October 28, 2013
Africa: AEC - Heads of African Institutions Meet the Press
"Regional integration in Africa" was the theme of the press conference held on Monday, October28 in Johannesburg with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union… Read more »
Africa: Think Tanks Chart the Path for Africa's Accelerated Transformation Through Regional Integration
Africa is well positioned to chart the path for transformation through regional integration. But it should go beyond the narrow focus on trade in goods. Read more »
October 27, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration Is a Primary Condition for Africa's Industrial Revolution
"Regional Integration in Africa," the theme of this year's October 28-30 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Johannesburg, is at the very core of the quest for the continent's… Read more »
Africa: Regional Integration Key to Transformation and Development
Heads of State and business and development experts from across the world will gather at the three-day African Economic Conference from Monday, October 28 to Wednesday, October 30… Read more »
October 24, 2013
Africa: Africa Must Strive to Remain Competitive in Global Trade
Speaking at the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Trade in Addis Ababa this week, Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission… Read more »
October 23, 2013
Southern Africa: Region Trading Less and Less With Itself
Southern Africa has the lowest internal trade on the continent and among other regions of the world at 15% according to preliminary findings of an issues paper on Intra-regional… Read more »
Africa: Experts Recommend 112 Activities for African Union/Nepad Programmes in Central Africa 2013-2016
After two days of intense brainstorming in Douala from the 21st to 22nd October 2013, experts from the United Nations System in Central Africa, their counterparts from CEMAC,… Read more »
October 21, 2013
Africa: How Africa Can Take the Lead On Climate and Development Agenda
The UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, has called on Africa to go beyond global negotiations on climate… Read more »
Africa: Evidence-Based Research Should Inform Position On Regional Integration - ECA
At a meeting of the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Trade this week, a Senior Official of the Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA) has stressed… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change and Development Conference Opens
The Third Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-III) opened here this morning under the theme " Africa on the rise: Can the opportunities from climate… Read more »
October 12, 2013
Central Africa: ECA and Partners to Review Progress On African Union/Nepad Programme and Regional Integration in Central Africa
How much success has been achieved in implementing a wide range of African Union (AU) and NEPAD projects in Central Africa and what progress has been made in attaining regional… Read more »
October 11, 2013
Africa: 14th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism to Be Held in November
The 14th Session of RCM-Africa is tentatively scheduled for 21-22 November 2013 at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC), in Addis Ababa, on the theme: "Agenda 2063". The choice of the… Read more »
October 10, 2013
Africa: ECA to Host Third Annual Climate Change and Development in Africa Conference
The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) will organise the Third Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-III) at the UN Conference Centre in Addis… Read more »
October 08, 2013
Africa: Africa Must Benefit from its Mineral Resources
Africa's political economy is deeply ingrained with its history of the exploitation and (mis)management of its mineral and natural resources. Read more »
North Africa: High Level Private Actors Call for the Establishment of a Maghreb Fund and 'Capital Account'
Financial integration is one of the structuring parameters of the projected Maghreb market, given the role it can play to boost and revitalize trade in goods and services, promote… Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: Technical Experts to Consult On Implementating Boosting Intra-African Trade and the Continental Free Trade Area Initative
Technical experts to consult on implementing Boosting Intra-African Trade (BIAT) and the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) initiatives Read more »
October 05, 2013
Ethiopia: Experts to Meet On Monitoring and Evaluation for Aid for Trade Projects
As the lead organization for the project, "Facilitating Effective Integration of Developing Countries in the Global Economy through Aid for Trade Schemes", the Economic Commission… Read more »
Africa: Ministers Adopt Addis Ababa Declaration
African ministers concluded a 2-day segment of the Regional Conference on Population and Development Beyond 2014 with the adoption of an Addis Ababa declaration. After extensive… Read more »
Africa: Ministers Adopt Addis Ababa Declaration With 17 Reservations
African ministers concluded a 2 day segment of the Regional Conference on Population and Development Beyond 2014 with the adoption of an Addis Ababa declaration. After extensive… Read more »
October 04, 2013
Africa: African WTO Negotiators Urged to Put the Continent's Interests First
Addressing African negotiators at a high-level retreat taking place in Montreux from 3-4 October, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Carlos Lopes… Read more »
Africa: ECA's Executive Secretary Hails Conference Commitment to Brighter Future for Africa
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, today in Addis Ababa praised delegates at the African Regional Conference on… Read more »
Africa: Ministers Convene in Addis to Discuss Population, Development Beyond 2014
Ministers from across Africa have convened in Addis Ababa to revisit the International Conference on Population and Development agenda and agree a new action plan for the Continent… Read more »
Africa: Group of Ambassadors Hold 'The Path to Bali' Retreat
In the run-up to the 9th session of the WTO Ministerial Conference to be held in Bali early December 2013, more than 90 delegates of the African Group have gathered in Montreux… Read more »
Africa: Beyond the Battlefield - Restoring Dignity and Health to the Victims of Violence
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa need to face up to the lived realities of women and demonstrate real political will in to prevent and address the causes and consequences of… Read more »
October 03, 2013
Africa: Ethiopian Prime Minister Urges African Nations to Implement Population Policies
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn today urged African countries to make efforts to implement programmes designed to increase the population of productive workforce so… Read more »
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