Africa: Experts Receive Training to Remove Barriers to Sub-Regional Trade

- A training workshop for members of the National Approval Committee and economic stakeholders in the Republic of Congo on the procedures for accrediting their industrial products… Read more »

Africa: Officials to Review Studies On Accountable Development Planning in Cameroon

About 70 stakeholders comprising executives and planning experts, statistics executives and experts, members of the civil society and representatives from the private sector will… Read more »

Africa: Ambassador Sahlework Zewde Appointed First Female President of Ethiopia

In a historic move, Ethiopia's parliament has unanimously elected Ambassador Sahlework Zewde as the next President of Ethiopia, replacing outgoing president Mulatu Teshome, on… Read more »

Africa: Spotlight On Financing 'Productive' SDGs in Cameroon As UN Hits 73

ECA www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - How should stakeholders efficiently and effectively mobilize resources to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Cameroon, especially as… Read more »

Africa: Statistics Is the 'New Oil' Our Leaders Must Exploit, Says ECA's Chinganya

"Statistics is the new oil that our leaders must, henceforth, harness to engineer business processes on the continent," said Oliver Chinganya, Director of the African Centre for… Read more »

Africa: Statcom-Vi Ends With Member States Being Urged to Prioritize Statistical Development in Africa

The Sixth Meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa-VI) ended in Addis Ababa Thursday with delegates urging member States to allocate more resources to… Read more »

Africa: African Governments Urged to Integrate Statistics and Geospatial Information for Sustainable Development

The Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management in Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) ended Thursday with experts urging African leaders to prioritize… Read more »

Africa: Growing Interest of African Countries in UN-Ggim Initiative Applauded

The Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management in Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) opened its fourth session Wednesday with participants applauding… Read more »

Africa: Member States Endorse ECA's Strategic Plan for Statistical Development in Africa

"Transforming Africa through credible data and statistics is something we take very seriously," said Oliver Chinganya, Director of the African Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the… Read more »

Africa: African Statisticians Urged to Take Ownership of Their Data and Use It for Continent's Prosperity

Statisticians were on Wednesday urged to do more to explain and sell their work to ensure their product helps African governments to make informed policies that can change… Read more »

Africa: Countries Showcase Progress in Statistical Development

The 13th session of the African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) kicked off on Monday in Addis Ababa under the theme, "Application of economic statistics and national… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Partners Study Strengthening of Statistical Systems for Better Development

The ECA Office for North Africa will organize, in partnership with the Tunisian Ministry of Development, Investment and International Cooperation (MDICI) and the Tunisian Union of… Read more »

Africa: Increase Support for Statistical Development, Member States Urge Partners At Fasdev Meeting

The Eighth Meeting of the Forum on African Statistical Development (FASDev VIII) took place yesterday with member States at the end of the day calling on partners to increase… Read more »

Africa: Digital Earth Africa Technology Prospects Captivate UN-Ggim - Africa Participants

The Fourth Session of the Regional Committee on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa continued in Addis Ababa Tuesday with the morning session… Read more »

Africa: Afcfta in the Digital Age

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be taking part in the timely 2018 World Trade Organisation (WTO) Public Forum under the main theme "Trade 2030" with sub-themes on… Read more »

Africa: Call for Private Sector Involvement to Improve Africa's Health and Economic Growth

Preliminary findings unveiled alongside United Nations General Assembly during high-level dialogue that convened African heads of state, corporate CEOs and NGO leaders to discuss… Read more »

Africa: Gbchealth, Aliko Dangote Foundation and UN Economic Commission for Africa Release Preliminary Report Calling for Private Sector Involvement to Improve Africa's Health and Economic Growth

Preliminary findings unveiled alongside United Nations General Assembly during high-level dialogue that convened African heads of state, corporate CEOs and NGO leaders to discuss… Read more »

Africa: Relevant, Timely, Quality Data and Statistics Key to Africa's Industrialization & Diversification, Says Hamdok

Africa needs to start changing the way it produces and packages data and statistics to ensure its industrialization and diversification processes are backed by reliable and… Read more »

Africa: Data Revolution Essential to Support Africa's Quest for Sustainable Development, Says Ethiopia's President

The success of the sustainable development agenda calls for a data revolution to support Africa's developmental endeavors at all levels, Ethiopian President Mr. Mulatu Teshome,… Read more »

Africa: Vera Songwe Advocates Afcfta, Digital Identity, Investment Opportunities and Strengthened Partnerships At Unga Side Events

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe concluded a productive series of engagements in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly… Read more »

Africa: Enhancing Africa's National Statistical System Crucial, Says ECA's Chinganya Ahead of Statcom-Africa-Vi

The Sixth Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa-VI) begins in Addis Ababa Monday under the theme; Enhancing National Statistical System capacity to support policies for… Read more »

Africa: Enhancing Global Partnerships for Idda III

- To further foster the implementation of the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III), a high level event will be organized on 26 September 2018 in New York to… Read more »

Africa: ECA Senior Official Makes a Case for Using the Afcfta to Support Africa's Industrial Exports

- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a unique and timely opportunity for the continent and offers more benefits than other trading arrangements with regions… Read more »

Southern Africa: ECA to Continue Supporting Southern Africa's Quest for Sustainable Economic Growth

The Economic Commission for Africa's Sub-regional Office for Southern Africa will continue to push for the region's structural transformation through inclusive industrialization… Read more »

Southern Africa: Southern Africa Urged to Re-Orient National Policies to Incorporate Blue Economy Opportunities

The 24th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of Southern Africa (ICE) ended in Mauritius Friday with delegates urging member States to create stable policy… Read more »