November 05, 2013
Africa: 14th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa Slated for 21-22 November
Preparations are underway for the 14th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM) to be held on 21- 22 November 2013 at the African Union Conference Centre, Addis… Read more »
November 08, 2013
Africa: Media Urged to Tell Africa's True Story
Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has called on African media leaders to "turn a new page and tell the complete and true stories of the… Read more »
November 01, 2013
Africa: Small Is Beautiful - African Small Island Development States and Climate Change
Of the world's fifty-two Small Island Developing States (SIDS), six are in Africa. They include; Cape Verde, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Mauritius, São Tomé and… Read more »
October 28, 2013
Africa: AEC - Heads of African Institutions Meet the Press
"Regional integration in Africa" was the theme of the press conference held on Monday, October28 in Johannesburg with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union… Read more »
October 29, 2013
Africa: Private Equity As a Financing Alternative for Africa's Development
As investors look for lucrative opportunities in emerging markets due to the economic slowdown in developed countries, private equity offers opportunities for African entrepreneurs… Read more »
October 28, 2013
Africa: Think Tanks Chart the Path for Africa's Accelerated Transformation Through Regional Integration
Africa is well positioned to chart the path for transformation through regional integration. But it should go beyond the narrow focus on trade in goods. Read more »
October 29, 2013
Africa: New Publication Stresses Policy Harmonization to Transform and Boost Intraregional Trade
Recent developments show that Africa's political leaders have taken bold steps to strengthen and promote production and competitiveness, with the result that regional integration… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Integration - Economics Should Take Precedence Over Politics, Experts Say
In a very engaging plenary session at the eighth African Economic Conference taking place in Johannesburg, experts strongly argued that for regional integration to be effective and… Read more »
Africa: Harmonized Laws, Multilateralism, Confidence Building and Debt Containment Identified As Cornerstones for Integration
A group of researchers at the eighth African Economic Conference currently taking place in South Africa's main economic city, Johannesburg, today stressed the need for African… Read more »
October 23, 2013
Southern Africa: Region Trading Less and Less With Itself
Southern Africa has the lowest internal trade on the continent and among other regions of the world at 15% according to preliminary findings of an issues paper on Intra-regional… Read more »
October 27, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration Key to Transformation and Development
Heads of State and business and development experts from across the world will gather at the three-day African Economic Conference from Monday, October 28 to Wednesday, October 30… Read more »
Africa: Regional Integration Is a Primary Condition for Africa's Industrial Revolution
"Regional Integration in Africa," the theme of this year's October 28-30 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Johannesburg, is at the very core of the quest for the continent's… Read more »
October 24, 2013
Africa: Africa Must Strive to Remain Competitive in Global Trade
Speaking at the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Trade in Addis Ababa this week, Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission… Read more »
October 23, 2013
Africa: Experts Recommend 112 Activities for African Union/Nepad Programmes in Central Africa 2013-2016
After two days of intense brainstorming in Douala from the 21st to 22nd October 2013, experts from the United Nations System in Central Africa, their counterparts from CEMAC,… Read more »
October 21, 2013
Africa: How Africa Can Take the Lead On Climate and Development Agenda
The UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, has called on Africa to go beyond global negotiations on climate… Read more »
October 12, 2013
Central Africa: ECA and Partners to Review Progress On African Union/Nepad Programme and Regional Integration in Central Africa
How much success has been achieved in implementing a wide range of African Union (AU) and NEPAD projects in Central Africa and what progress has been made in attaining regional… Read more »
October 08, 2013
North Africa: High Level Private Actors Call for the Establishment of a Maghreb Fund and 'Capital Account'
Financial integration is one of the structuring parameters of the projected Maghreb market, given the role it can play to boost and revitalize trade in goods and services, promote… Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: Technical Experts to Consult On Implementating Boosting Intra-African Trade and the Continental Free Trade Area Initative
Technical experts to consult on implementing Boosting Intra-African Trade (BIAT) and the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) initiatives Read more »
October 08, 2013
Africa: Africa Must Benefit from its Mineral Resources
Africa's political economy is deeply ingrained with its history of the exploitation and (mis)management of its mineral and natural resources. Read more »
October 04, 2013
Africa: African WTO Negotiators Urged to Put the Continent's Interests First
Addressing African negotiators at a high-level retreat taking place in Montreux from 3-4 October, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Carlos Lopes… Read more »
October 05, 2013
Ethiopia: Experts to Meet On Monitoring and Evaluation for Aid for Trade Projects
As the lead organization for the project, "Facilitating Effective Integration of Developing Countries in the Global Economy through Aid for Trade Schemes", the Economic Commission… Read more »
October 04, 2013
Africa: Group of Ambassadors Hold 'The Path to Bali' Retreat
In the run-up to the 9th session of the WTO Ministerial Conference to be held in Bali early December 2013, more than 90 delegates of the African Group have gathered in Montreux… Read more »
October 01, 2013
Africa: Record Participation of African Governments Demonstrates Commitment to Rights Based Development in Region
- The African Regional Conference on Population and Development opened on Monday, 30 September commencing a four day intensive discussion of regional priorities fueled by expert… Read more »
October 03, 2013
Africa: Youth Set Out Priorities, Call for Fulfillment of Promises and More Investment
African youth have set out the priorities they said their governments should focus on as part of their youth programmes and called for actual fulfillment of promises on youth… Read more »
September 30, 2013
Africa: Economic Growth Threatened By Serious Demographic Challenges, Population Experts Warn
Africa should use its rising and young population as a means of rapidly growing its economy, said Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa,… Read more »