June 19, 2013
Africa: Equipping Africans Towards an Effective Industrial Policy
The 2013 edition of IDEP's short course on Industrial Policy in Africa opened on 10th of June at the Headquarters of the Institute in Dakar, Senegal. Read more »
June 30, 2013
Africa: Boosting Growth-Oriented Industrialization in Africa
The emergence of poles of growth in Africa needs greater industrialization and diversification of the Continent's productive base according to Messaitfa Bashir, Algeria's Secretary… Read more »
June 25, 2013
Africa: Korean Government and Eca Renew Partnership for Africa's Transformation
The Government of Korea and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at elevating their longstanding partnership to a… Read more »
May 22, 2013
Africa: The Scandal of Invisibility - Making Every African Count
As Africa marks 50 years since the establishment of the Organization of African Unity and the Africa Union, a partnership between the African Union, the African Development Bank,… Read more »
May 17, 2013
Africa: Youth Forum to Address Africa's Transformational Agenda As AU Marks Golden Jubilee
The month of May will be marked by celebrations to mark 50 years since the establishment of the Organization for African Unity, now the African Union, around the theme:… Read more »
November 06, 2012
Africa: International Conference on Agricultural Value Chains Opens
Over 500 private sector representatives, government officials, donors, civil society representatives, farmer organisations and academics have come together at “Making the… Read more »
May 28, 2009
Africa: Experts to Define Private Sector, Civil Society Roles in Nepad Programme Implementation
An expert group meeting on the role of the private sector and civil society organizations in the implementation of NEPAD programmes and projects is underway in Addis Ababa today to… Read more »
April 02, 2008
Africa: Economic Growth to Remain High in 2008
African economies are forecast to grow by an average of 6.2% in 2008, according to the latest edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2008), the annual joint flagship… Read more »
March 14, 2006
Africa: Economic Commission for Africa Says Governance Improving But Challenges Remain
A new ECA report concludes that overall governance is improving in Africa but stresses that major challenges still remain. Read more »
October 03, 2005
Africa: New Executive Secretary Abdoulie Janneh Joins UNECA
Senior UN manager and Africa specialist Abdoulie Janneh assumes his new post as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Addis Ababa, Monday. Read more »
September 30, 2005
Africa: Amoako Completes Decade As Executive Secretary of UNECA
Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary, K.Y. Amoako Friday completes his term at the helm of the continent's leading development think-tank. Read more »
September 13, 2005
Africa: Private Sector - Key to Economic Growth
The private sector only gets a brief mention in the Millennium Development Goals. Yet it is business - entrepreneurs, employers, investors and workers - who are best positioned to… Read more »
October 14, 2004
Africa: Corruption a Two-Way Street
A lively debate on corruption and governance constituted the highlight of the third day of ADF IV. Participants said that while corruption was a cancer eating away at African… Read more »
October 12, 2004
Africa: ADF 'the Leading Forum for Serious and Intellectually Rigorous Discussion' - Meles
The Ethiopian Prime Minister, H.E. Meles Zenawi, today opened the Fourth African Development Forum (ADF IV), taking place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
Africa: Report Shows African Governance Improving, Calls for Action Plan to Address Weaknesses
African governance is improving but significant challenges remain. That's the message of a summary report released by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »
Africa: Speech to Fourth African Development Forum, Addis Ababa, 11 October 2004
Dr. Amoako, Host of the Conference, Ms. Mongella, Honorable Ministers, Madam Vice-President, Distinguished participants. Read more »
September 29, 2004
Africa: Unlocking Africa's Trade Potential
Trade liberalization alone will not boost growth and poverty reduction in Africa. That's the key message of this year's Economic Report on Africa 2004 (ERA 2004), published by the… Read more »
September 17, 2004
Africa: Governance Heads Agenda at Fourth African Development Forum
About one thousand delegates from all over Africa including presidents, activists, businesspeople, journalists and academics will gather in Ethiopia next month to participate in… Read more »
July 14, 2004
Africa: ECA Launches Report Assessing Regional Integration in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today launched a groundbreaking publication on regional integration in Africa. The report, called Assessing Regional Integration in Africa… Read more »
Africa: La CEA lance le rapport sur l'état de l'intégration régionale en Afrique
La Commission économique pour l'Afrique (CEA) publie aujourd'hui une étude inédite sur l'intégration de l'Afrique. Ce rapport, intitulé État de l'intégration régionale en Afrique,… Read more »
May 21, 2004
Africa: Amoako Calls For Action on African Unemployment, Poverty
ECA Executive Secretary K.Y. Amoako has predicted that Africa faces sharply worsening unemployment and poverty unless governments take multi-faceted actions to create jobs. Read more »
May 18, 2004
Africa: Continent Needs to Remove Obstacles to Trade, Says Amoako
African countries must do more to maximize the benefits of trade for development, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), K.Y. Amoako,… Read more »
May 11, 2004
Africa: Ministers to Discuss Trade Policy and Development Agenda in Africa
African ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will meet in Kampala, Uganda, May 21-22, to discuss how best to maximize the contribution of trade to national… Read more »
April 02, 2004
Africa: Workshop Agrees to Boost Capital Markets
The North African Capital Markets Development Workshop, organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), JP Morgan (the Investment Bank) and the Cairo and Alexandria… Read more »
March 23, 2004
Africa: Aids Threatens Africa's Development, Amoako Warns
The Chairman of the Commission for HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA), Dr K.Y. Amoako, has opened a meeting of the Commission in Maputo, Mozambique, with a warning to… Read more »