Africa: Development Effectiveness Launched

The eighth edition of Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness (MRDE) Report was launched jointly with the Africa Competitiveness Report 2015 on 3rd November 2015 at the 10th… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia's Economic Future is in Africa

Tunisia, already at a political crossroads, must now also change its economic strategy and turn more towards Africa. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission… Read more »

Africa: Africa Can Reduce Poverty, Food Insecurity Through Transforming Agriculture

"African agriculture is in urgent need of an upgrade and fast-track into 21st century productivity," said Mr. Adam Elhiraika, Director of the Macroeconomic Policy Division at the… Read more »

Africa: ECA Launches African Statistical Community

"The importance of statistics in our work and in addressing development challenges in our communities cannot be overstated," says Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, the Deputy Executive Secretary… Read more »

Africa: Africa & China - More FDI Needed to Boost Exchange

China is Africa's first trade partner but ranks behind the United States, European countries and India when it comes to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa, said ECA… Read more »

Africa: Regional Cooperation Committee to Discuss Improvements to Africa's Productive Integration and Continental Free Trade Area

Despite growth during the past decade and relatively good performance, African economies lackindustrialisation and integration. Academic evidence from the Economic Commission for… Read more »

Africa: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics - Francophone Africa Takes Action

Yaoundé, November 6, 2015 (APAI-CRVS Regional Support Group) - Experts and administrators from twenty Francophone countries have just finalized five days of proceedings on… Read more »

Africa: Regional Committee to Discuss Africa's Economic Integration

Despite growth during the past decade and relatively good performance, African economies lackindustrialisation and integration. Academic evidence from the Economic Commission for… Read more »

Cameroon: ECA and Cameroon Cement Partnership

Cameroonian authorities have once more saluted the efforts made by the Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, to accompany the country and her neighbours in the Central African… Read more »

Africa: The African Economic Conference Urges Changes in Continent's Economies

Closing the 10th African Economic Conference in Kinshasa, Mr. George Wembi Loambo, Minister of Planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo spoke of the need for shared… Read more »

Africa: UN in Addis Ababa to Hoist Palestine Flag During Solidarity Day

Two months after the 102nd meeting of the 69th General Assembly meeting, where a vote on the raising of flags by non-member observer States at the United Nations was passed,… Read more »

Africa: Growth is Real But Development Must Be Inclusive - Calos Lopes Blog

Africa's much trumpeted growth is real. It is a significant historical achievement to be able to almost triple GDP in one and half decade. Read more »

Africa: Embrace Data, Counter Stereotypes On Africa, Says Carlos Lopes to Media Leaders

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has called on media leaders to counter stereotypes and perceptions about Africa, embrace the use of… Read more »

Africa: Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank Jointly Launch Two Reports

ECA-AfDB) - "Major economic progress is possible in Africa and can lead to improvement in the standard of living but we must work on structural transformation so that Africans can… Read more »

Africa: Tackling Poverty and Inequality to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals

Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by world leaders in September, policy-makers, development practitioners, and researchers are convening to lay… Read more »

Africa: Lopes to Discuss New African-Chinese Paradigm in Marrakech

ECA Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes will visit Morocco on 24-27 November, to take part in the 2015 Sino-African Entrepreneurs Summit and meet several Moroccan ministers and high… Read more »

Africa: African Institute for Economic Development and Planning and the University of Johannesburg Launch Call for Industrial Policy Course

A joint initiative by the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) and the University of Johannesburg has opened calls for applications and nominations for a… Read more »

Africa: Eca Disseminates the Asdi and Agdi in Burkina Faso

A session of public education on the African Social Development Index (ASDI) and the African Gender and Development Index (AGDI), was held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at the… Read more »

Africa: Growth and Poverty - the Paradoxes of African Economies

African leaders gathered at the African Economic Conference taking place in Kinshasa from 02- 04 November said to reduce poverty and inequality Africa needs inclusive economies and… Read more »

Africa: Mixed Bag of Prosperity, Rising Inequality and Opportunity

The numbers look good but as much as African economies have grown in the past decade, they still produce inequality and lack fair distribution and inclusion declared the Economic… Read more »

Africa: African Economic Conference - Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda

The theme for the 2015 African Economic Conference (AEC) is Addressing Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda. Read more »

Africa: Towards a More Active Participation of Africa in Cop 21

ClimDev-Africa) - The 5th Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA 5) which ended in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe at the weekend has emboldened Africa for a… Read more »

Africa: All Eyes On Paris 21 As Victoria Falls Climate Conference Closes

ClimDev-Africa) - Some 400 delegates who have been meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe for the 5th annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA) since… Read more »

Africa: Denton Outlines the Climate Agreement Africa Should Seek in Paris

The Director of the Special Initiatives Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa and Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) Ms. Fatima Denton has called… Read more »

Africa: Africa, India, China - an Emerging Economic Troika

In a keynote address that resonated strongly with the more than 1000 participants attending the India Africa Business Forum, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for… Read more »