Guinea: ECA Collaboration With Guinea Begins to Bear Fruit

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 28 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is continuing to work in partnership with the Government of Guinea on a number of initiatives… Read more »

Africa: Tough Choices Have to Be Made for Africa to Sustainably Urbanize

The fast rate at which Africa is urbanizing - one of the fastest in the world - is giving African decision and policy makers an opportunity to rethink the urbanization path so far… Read more »

Africa: To Improve Investments, Africa Must Strengthen Policies and Regional Integration of Its Markets

Africa wants to create one the most attractive economic zones through a homogenised customs union and economic community but regulation and weak integration hinder investment… Read more »

Africa: Political Will Good but Not Enough to Unlock Africa's Land Potential

A recent assessment on investments in Africa's lands by the Land Policy Initiative indicate that US$4.5 billion will be needed over the next 10 years to fix some of the key… Read more »

Africa: Ministers to Discuss Land Governance Issues During African Development Week

A high level ministerial dialogue under the theme, "Invest in Africa's Land to Catalyze Economic Growth and Prosperity" will take place on 26 March in Dakar, Senegal, during the… Read more »

Africa: ECA Will Continue to Support African Peer Review Mechanism, Says Abdalla Hamdok

Economic Commission for Africa's Acting Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok, on Thursday met with the Chief Executive Officer of the African Peer Review Mechanism, Edward Maloka,… Read more »

Africa: ECA Counsels Respect of Human Rights in Free Trade Agreements

We need to put people ahead of economic aggregates and focus on human rights, especially for the vulnerable when negotiating Africa's Continental Free Trade Area said David Luke on… Read more »

West Africa: Integration in West Africa - The Efforts of the ECA Praised

In the framework of its partnership with Senghor University, the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) provides… Read more »

Africa: ECA Experts Participate in 5th Meeting of the CFTA Negotiating Forum

Experts from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently participated in the 5th meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) Negotiating Forum that was hosted by the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Abdalla Hamdok Expresses Heartfelt Condolences Over Tragic Landslide in Addis Ababa

Abdalla Hamdok, ECA's acting Executive Secretary has expressed his deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Ethiopia over the tragic loss of lives in the landslide… Read more »

Africa: Experts Gathered to Discuss a Proactive African Response to Commodity Price Volatility

The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) together with Tax Justice Network-Africa (TJN-A) will convene a colloquium addressing Africa's response to the global collapse in… Read more »

Africa: LPI Launches Project to Track Progress in Implementing the AU Declaration On Land

The AUC-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI) has launched a pilot project to track progress in the implementation of the AU Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa. In… Read more »

Africa: African Tax Authorities Equipped With Tools to Deal With Transfer Pricing Issues

The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) together with the Minerals and Energy for Development Alliance (MEfDA) and the World Bank, has delivered the first of two regional… Read more »

Africa: AMDC and TJN-a Host Dialogue On Africa's Response to the Commodity Crisis

The African Mineral Development Centre (AMDC), in collaboration with the Tax Justice Network - Africa (TJNA), convened an all-day session of experts, member States and other… Read more »

Mauritania: ECA, Mauritania Strengthen National Data Collection for Better Statistics

Economic Commission for Africa initiated today a technical assistance mission in support to the Mauritanian national statistics office (Office National de la Statistique, ONS). The… Read more »

Africa: Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa Meeting Set to Focus On the Youth

Preparations are underway for the 18th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 25-26 March 2017 under the theme; "UN System… Read more »

Africa: Preps for 2017 Eca-AU Conference of Ministers Reach Advanced Stages

7, (ECA) - Preparations for the joint Annual Ministerial Conference of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have reached advanced stages… Read more »

Africa: Human Exclusion - Moroccan Experts Take Ownership of African Social Development Index

The Social Development Policy Division (SDPD) of the UN Economic Commission for Africa is holding on 21-23 February 2017 in Rabat (Morocco), a capacity development workshop on the… Read more »

Africa: Liberian President Meets ECA Team to Advance Collaboration Pact

A delegation from the Economic Commission for Africa recently met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to discuss continued collaboration between the two parties and… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Africa Governance Report On Corruption Launched in Johannesburg

The Economic Commission for Africa, in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) has today launched the fourth Africa Governance Report (AGR… Read more »

Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Receives a Boost for Development Planning from the ECA

On Monday, the Ivoirian Government, through the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD) and the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »

Africa: Statisticians Benefit From Population Projections Training

The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) recently hosted a regional workshop on population projections benefiting 16 statisticians from national… Read more »

Africa: ECA / Mano River Union - Towards the Adoption of a Cooperation Agreement

A team from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) led by the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA), Mr. Dimitri Sanga, conducted a mission… Read more »

Africa: Africa Mining Vision Initiative Gaining Traction One Year On

A policy dialogue at the 2017 Mining Indaba heard strong endorsements from public and private sector speakers for the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) Private Sector Compact. Read more »

Africa: ECA and the Mano River Union Embark On Cooperation Agreement

A team from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) led by the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA), Dimitri Sanga, paid an official visit… Read more »