Africa: Statement By Abdalla Hamdok On the Historic Entry Into Force of the Paris Agreement On Climate Change

Statement by Abdalla Hamdok, acting Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on the historic entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate… Read more »

Africa: Insights Into Structural Transformation Are Useful for Africa's Governance

Understanding Africa's development imperatives, especially structural transformation (which involves dynamically moving from low-value agrarian economic structures to productive… Read more »

Africa: Scaling Up Climate Policy and Solutions Requires "Enabling Environment"

An African development pathway that could propel climate-resilient economic growth is possible if an enabling environment that promotes innovation and collaborative actions for… Read more »

Africa: First Ever Africa Trade Week Opens in Addis Ababa

The first ever Africa Trade Week opened in Addis Ababa today with the Economic Commission for Africa's David Luke, urging participants to come up with solutions to unanswered… Read more »

West Africa: Clarion Call for All Ecowas Member-States to Accede to APRM - Africa's Flagship Governance Programme

ECA/APRM/ECOWAS) - At the opening of the West Africa regional workshop on the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) this morning in the Ivorian capital, a clear call was made for the… Read more »

Africa: Stakeholders Meet to Advance Efforts to Reduce Illicit Financial Flows

In its continuing efforts to advocate the urgency of stemming illicit financial flows from Africa, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners will next week host a… Read more »

Africa: Experts Convene in Nairobi for Illicit Financial Flows Workshop

In its continuing efforts to stem illicit financial flows from Africa, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners will next week host a validation workshop in… Read more »

Africa: At COP22, UN Regional Economic Commissions Debate the Economics of Climate Change

"African economic growth and development are seriously at risk from runaway climate change", said ECA's Acting Executive Secretary Abdalla Hamdok, Tuesday 15 November in a debate… Read more »

Africa: Experts Urge Africa to Put More Resources in Science, Technology and Innovation

The third Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation and the African Transformation Agenda (SED 2016) ended in Pretoria with experts agreeing African governments… Read more »

Cameroon: Stage Set for Inclusive and Sustainable Cities

Some 30 senior officials from several Government Ministries in Cameroon are concerting to roll out an ECA-facilitated project to strengthen the capacities of African countries to… Read more »

Africa: Abdalla Hamdok Leads Eca Delegation to "Cop of Action"

Preparations are in high gear for the participation of a delegation from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the 22th session of the Conference of Parties (COP22) of the… Read more »

Africa: Agriculture Experts Meet to Explore Regional Value Chains

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has reiterated that capacity building of Africa policy makers in development issues can make a difference in the way Africa's… Read more »

Africa: Traditional Leaders Pledge to Protect Land Rights of Local People

Traditional leaders from across Africa have embraced a joint ECA-AU and AfDB recommendation for large-scale land based investments (LSLBIs) to be made more sustainable and… Read more »

Africa: Traditional Leaders Converge for Training On Land Negotiations Skills

A two-day seminar to sensitize African traditional leaders on the risks and opportunities of large-scale land based investments (LSLBIs) kicked off Wednesday in Accra, Ghana, with… Read more »

Africa: Africa Day - Moving From Commitment to Action With NDCs in Africa

The Africa Day at COP22 will be commemorated on Wednesday, 16 November, 2016 at the Africa Pavilion and UNFCCC side event. The day provides a platform that brings together… Read more »

North Africa: North Africa - Territorial Planning Key to Achieve Successful Industrial Policies

Fifty experts converged on the importance of territorial planning for competitive, inclusive industrial policies in an ECA meeting on "Territorialization of Industrial Policy and… Read more »

Africa: ATPC and IDEP Launch New Training Program On Trade, Gender and Development

The first session of the course on Trade, Gender and Development took place in Dakar, Senegal from 31 October to 4 November 2016. Read more »

Africa: Language Should Not Be Barrier of Innovation, Experts Say

African innovators should not confine themselves to one language to develop innovations aimed at addressing local needs facing Africa. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Cities Urged to Bring Technology to the Masses

The annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda continued in South Africa Thursday with participants agreeing on the need for local… Read more »

West Africa: Improve Transport Infrastructure and the Competitiveness of West Africa

The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA), in collaboration with the Senegalese Government, organized an ad-hoc… Read more »

Africa: Experts Get Early Preview of the ECA's 2017 Economic Report On Africa

Experts attending the 3rd Annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda on Thursday got a snippet preview of the ECA's flagship… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Experts Examine Links Between Territorial Policies, Industrialization and Inclusive Development

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA - Office for North Africa) will organize on 24-25 November in Tunis (Tunisia) an expert group meeting under the theme : "Territorialization… Read more »

Africa: Experts Dialogue On Science, Technology, Innovation and African Cities Begins in S. Africa

The 3rd Annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda opened in Pretoria Wednesday with the Economic Commission for Africa's New… Read more »

Africa: Gender Mainstreaming Into Development Interventions

Within the framework of accelerating the implementation of gender equality and equity as an essential basis for Development interventions, the ECA through its Sub-Regional Office… Read more »

Africa: Abdallah Hamdok Appointed Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has designated Abdalla Hamdok of Sudan as Acting Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »