Africa: African Migration - No Crisis, but Regional Integration Needed

Is the world witnessing an African migration crisis? Recent facts contradict many widespread perceptions shaped by recent media coverage. Both countries of origin and countries of… Read more »

Africa: Building an African Digital Economy - ECA Signs Agreement With EU to Accelerate Creation of One Market

On the margins of the Africa-Europe conference which took place in Vienna Tuesday, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the European Union signed a… Read more »

Africa: Marrakech - ECA to Hold Event On Operationalizing the Global Compact On Migration in Africa Through Data and Research

The dearth of empirical data on African migration has resulted in programmatic and policy responses that are based on negative public perceptions rather than an understanding of… Read more »

Africa: ECA Commemorates Its 60th Anniversary - Honors Young Innovators

The Economic Commission for Africa marked its 60th anniversary this week with an official event attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps and key representatives from partner… Read more »

Central Africa: Accolades and Requests Mark ECA's 60th Anniversary

Economic diversification is a condition sine qua non for Central African countries to break from boom-bust cycles. Read more »

North Africa: ECA Presents Cartography of Regional Value Chains in North Africa

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North Africa: ECA Launches North Africa Map of Value Chains

.A result of ECA's work in support to regional integration, trade development and structural transformation through the promotion of intra-African trade, this report focuses on ten… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Afcfta Will Increase Africans' Freedoms, Says ECA's Elhiraika

The African Continental Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), if fully implemented, will not only give a substantial boost to Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) but also help expand the… Read more »

Africa: UN Regional Commissions' Role in the Follow-Up and Review of the Global Compact On Migration to Be Showcased in Marrakech

UN Regional Economic Commissions will convene a panel discussion on, 'Regional priorities, opportunities, and challenges: Prospects for achieving the objectives of the Global… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Pushing for an Inclusive African Continental Free-Trade Agreement

A truly successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement cannot be achieved without the "people dimension," ensuring that the integration process does… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Energy Integration in Africa Crucial for Regional Integration and Trade

Energy integration in Africa is crucial to catalyse regional integration while intra-African trade has been proven to reduce environmental deterioration, two new studies unveiled… Read more »

Africa: At Closing of the 2018 African Economic Conference, Economic Integration Is Seen As a Game-Changer Towards Achieving Inclusive Sustainable Development

Economic integration is a game-changing reality and African countries must fully embrace it to achieve sustainable inclusive development and reduce multidimensional poverty… Read more »

Africa: High-Level Panel On Migration Convenes Dialogue On African Perspectives in the Global Compact

The High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC), will jointly convene a side event under the… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Africa's Private Sector Can Be Major Driver for Regional Integration

Africa's growing and vibrant private sector can be a major driver of the regional integration across the continent, according to leading experts at the ongoing African Economic… Read more »

Kenya: #hudumahalisi - Honest Public Service Campaign Launched in Kenya

Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta, launched the Huduma Halisi Public Service Campaign at the Ndumberi Grounds, Kiambu County. The event was organized as part of a wider Ministry of… Read more »

Africa: AGR-V Launched in Kigali - Emphasises Need to Improve Governance of Africa's Abundant Natural Resources

The fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR-V) was launched in discussed by delegates attending the 2018 African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: 2018 SDG Report Calls for Critical Investments in Urbanization

The 2018 Africa Sustainable Development Report calls on African governments to prioritize investments in water, sanitation and urbanization in order to leverage the health outcomes… Read more »

Africa: An External Peer Review Meeting On the Draft Economic Report On Africa 2019

An external peer review meeting on the draft Economic Report on Africa 2019 will be held on 10 and 11 December 2018 in United Nations Conference LBR from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Read more »

Africa: Global Campaign launched for good treatment of children and adolescents with disabilities in Africa

Addis Ababa, 29 November 2018 (ECA) - A landmark event in Addis Ababa has called on African countries to  promote the rights and welfare of children and adolescents with… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Africa Must Focus On Its Big Resource - Its Young People, Experts Urge

Professor Paul Collier, one of the world's most influential development economists, warns that Africa's "easy decade" of accelerated economic growth is coming to an end, and only… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Biha Urges Africa to Rally Behind Afcfta At African Economic Conference

Deputy Executive Secretary Giovanie Biha of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Monday issued an impassioned plea for countries that are yet to sign the historic African… Read more »

Africa: Executive Secretary Leads ECA in Marking International Day of Persons With Disabilities

The Economic Commission for Africa's management is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have the right support to access all services, technologies and systems at… Read more »

Africa: Experts Weigh in On New Strategy for Financing Africa's Infrastructure

A draft report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) titled, "Attracting Institutional Investors in Africa's Infrastructure," has undergone a thorough review… Read more »

Egypt: South-South Cooperation - Egypt and Sudan Share Their PPP Experiences, With Support From ECA

A delegation from the Public-Private Partnership Unit, recently established at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of Sudan, initiated yesterday a work visit to its… Read more »

Africa: UN Agencies Unite in Support of Africa's Growth Agenda

"In a turbulent and unpredictable world where multilateralism is under threat, we need stronger collaboration in support of the 2030 and 2063 agendas," said Vera Songwe, Executive… Read more »