July 04, 2015
Africa: Unlocking Transformative Financing for Renewable Energy and Climate Resilience in Africa
Business leaders, representatives of international financial institutions, UN agencies and think tanks will gather on 14 July to establish a framework to attract investment to… Read more »
July 03, 2015
Africa: ECA Appeals for More Investment in Fighting Malnutrition
"African countries should prioritize nutrition interventions in their budget and translate their commitments into policy actions in order to end the malnutrition problem on the… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Way to Go in Domestic Health Funding
Africa has what it takes to pull together domestic resources to finance its health sector, starting with the continent's characteristically high growth rate which has given it… Read more »
July 01, 2015
Africa: Stakeholders Mull European Union 'Aid for Trade' Strategy
In one of the side events organized in the framework of the 5th Global Review of Aid for Trade, Mr. Stephen Karingi, Director of ECA's Regional Integration and Trade Division, was… Read more »
Africa: Aid for Trade Stakeholders Discuss Reducing Trade Costs for Inclusive, Sustainable Growth
In one of the side events organized in the framework of the 5th Global Review of Aid for Trade, Mr. Stephen Karingi, Director of ECA's Regional Integration and Trade Division, was… Read more »
Africa: Developing an International Partnership for Civil Registration Systems and the Establishment of Civil Registration Statistics
Niamey, June 29, 2015, (ECA) From June 16-20, 2015, Dr. Dimitri Sanga, the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the Economic Commission for Africa, led an… Read more »
June 30, 2015
Africa: Climate Change Adaptation in Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific
As the UN Conference on Climate, COP 21, approaches, the discussions and debates on climate change are starting to intensify with each region vying for a good agreement during the… Read more »
June 29, 2015
Guinea: Carlos Lopes, President Condé Discuss Post-Ebola Guinea
On the invitation of H.E. Prof. Alpha Condé - the President of the Republic of Guinea, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Mr Carlos Lopes,… Read more »
Africa: The Country Launches New Legislative Framework for the Mining Sector
The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho recently completed the development of an Africa Mining Vision (AMV)-compliant Minerals and Mining Policy with technical support from United… Read more »
June 25, 2015
Africa: Government Is a Partner, Not a Sponsor - Lopes Tells Private Sector
We need a proactive and creative public sector says ECA Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes. Speaking at a private sector event in Lusaka last night, Lopes said Africa's private… Read more »
June 24, 2015
Africa: ECA's Lopes and Zambian Presdident Lungu Discuss Value Chains, Integration & Youth
ECA Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes held talks with Zambian Republican President Edgar Lungu during his two-day state visit to Zambia. Read more »
June 23, 2015
Africa: Third International Conference On Financing for Development to Mobilize and Channel Resources for Sustainable Development
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June 17, 2015
Africa: Stakeholder Workshop On the Implementation of the Recommendations of the High Level Panel Report On Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) From Africa
The Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary and the Capacity Development Division of the ECA is holding a two day Stakeholder Workshop on the Implementation of the Recommendations… Read more »
June 14, 2015
Africa: ECA Chief Tells AU Summit to Align and Measure African Development Goals
"ECA is working to ensure that the issue of the African Development Goals (ADGs) does not fall off our collective radar but we must remember that existing programmes and frameworks… Read more »
June 12, 2015
Africa: Mega Trade Agreement a Step Forward for the Continent – Carlos Lopes
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes has lauded the tripartite free trade area agreement reached by three Regional Economic… Read more »
June 11, 2015
Niger: African Land Use Planning Enhanced By New Experiences and Best Practices
The Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Dr. Dimitri Sanga, presided over the official presentation ceremony to… Read more »
Africa: 'Seize your future', ECA Chief Says at Executive Council of the African Union Gathering
"If Africans do not occupy the policy space vacated in the recent past, thanks to the various crises that shook the pillars of the financial system and facilitated the emergence of… Read more »
June 09, 2015
Africa: 'Reality Must Match the Aspirations of Africans', ECA Chief Says in Cheick Anta Diop Lecture
If Africa fails to create a reality that complements the aspirations of its citizens, "the negative perceptions about Africa will catch up with wonderful intentions, once again,"… Read more »
June 08, 2015
North Africa: International Organizations Build Partnership for North Africa's Integration
From 3 to 4 June 2015, the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), ECA, ADB, FAO, IDB, UNESCO, ISESCO, WHO, IOM and ILO took part in the annual North Africa Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism… Read more »
Africa: ECA Leads in the Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosted a two day Stakeholder Workshop on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the High Level Panel Report on Illicit Financial… Read more »
June 07, 2015
Africa: Excellent Opportunity for Planning Africa's Sustainable Development, ECA Partners Declare
Since Rio +20, Africa has been redefining, refining, implementing and reviewing sustainable development. As such, "the region will not be starting from scratch in reviewing… Read more »
Africa: The Year 2015 Decisive for Africa's Sustainable Development Plans
"This is a momentous opportunity that the Africa region must seize to pave the way for its meaningful participation in the global institutional architecture for sustainable… Read more »
Africa: ECA African Social Development Index Presented in Cairo
The Economic Commission for Africa will organize on 9-11 June in Cairo (Egypt) a capacity-building workshop on the theme "Reducing Human Exclusion for Structural Transformation:… Read more »
June 06, 2015
Africa: Less Chaos and Carnage On the Road - The Case for Improving Africa's Road Safety
At 24.1 deaths per 100.000 road users compared to Europe's 10.3, Africa has the world's highest fatality rates on its roads. African states will therefore meet in Addis Ababa on 9… Read more »
Africa: The Tricky Path Towards Sustainable Development in the Times of Climate Change
"To maintain Africa's growth trajectory and ensure the desired economic transformation will require access to appropriate technologies while taking into consideration the… Read more »
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