November 18, 2020
Africa: African Statistics Day Marked Across Continent
Countries have embarked on national activities in celebration of the African Statistics Day on the theme "Modernizing national statistical systems to provide data and statistics to… Read more »
Africa: ECA Executive Secretary Calls On North African Countries to "Build Forward Together" for a Faster, Stronger Post-Covid-19 Economic Recovery
Rabat, 18 November (ECA) - "North Africa is the most impacted sub-region of our continent after Southern Africa, and although most of its countries are not in the low-income… Read more »
Africa: Secretary-General's Video Message to the Closing of the 15th Annual Internet Governance Forum - Internet Governance in the Age of Uncertainty
It is a pleasure to address this closing session of the fifteenth annual Internet Governance Forum. Read more »
November 17, 2020
Southern Africa: The Role of Private Sector in Post-Covid Recovery Strategies & Regional Integration in Southern Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA), in collaboration with the SADC Business Council, organized a virtual… Read more »
November 16, 2020
Africa: ECA's Executive Secretary Asks Africa to Seek New Sectors Under AfCFTA to Industrialize and Create Jobs
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Vera Songwe today said as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) goes into operation next year, the… Read more »
North Africa: North Africa 35th Icsoe to Discuss Conditions for Sound, Post-Covid-19 Recovery in North Africa
Rabat, 16 November (ECA) -The ECA office for North Africa will organise the 35th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) for North Africa… Read more »
Namibia: ECA Calls for Ambition in the AfCFTA At Annual Bank of Namibia Symposium
The Bank of Namibia held its 21st Annual Symposium on 5 November under the theme of "Positioning Namibia to reap the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area."… Read more »
November 15, 2020
East Africa: A Regional Meeting to Discuss the Post-Pandemic Road to Social and Economic Recovery in East Africa
In this difficult context of global socioeconomic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Economic Commission for Africa, through its office for Eastern Africa will… Read more »
November 14, 2020
Africa: World Diabetes Day
Globally, an estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014, compared to 108 million in 1980. The global prevalence of diabetes has nearly doubled since 1980,… Read more »
Africa: Guterres Congratulates Biden and Harris, Hails UN-Us Partnership As 'Essential Pillar'
Senior UN officials have offered their congratulations to the president-elect of the United States Joe Biden, and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, on their election victory… Read more »
Africa: Deputy UN Chief Looks to 'New Dawn for Mali', Promotes Participation of Women in Country's Transition
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on Friday has been strongly advocating for the greater participation of women and youth in Mali's ongoing transition towards a… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day 2021 Theme - "Women in Leadership - Achieving an Equal Future in a Covid-19 World"
IWD 2021) as, "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world." Read more »
November 13, 2020
Southern Africa: African Continental Free Trade Area Could Expand Opportunities for Women, Say Atpc-SADC Webinar Panelists
- The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Southern African Development Community (SADC)-Women in Business, and the SADC Business… Read more »
Africa: Parliamentarians Have Critical Role to Play in Fight Against Covid-19 and Recovery
African parliamentarians have a critical role to play in enhancing the continent's resilience against health emergencies like the novel coronavirus through enacting effective… Read more »
Central Africa: Paradigm Shift Needed in Central Africa's Quest to Build Skills for Economic Diversification
A major paradigm shift in formal and hands-on training is required in Central Africa if the region is to successfully diversify its economies, ministers, dons, development experts… Read more »
November 12, 2020
North Africa: Covid-19 - 35th Icsoe Meeting to Focus On Policies and Strategies for a Faster Economic Recovery in North Africa
The ECA office for North Africa will hold on Tuesday 17 November 2020, online, the thirty-fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE)… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Success in Mobilising Power of Its Youth Will Deliver AfCFTA Promise
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) provides a critical opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including youth-led enterprises engaged in… Read more »
Central Africa: A Rallying Call for Upskilling Towards Sustainable Growth in Central Africa
A two-day virtual meeting of the 36th Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICE) for Central Africa kicked off Wednesday with focus on strategies to enhance… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Southern Africa: African Trade Policy Centre, SADC Business Council Host Webinar On Women's Participation in AfCFTA
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the Southern African Development Community (SADC)-Women in Business, and… Read more »
November 06, 2020
Congo-Brazzaville: Covid-19 - Congo Rolls Out Mobile Platform to Keep Citizens Safe and Informed
Congo's government has officially launched the Africa Communication and Information Platform for Health and Economic Action (ACIP), a continental tool that aims to harness… Read more »
North Africa: Covid-19 At Risk of Worsening Youth Unemployment in North Africa
Rabat, November 4th (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa held on Tuesday, November 3rd a webinar on "Best practices on job creation in North Africa". Read more »
November 05, 2020
North Africa: North Africa Requires Major Overhauls in Economic, Education Sectors to Navigate Post Covid-19 ICT Revolution
The ECA office for North Africa, the UNESCO Maghreb office and the Policy Center for the New South held on Wednesday, November 4th a webinar on "Innovation and New Technologies in… Read more »
November 04, 2020
West Africa: Meeting Between the Director of ECA in West Africa and the 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger - The Promotion of the Use of ICTs in the Ecowas Space At the Centre of Discussions
The 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger, the Honourable Ayouba Hassane Farmo, on behalf of the President of the institution, His Excellency Mr. Ousseini Tinni, had… Read more »
November 03, 2020
Africa: Eca Holds Meeting On Studies Into the Development Agendas in Africa's Sub-Regions
Addis Ababa, October 27, 2020, (ECA) - The UN Secretary General and the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson have committed to working together to implement the development… Read more »
North Africa: Innovation and New Technologies in North Africa in the Context of Covid-19
Rabat, November 3rd (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa, the UNESCO office for the Maghreb region and the Policy Center for the New South will hold on November 4th, 2020 from… Read more »