Africa: Children of Africa Unite and Fight

Conference room one united in song this morning as President Kenneth Kaunda gave his keynote address at the ADF IV plenary session on "The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa's Capacity… Read more »

Africa: Continent's Future Depends on Treatment for People Living with HIV/Aids, Commissioner Warns

The former Prime Minister of Mozambique, Pascoal Mocumbi, has warned of devastating consequences for Africa if HIV-positive people are not given treatment. Read more »

Africa: Royals Ignite Day Two with Impassioned Defence of Traditional Govenance

His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene of the Ashanti people of Ghana, and His Majesty Kgosi Leruo T. Molotlegi, King of the Royal Bafokeng Kingdom in South Africa,… Read more »

Africa: ADF 'the Leading Forum for Serious and Intellectually Rigorous Discussion' - Meles

The Ethiopian Prime Minister, H.E. Meles Zenawi, today opened the Fourth African Development Forum (ADF IV), taking place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »

Africa: Report Shows African Governance Improving, Calls for Action Plan to Address Weaknesses

African governance is improving but significant challenges remain. That's the message of a summary report released by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »

Africa: Speech to Fourth African Development Forum, Addis Ababa, 11 October 2004

Dr. Amoako, Host of the Conference, Ms. Mongella, Honorable Ministers, Madam Vice-President, Distinguished participants. Read more »

Africa: Experts, NGOs Discuss HIV/Aids Impact on Rural Communities in Africa

Leading members of the global HIV/AIDS community and African NGOs meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday to discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa's rural populations. Read more »

Africa: African Ministers Expected to Renew Pledge for the Advancement of Women

Over 43 African ministers in charge of gender affairs gather in Addis Ababa this week for the Seventh African Regional Conference on Women (Beijing+10). Read more »

Africa: Unlocking Africa's Trade Potential

Trade liberalization alone will not boost growth and poverty reduction in Africa. That's the key message of this year's Economic Report on Africa 2004 (ERA 2004), published by the… Read more »

Africa: Governance Heads Agenda at Fourth African Development Forum

About one thousand delegates from all over Africa including presidents, activists, businesspeople, journalists and academics will gather in Ethiopia next month to participate in… Read more »

Africa: ECA Launches Report Assessing Regional Integration in Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today launched a groundbreaking publication on regional integration in Africa. The report, called Assessing Regional Integration in Africa… Read more »

Africa: La CEA lance le rapport sur l'état de l'intégration régionale en Afrique

La Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA) publie aujourd'hui une étude inédite sur l'intégration de l'Afrique. Ce rapport, intitulé État de l'intégration régionale en Afrique,… Read more »

Africa: Amoako Calls For Action on African Unemployment, Poverty

ECA Executive Secretary K.Y. Amoako has predicted that Africa faces sharply worsening unemployment and poverty unless governments take multi-faceted actions to create jobs. Read more »

Africa: Continent Needs to Remove Obstacles to Trade, Says Amoako

African countries must do more to maximize the benefits of trade for development, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), K.Y. Amoako,… Read more »

Africa: Ministers to Discuss Trade Policy and Development Agenda in Africa

African ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will meet in Kampala, Uganda, May 21-22, to discuss how best to maximize the contribution of trade to national… Read more »

Africa: Workshop Agrees to Boost Capital Markets

The North African Capital Markets Development Workshop, organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), JP Morgan (the Investment Bank) and the Cairo and Alexandria… Read more »

Africa: Aids Threatens Africa's Development, Amoako Warns

The Chairman of the Commission for HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA), Dr K.Y. Amoako, has opened a meeting of the Commission in Maputo, Mozambique, with a warning to… Read more »

Africa: Blair Africa Commission 'A Chance to Move From Rhetoric To Action'

The UN Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, K.Y. Amoako, has said he believes the new Commission for Africa launched by British Prime Minister Tony Blair offers an… Read more »

Africa: Governance and Development in Africa: the Critical Nexus

Following is the text (as delivered) of the Andrew Young Lecture of the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa, by Dr. Amoaka, the Executive Secretary of the United… Read more »

Africa: ECA Executive Secretary Amoako To Deliver Andrew Young Lecture in Washington, DC

Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary K.Y. Amoako will on Wednesday 18 February 2004 speak on the vital importance of better governance to Africa's development. Read more »

Africa: UK Development Minister To Discuss Enhanced Partnership With ECA

UK Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn, is to meet with ECA Executive Secretary, K.Y. Amoako, during an official visit to Ethiopia next week. Read more »

Africa: UK Development Minister To Discuss Enhanced Partnership with ECA

UK Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn, is to meet with ECA Executive Secretary, K.Y. Amoako, during an official visit to Ethiopia next week. Read more »

Africa: Africa Comes Prepared to the World Summit on the Information Society

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) comes prepared to make Africa's voice heard at the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), to take place in… Read more »

Africa: Experts Prime Africa for Trade Talks

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the Government of Ghana organized a Post-Cancun Expert Group Meeting for African Trade… Read more »

Africa: Africans Establish "Road Map" for Future WTO Negotiations

African trade negotiators and development experts gathered in Accra, Ghana in November to discuss the future negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO). At the conclusion… Read more »