Africa: African Parliaments Can Do More for Women to Achieve Agenda 2063

Delegates attending The Annual Conference of Speakers of African Parliaments held on 6-7 August 2015, at the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa called on… Read more »

Africa: Structural Transformation Is Happening, but Needs Accelerating

Structural transformation has been one of the most talked about concepts among development practitioners in recent years - especially since the work of Margaret McMillan and Dani… Read more »

Africa: ECA Director Awarded Honorary Doctorate

The Director of the Social Development Policy Division of the Economic Commission for Africa , Takyiwaa Manuh has been awarded an honorary doctorate by her alma mater, the… Read more »

Africa: ECA Publishes Report On International Transport and Trade Facilitation

The Economic Commission for Africa has published its report on International Transport and Trade facilitation in North Africa. In this study (available here), the ECA office for… Read more »

Africa: Developmental State Imperative in Africa

Pretoria, South Africa 28July 2015 (ECA) -An academician at the University of Botswana has underscored the importance of Africa building democratic developmental states, citing the… Read more »

Southern Africa: Southern Africa Comes Up With Roadmap On Developmental State

Pretoria, South Africa 28July 2015 (ECA) - A regional conference on Building Democratic Developmental States for Economic Transformation in Southern Africa ended Wednesday last… Read more »

West Africa: ECA Strengthens Statistical Cooperation With Eight Countries of West Africa

In the sidelines of a workshop held this week to review the Regional Statistics Programme 2015-2020 of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, (WAEMU) in Niamey, Niger, the… Read more »

Africa: Launching Field Missions to Support the Development of Country Profiles

In the framework of its repositioning undertaken in 2012, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) selected the Country Profiles as their flagship publications.… Read more »

Africa: Nairobi Meeting to Propose New Ideas On Africa's Agriculture and Food Security

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Union (AU), World Agro-Forestry Centre (ICRAF) and other technical partners across Africa are meeting in Nairobi on 22-24 July… Read more »

Africa: Countries Reach Historic Agreement to Generate Financing for New Sustainable Development Agenda

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 July - Countries today agreed on a series of bold measures to overhaul global finance practices and generate investments for tackling a range of economic,… Read more »

Africa: Agreement Opens Path for New Sustainable Development Agenda

Broad support for policies and actions that will generate resources in support of the implementation of a new sustainable development agenda emerged from the United Nations Third… Read more »

Africa: Pressure On Governments, Critical in Probing Africa's Stolen Funds

"Many of our governments will only act on this [problem of illicit financial flows] if there is pressure from the people," said a much applauded Chairman of the High Level Panel on… Read more »

Africa: On Financing for Development, We Need to Lead Against the Wind - Says Joseph Stiglitz

Participants in a round table on "Regional Perspectives on Implementing an Ambitious, Transformative Sustainable Development Agenda" held on 14 July in Addis Ababa agreed on the… Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs to Preserve Its Policy Space in Global Negotiations, Says ECA Chief

As Africa hosts the 3rd Financing for Development meeting in Addis Ababa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the United Nations of Economic Commission for Africa is confident… Read more »

Africa: Call for Inclusive Sustainable Industrialization Dominate Financing for Development

The global community needs to move in a balanced and integrated manner to achieve inclusive sustainable industrial development says United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. Read more »

Africa: Leave No One Behind, World Leaders Urge At Opening of Financing for Development Conference

Ambitions are high at the international Conference on Financing for Development which opened today in Addis Ababa with close to 5000 participants in attendance. Read more »

Africa: ECA, Germany and World Bank to Launch New Network of Excellence On Land Governance

Joint press release on the occasion of the signing ceremony of a declaration of intent to launch a Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA) Read more »

Uganda: Carlos Lopes Addresses Uganda's High Level Dialogue On Financing for Development

The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes paid a visit to Kampala, Uganda at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN… Read more »

South Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa Lead in Implementing the African Road Safety Plan

Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa are the "top three performers among 23 countries" in accomplishing the activities of the African Road Safety Action Plan according to a report from… Read more »

Africa: Five Countries Revise Lessons in Agro Statistics

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is actively disseminating the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics across five more African countries. In a… Read more »

Africa: Third African Road Safety Conference - Advisory

ECA is organising the Third African Road Safety Conference on 9 and 10 July 2015 at the United Nation Conference Centre in Addis Ababa. Read more »

Africa: ERA 2015 - An Argument for Trade-Induced Industrialization

- ECA's Economic Report on Africa 2015 argues that for Africa to be able to address its problems of poverty and lack of employment, it requires a very dynamic industrial sector.… Read more »

Africa: Real Global Partnership Key to Achieving Sustainable Development

Government representatives, policy makers, academics, civil society and academics at the ongoing Third Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa agree that to attain… Read more »

Africa: Latecomers Grow Rapidly - Jeffrey Sachs

There are lots of advantages for Africa as a newcomer or latecomer to industrialization says Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Columbia University. Read more »

Africa: Tax to Finance Africa's Sustainable Development

"A mere 0.44% increase per annum in tax collection in African states can mobilise about 22 billion a year which can be used to finance development projects ," suggested Mr. Carlos… Read more »