Africa: Towards a Mechanism to Address Loss and Damage Associated With Climate Change Impacts

Delegates to the 19th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP19) have finally agreed to establish a mechanism whose role will be to address… Read more »

Africa: Cop19 - Some Progress After All

The 19th session of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP19) ends in Warsaw Poland this Friday evening after eleven days during which negotiators made some progress on at least… Read more »

Benin: Benin Seeks ECA Support for 10 Million-Souls, 10 Million-Trees Project

Benin's minister for environment and forestry, Mr. Raphael Edou, says his country will look towards every relevant regional institution, including the UN Economic Commission for… Read more »

Africa: Climate Finance - Developed Countries Want Africa to Turn to Its Private Sector

As expected, the issue of funding for the fight against climate change impacts has moved into high gear at the ongoing climate talks (COP19) in Warsaw. Read more »

Africa: Cameroon's, Africa's Growth Must be Skills Based and Industry Driven - ECA and Partners

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today actively joined the United Nations Development Organization (UNIDO), the African Union Commission (AUC) and Cameroon's… Read more »

Africa: ECA Says Agriculture Can Unlock Africa's Transformation Even in a Changing Climate

A senior official of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa today shed new light on the agriculture and climate change nexus, pointing to new avenues through which the… Read more »

Africa: Today Is Africa Day in Warsaw As Climate Talks Enter High Gear

All eyes will be on Africa today in Warsaw, as it's leaders, scientists and intellectuals meet for the Africa Day event which has become the high point of the continent's… Read more »

East Africa: Towards High Quality Growth and Structural Transformation in the Eastern Africa

Today, our continent celebrates the African Statistics Day on the theme, Quality Data to support African Progress. The theme was chosen to draw attention to the importance of… Read more »

Africa: ECA to Hold Trade Facilitation Symposium in Bali

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is partnering with TRALAC (Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa) to organize a session at the Trade and Development Symposium, a parallel… Read more »

Africa: Media Urged to Tell Africa's True Story

Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has called on African media leaders to "turn a new page and tell the complete and true stories of the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Media Urged to Tell Africa's True Story

Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has called on African media leaders to "turn a new page and tell the complete and true stories of the… Read more »

Africa: Trade Facilitation From an African Perspective - a New ECA Publication

Trade Facilitation is one of the key negotiation issues in the run-up to the 9th session of the WTO Ministerial Conference to be held in Bali from 3 to 6 December 2013, and… Read more »

Southern Africa: Towards Securing Human Rights for Women in Southern Africa

Gender based violence represents our collective guilt as countries, societies and communities says Economic Commission for Africa Southern Africa Regional Office, Director Mr Said… Read more »

Africa: ECA Staff Say No to Violence Against Women

"We all unite to end violence against women," staff of ECA in Yaounde, all clad in ORANGE echoed at the start of a 16-day campaign to denounce violence against women. They joined… Read more »

Africa: 14th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa Slated for 21-22 November

Preparations are underway for the 14th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM) to be held on 21- 22 November 2013 at the African Union Conference Centre, Addis… Read more »

Africa: Africa Can Lead in Energy, Agriculture and Manufacturing

Addressing Ministers at the Africa Regional Consultative Meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for… Read more »

Central Africa: N'djamena Forum for Corruption-Free Post Conflict Countries

How deep is corruption in post-conflict countries in Central Africa, how effective are Governments of these countries as well as sub-regional institutions in trying to fight this… Read more »

Mozambique: Maputo to Host Conference of Mining Ministers

The 3rd AU Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development will be held in Maputo, Mozambique from 13-17 December on the theme: Leveraging the Africa Mining… Read more »

Africa: Land Policy Initiative Progress Examined By Steering Committee

The second Steering Committee Meeting for the AU-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI) for 2013 was held at the AU Conference Centre on 4 November 2013. Read more »

Africa: Small Is Beautiful - African Small Island Development States and Climate Change

Of the world's fifty-two Small Island Developing States (SIDS), six are in Africa. They include; Cape Verde, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Mauritius, São Tomé and… Read more »

Africa: Regional Coordination Mechanism Forum Opens With Calls to Align With Africa's Priorities

Speaking at the Headquarters of the African Union on the theme, United Nations Support to the African Union Agenda 2063", Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic… Read more »

Africa: Harmonized Laws, Multilateralism, Confidence Building and Debt Containment Identified As Cornerstones for Integration

A group of researchers at the eighth African Economic Conference currently taking place in South Africa's main economic city, Johannesburg, today stressed the need for African… Read more »

Africa: New Publication Stresses Policy Harmonization to Transform and Boost Intraregional Trade

Recent developments show that Africa's political leaders have taken bold steps to strengthen and promote production and competitiveness, with the result that regional integration… Read more »

Africa: Private Equity As a Financing Alternative for Africa's Development

As investors look for lucrative opportunities in emerging markets due to the economic slowdown in developed countries, private equity offers opportunities for African entrepreneurs… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Integration - Economics Should Take Precedence Over Politics, Experts Say

In a very engaging plenary session at the eighth African Economic Conference taking place in Johannesburg, experts strongly argued that for regional integration to be effective and… Read more »