Niger: President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Highly Commends the Quality Technical Contribution of ECA in the March Towards the Single Currency

On February 22, 2018 in Accra (Ghana), the President of the Republic of Niger, His Excellency Mahamadou Issoufou, Co-Chair of the Presidential Task Force on the Single Currency… Read more »

Africa: Urbanization Recognized As a Key Factor in National Development Planning

"Considering the rapid population growth that Uganda and its cities are experiencing and the failure of economic growth to catch up with this growth, the urban agenda needs to be… Read more »

Africa: Nile Day Celebrations Stress the Need to Strengthen Cooperation Among States

The Nile is our strongest potential for transformational development and the most tangible metaphor for bringing together economic growth, environmental preservation and social… Read more »

Africa: G20 Seeks Greater Collaboration With Africa

"We are here to listen and learn about what you consider as relevant for Africa and the African Union at the G20," said Ambassador Pedro Villagra Delgado, Argentina's Sherpa for… Read more »

Africa: Experts to Deliberate On New Approaches to Development Planning

Within the framework of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) development seminar series, a high level round table dialogue on "New approaches to… Read more »

Africa: Africa 'Working Tirelessly' to Create Conducive Environment for Foreign Investments

Africa is working tirelessly to get policy and legislative conditions right to ease the business environment and attract more foreign direct investment, Ethiopian Prime Minister… Read more »

Africa: Coalition for Dialogue On Africa Officially Launches Its Office At the African Union Commission

The Chair of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) Executive Board, Olusegun Obasanjo, also former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Tuesday officially… Read more »

Africa: Arc and UN Partner to Increase Insurance Coverage in Africa

The African Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today announced a new partnership which will see the… Read more »

Africa: Energy Experts Convene for Africa's First Energy Modelling Platform Event

The African Climate Policy Centre and its partners are hosting a two-day Energy Modelling Platform for Africa event which aims to contribute to optimized investments for the energy… Read more »

Africa: Guterres Lauds Partnership Between United Nations and African Union

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Sunday lauded the solid partnership between the African Union and the UN saying it was grounded on sound principles of human… Read more »

Africa: UN Chief Warns World Hunger On the Rise

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has warned that hunger is on the rise the world over with Africa registering the highest rates. Read more »

Africa: Guterres Committed to Continuing Empowerment of Women Leaders in the United Nations

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says gender equality and women's participation and leadership are essential to conflict and crisis prevention and for building and… Read more »

Africa: Guterres Urges International Community to Help Africa Combat Terrorism

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says the international community should mobilize resources in support of African countries as they strive to balance… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Call for "Partnership Not Support" At Africa Business and Investment Forum

Their message was loud and clear: Africa requires partnership, not support. African Heads of State insisted they have a clear mandate to work with both public and private… Read more »

Africa: Fight Against Corruption Critical for Africa's Sustainable Development, Says ECA's Songwe

Corruption has held Africa back for far too long and it's time to nip the scourge in the bud, says Ms. Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »

Africa: UN Secretary General Set to Attend African Union Summit

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will this weekend attend the African Union Summit that started in Addis Ababa on January 22. Read more »

Africa: Data Can Help Manage Human Mobility, says ECA's Chinganya

The ECA's African Centre for Statistics (ACS) this week participated in the first ever International Forum on Migration Statistics that was held in Paris, France. Read more »

Africa: Corruption a Scourge Africa Can Do Without, Says ECA's Biha

Corruption is a scourge that has to be combatted if Africa is to achieve the laudable goal of leaving no one behind as enshrined in the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development,… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Songwe Urges High Level Panel to Help Tackle Africa's Migration Challenges

Members of the High Level Panel on Migration (HLPM), which was launched last June, held their inaugural meeting in Monrovia Monday to identify and articulate key issues that form… Read more »

Liberia: High Level Panel On Migration to Meet in Monrovia

Members of the High Level Panel on Migration (HLPM), which was launched on 6 June 2017, will be meeting in Monrovia, Liberia, on 15 January for their first working session under… Read more »

Africa: CRCI10 - Implementation of the Continental Free Trade Area and Shared Gains

The Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI) was established by resolution 827 (XXXII) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference of… Read more »

Comoros: Leveraging Remittances to Finance Development

Between 2000 and 2013, remittances from Comorian nationals living in France (estimated between 150,000 and 300,000 people) have increased from 12.5 billion to 59 billion Comorian… Read more »

Africa: UN Report On World Economic Situation Launched in Ethiopia

The 2018 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report (WESP2018) was launched in Addis Ababa on 16 January under the auspices of the Macroeconomic Policy Division… Read more »

Africa: UN-AU Leaders Sign Framework for Implementation of Agenda 2063 and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Stress Importance of Partnerships to Accelerate Africa's Transformation

(ECA) - In keeping with the enhanced and mutually reinforcing partnership between the two organizations and to further accelerate the implementation of the sustainable development… Read more »

Africa: Contemporary Exchange Rate Policies in Eastern Africa - Helping or Hindering Development?

For the past year, a debate has raged over the role and impact of the CFA franc in West Africa. Supporters of the controversial exchange rate arrangement argue that the peg to the… Read more »