Africa: Ministers, New Belgian Ambassador Call On Vera Songwe

Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, had a busy day Tuesday, meeting with ministers from Ethiopia and Somalia and receiving the newly-appointed Belgian Ambassador to Ethiopia. Read more »

Africa: Aliko Dangote Foundation, UNECA, GBChealth Advocate Public-Private Sector Partnership for Better Health in Africa

Top African leaders including Heads of States, Ministers, CEOs as well as representatives from the African Union and United Nations will converge at the inaugural Africa Business:… Read more »

Central African Republic: The Central African Republic Gets Set for Free Trade

A total of 83 leaders from the public and private sectors of the Central African Republic (CAR) have completed a three-day training to appropriate rules of origin procedures for… Read more »

Africa: Intra-African Trade Fair Set to Unlock Africa's Potential As More Countries Expected to Sign & Ratify Afcfta

As 2018 comes to an end, there are many stories that touched our hearts as the year progressed, among them the migration story that continued to hog the limelight as international… Read more »

Africa: Empowering Women and Youth in the New Afcfta Era Crucial

The Economic Commission for Africa's African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) recently held a workshop to discuss how women and the youth can be empowered in the new African Continental… Read more »

Africa: Communications Crucial for Successful Implementation of AfCFTA

Communications must play a crucial role in building awareness on the gender implications of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and the accord as a whole,… Read more »

Africa: IATF 2018 - Africa Set for Massive Transformation With Afcfta, Says ECA's David Luke

Africa is set for massive transformation as more countries are expected to sign-up and ratify the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in 2019, says Economic… Read more »

Africa: At 60th Commemoration, ECA Launches Africa Poverty Clock to Monitor Progress Against Extreme Poverty

At its 60th anniversary celebrations this week in Addis Ababa, the Economic Commission for Africa launched the Africa Poverty Clock. Read more »

Africa: International Migrants Day 2018 - Message From Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Last week, in Marrakesh, Morocco, the international community adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which marks an important step towards a… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Digital Platform Guiding Investors to the Country Launched in Addis Ababa

Ethiopia's online investment guide, iGuide, which seeks to help investors discover opportunities in the country, business costs, key procedures and laws they may need to know… Read more »

Africa: ECA commemorates its 60th anniversary; honors young innovators

Addis Ababa, 17 December 2018 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa marked its 60th anniversary this week with an official event attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps… Read more »

Africa: African Union Ministers of Trade Conclusively Reach Consensus On All Outstanding Issues On Afcfta Modalities for Tariff Liberalization

- The seventh meeting of African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) ended in Egypt this week with the ministers reaching an agreement on crucial aspects of the African Continental… Read more »

Ethiopia: Digital Investment Guide to Ethiopia to Be Officially Unveiled On 19 December 2018

The electronic investment guide (iGuide) to Ethiopia is to be officially launched in United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa (UNCC) on 19 December 2018 in the presence of… Read more »

Africa: IATF 2018 - African Leaders Urged to Recommit to Boosting Continent's Agriculture Sector

Africa's leaders should honour their commitment to allocate 10 percent of their budgets to agriculture if the continent is to improve food security, reduce poverty and spur… Read more »

Africa: ECA Hosts Trade Finance for Female Entrepreneurs Workshop At Iatf 2018

Female entrepreneurs around the globe typically face greater barriers to accessing trade finance than their male counterparts, more so in the developing world where cultural norms… Read more »

Africa: Didier Drogba Makes Appearance At Intra-African Trade Fair, Touts Africa's Capabilities

Reaching its four-day mark yesterday, the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) welcomed Didier Drogba, a renowned footballer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, to a session where he told… Read more »

Africa: Global Compact Enables 'Safe, Regular, Orderly Migration From Africa' - Former Liberia President

The adoption of the UN global migration pact in Marrakech means that the world will see migration through "a completely different narrative", and countries that have chosen not to… Read more »

Africa: Restitution of Project Management Guide - ECA's Contribution to the Effective Implementation of the National Development Plan in Cote d'Ivoire

The Ivorian Government, through the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD) and the West African Sub regional Office of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),… Read more »

Africa: ECA and ICRC Agree to Strengthen Their Partnership in Support of Africa's Development

The Executive Secretary and the President of ICRC discussed the nexus between humanitarian crisis and economic and social development and agreed that this provides an entry for… Read more »

Africa: LATF 2018 - Intra-African Trade the Engine for Developing Africa

Africa must forge ahead with the remaining technical negotiations for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as African Union member countries continue to sign and ratify… Read more »

Africa: Smaller African Nations Should Not Fear but Embrace Afcfta, Says ECA's Songwe

Smaller African economies should not fear the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)but rather embrace the accord for the benefits it will bring to the continent through… Read more »

Africa: AITF 2018 - First Intra-African Trade Fair Opens With Call for Initiatives That Drive Afcfta

The first-ever Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) to be held on the continent opened in Cairo Tuesday with the President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Benedict… Read more »

Gambia: Development Planners From the Gambia Receive Training From Idep On Managing for Development Results

Government officials working in the development planning units of various ministerial departments of The Gambia are participating in a five-day Training of Trainers on "Managing… Read more »

Africa: FAO and ECA Train Experts for Better Food Security Monitoring in Morocco

The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) initiated today in Rabat (Morocco) a three-day national workshopon food… Read more »

Egypt: Songwe Leads ECA in Showcasing Its Work At Inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo, Egypt

All is set for the Intra-African Trade (IATF) that begins in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday with Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, set to attend three… Read more »