Somalia: Somalia's Recovery Depends On Its Capacity to Strengthen and Expand the State

- Somalia is at a political and economic turning point, with a new government facing a serious humanitarian crisis that could hinder the ongoing recovery. While the London… Read more »

Africa: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Scoping Meeting Kicks Off in Addis Ababa

Over 200 experts from about 60 countries are meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to draft the outline of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report… Read more »

Ethiopia: Switzerland Supports Renovation of Africa Hall

A Swiss delegation met on Friday with Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdalla Hamdok, to discuss Switzerland’s support for the Africa… Read more »

Africa: ECA Hosts Workshop for Policymakers On IPCC Activities and Findings

The Economic Commission for Africa's African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) on Sunday hosted a workshop for policymakers on the activities and findings of the Intergovernmental Panel… Read more »

Africa: ECA Urges IPCC Findings to Support Africa's Quest for Structural Transformation

The Economic Commission for Africa's Director for the Special Initiatives Division(SID), Fatima Denton, says recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change… Read more »

Ethiopia: Girls in ICT: ECA Professionals Inspire Ethiopian Girls to Break into Boys' Club

The Economic Commission for Africa on Thursday participated in the International Telecommunication Union’s Girls in information and communication technologies (ICT)… Read more »

Africa: Global Seabed Mining Experts to Discuss Potentials of Marine Resources

Global experts in seabed mining are gathering together in Kampala, Uganda from May 2 to 4 to discuss the potentials of marine resources in advancing the continental and global… Read more »

Africa: Global Seabed Mining Experts to Discuss Potentials of Marine Resources

Global experts in seabed mining are gathering together in Kampala, Uganda from May 2 to 4 to discuss the potentials of marine resources in advancing the continental and global… Read more »

Africa: Vera Songwe Appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has appointed Vera Songwe as ECA’s Executive Secretary. The Cameroonian economist and banking executive is the… Read more »

Africa: Regional Industrialisation - When the Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

Between 1992 and 2013, Uganda reduced the proportion of people living in poverty by over half and has registered a strong growth performance, accompanied by a rapid reduction in… Read more »

Africa: Holistic and Integrated Approaches to the Implementation of the SDGs and Agenda 2063

The Renewal of Planning Section (RPS) of the Macroeconomic Policy Division of ECA organized a side event on the margins of the 2017 African development week in Dakar, Senegal. Read more »

North Africa: Nouakchott - ECA Takes Part in SDGs Follow-Up in the Maghreb

A delegation from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA, Office for North Africa) embarked on a one week visit to Mauritania, to meet high level officials from the Ministries of… Read more »

West Africa: Ad Hoc Experts' Group Meeting On the Common External Tariff and the Economic Partnership Agreements in the Ecowas Area

The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Burkina Faso are organising an Ad hoc Experts' Group… Read more »

Africa: 17 African Law Students Qualify for Final Round of 15th WTO Moot Court Competition

Seventeen African law students, including 9 women and 8 men, have qualified for the final oral round of the 15th European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Moot Court Competition on… Read more »

West Africa: Burkina Faso to Host 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa's Sub-Regional Office for West Africa and the Government of Burkina Faso will in May co-host the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee… Read more »

Africa: Member States Urged to Adopt and Implement Youth-Friendly Policies

The 18th session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) ended on 25 March 2017 in Dakar, with calls for stakeholders, including African governments, the UN,… Read more »

Ethiopia: IPCC Outreach Event Set for Addis Ababa

A two-day event to raise awareness of work done by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been scheduled for 29-30 April 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »

West Africa: Analyses and Recommendations for the Structural Transformation of West African Countries

The Economic Commission for Africa proceeded with the launching of the second generation of ECA Country Profiles on March 25 in Dakar. Read more »

Africa: Switzerland Supports Renovation of Africa Hall

A Swiss delegation met on Friday with Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdalla Hamdok, to discuss Switzerland's support for the Africa Hall… Read more »

Africa: Brexit and Economic Deceleration in China Pose Risks for Africa's Growth Says ECA Director

Africa's economy is set to feel the effects of Brexit following Britain's formal trigger Wednesday of the two-year exit process from the European Union after last year's historic… Read more »

East Africa: Fastest-Growing Region in Africa Suffering From Slow Pace of Structural Transformation

Despite being the fastest growing sub-region of the continent with an economic growth rate of 6.7% - second in the world to East Asia, East Africa is lagging behind in terms of its… Read more »

Africa: Cities As Frontline for Tackling Aids in Africa

A panel discussion on ways of ending AIDS in Africa took place on Sunday in Dakar, Senegal, under the theme, "Ending the AIDS epidemic as an economic investment: Creating human… Read more »

Africa: Use Innovation and Technology to Drive Economic Transformation, UN General Assembly President Urges Africa

Africa should take advantage of innovation and technology and use them to drive sustainable development, infrastructure and industrialization, the President of the United Nations… Read more »

Africa: In Dakar, Joint AU-Eca Conference Postponed to a Later Date

Following the impasse on the objections raised by Morocco and other member States on the participation of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), and the legal arguments presented… Read more »

North Africa: ECA Country Profiles Highlight North Africa's Challenges

Dakar, 26 March 2017 (ECA) - Algeria, Mauritania and Tunisia are faced with several, similar challenges and opportunities including low commodity prices, weak trade with neighbours… Read more »