March 07, 2015
Africa: Experts in Antananarivo Call for a Policy Handbook On the Blue Economy
The 19th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Eastern Africa was closed after four days of in-depth discussions debates and exchanges on Harnessing the… Read more »
March 06, 2015
Africa: LPI Events At World Bank Conference - Focus On Learning and Partnerships
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) participates in the World Bank 2015 Annual Conference on Land and Poverty through organizing sessions and side events during the five-day event,… Read more »
Africa: African Central Bank Governors to Hold Second Caucus in Addis Ababa
The Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission will host the second Caucus of African Central Bank Governors, in Addis Ababa in the margins of the eighth Joint… Read more »
North Africa: North Africa Must Participate More Strongly in Setting the Post-2015 Development Agenda
At the conclusion of the 30th meeting of its Intergovernmental Committee of Experts considering the theme: Implementing Agenda 2063 for the development of Africa, the ECA Office… Read more »
Central Africa: The Forest Industry - Game-Changer for Central Africa
As host to the Congo Basin - the world's second forest expanse, Central has to take advantage of the opportunities that the forest industry offers for the sub-region's… Read more »
Africa: Partners Launch African Climate Research Programme
- The eagerly awaited launch of the Climate Research for Development (CR4D) took place on the sidelines of the AMCOMET meeting in Praia, Cabo Verde on the 23rd February 2015. Read more »
March 05, 2015
Africa: Land Governance in Africa Requires Commitment and Urgent Attention
Land governance is a prerequisite for hunger and poverty alleviation, and sustainable development, and it requires urgent attention by African governments to improve the… Read more »
Africa: Planning for Africa's Development
Development planning is an important process for economic development and for many centuries, countries across the world have engaged and continue to engage in some form of… Read more »
Africa: The Intergovernmental Negotiations On the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The adoption of the Open Working Group's proposal for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly in 2014 paved the way for the… Read more »
March 04, 2015
Africa: Measuring Corruption in Africa
Corruption is seen as one of Africa's critical stumbling-blocks to good governance, inclusive growth and sustainable development. Corruption deprives countries of resources, which… Read more »
Africa: Corruption in Public Procurement - The Case of Infrastructure in Africa
Public procurement systems in Africa have increasingly become a target for corrupt practices. Indeed, corruption in the procurement of public goods and services is a major obstacle… Read more »
March 03, 2015
Africa: Central Africa Urged to Improve Its Macroeconomic Convergence
Central African countries have been once again admonished to increase their efforts at achieving the kind of regional integration that will foster sustainable growth in all the… Read more »
March 02, 2015
Africa: North African Experts Discuss Financing of Regional Development
More than 150 specialists, government representatives, business representatives and civil society activists from seven North African countries will gather in Morocco from 3 to 6… Read more »
Africa: The Blue Economy Is Africa's Future
Antananarivo -Madagascar 3 March 2015- The four-day meeting that started on 2 March at the Carlton Hotel of Madagascar is the 19th Session of Intergovernmental Committee of Experts… Read more »
Africa: Launch of the Economic Report On Africa (ERA) 2015
The 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa, "Industrializing through Trade", will be launched on the side of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Economic… Read more »
Africa: Macroeconomic Frameworks for Structural Transformation of African Economies
Growth and development focused macroeconomic frameworks play a critical role in creating a conducive environment for a country's transformation. In addition to short term… Read more »
February 20, 2015
East Africa: Good Land Governance - Critical for Peaceful and Sustainable Development
Fifty-five high level representatives from the Djibouti government, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Member States, the African Union Commission, civil society… Read more »
Africa: New Programme Promotes Integrated Approach to Land Governance
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Niger, will organize a series of… Read more »
February 17, 2015
Africa: Third Conference of African Ministers On Crvs Ends With a Call for a Decade On Civil Registration 2015-2024
Ministers from African countries have agreed to launch a Decade of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), covering 2015 to 2024, with the goal of "leaving no child out"… Read more »
February 13, 2015
Africa: African Ministers Underscore Civil Registration As Vital Tool for Inclusion, Development
African Ministers responsible for civil registration and vital statistics converged on Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire from 12 to 13 February 2015 in their third Conference to… Read more »
Africa: Experts At 3rd Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration Call for Strenghtening of Crvs Systems to Achieve Good Governance
Discussions at the three-day Experts meeting that started on Monday 9 to Wednesday 11 February 2015, focussed on the reinforcement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)… Read more »
February 11, 2015
Africa: Media Workshop Holds Ahead of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Conference
Yamoussoukro, 9 February 2015 (ECA-AUC) - The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Sunday 8 February… Read more »
Africa: AU-ECA Organise Media Workshop Ahead of 3rd Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Sunday 8 February 2015 organised a pre-conference media… Read more »
Africa: African Experts On Statistics and Civil Registration Converge in Yamoussoukro to Brainstorm On Promotion of Data Revolution for Good Governance
The Experts meeting that kicked off today 9 February 2015 at the Fondation Houphouet-Boigny pour la recherche et la Paix in Yamoussoukro, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, will focus on… Read more »
February 10, 2015
Africa: Zimbabwe Will Host 21st Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Southern Africa
Industrialization has become a major discourse and priority issue for Southern Africa in recent years as member States, Regional Economic Communities, Economic Commission for… Read more »
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