regional Forum On Sustainable Development
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Government of Senegal, launched the fourth session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. Read more »
May 02, 2018
Africa: AGOA Capacity Building and Skills Development Workshop Convenes in Accra, Ghana
Over 40 delegates from 33 African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) countries were joined by representatives from the regional economic communities, the private sector, U.S government… Read more »
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