January 28, 2018
Africa: UN Chief Warns World Hunger On the Rise
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has warned that hunger is on the rise the world over with Africa registering the highest rates. Read more »
Africa: Guterres Committed to Continuing Empowerment of Women Leaders in the United Nations
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says gender equality and women's participation and leadership are essential to conflict and crisis prevention and for building and… Read more »
January 25, 2018
Africa: Fight Against Corruption Critical for Africa's Sustainable Development, Says ECA's Songwe
Corruption has held Africa back for far too long and it's time to nip the scourge in the bud, says Ms. Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
January 24, 2018
Africa: UN Secretary General Set to Attend African Union Summit
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will this weekend attend the African Union Summit that started in Addis Ababa on January 22. Read more »
January 03, 2018
Central Africa: Experts to Deliberate On Pathways to Economic Diversification in Central Africa
A brainstorming session dubbed "Pathways to economic diversification in Central Arica" has been scheduled for 31 January 2018 at the Hilton Hotel in Yaounde, Cameroon. Participants… Read more »
January 22, 2018
Africa: Data Can Help Manage Human Mobility, says ECA's Chinganya
The ECA's African Centre for Statistics (ACS) this week participated in the first ever International Forum on Migration Statistics that was held in Paris, France. Read more »
January 02, 2018
Africa: Data Can Help Manage Human Mobility, Says ECA's Chinganya
The ECA's African Centre for Statistics (ACS) this week participated in the first ever International Forum on Migration Statistics that was held in Paris, France. Read more »
January 20, 2018
Africa: Corruption a Scourge Africa Can Do Without, Says ECA's Biha
Corruption is a scourge that has to be combatted if Africa is to achieve the laudable goal of leaving no one behind as enshrined in the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development,… Read more »
January 07, 2018
Africa: UN Report On World Economic Situation Launched in Ethiopia
The 2018 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report (WESP2018) was launched in Addis Ababa on 16 January under the auspices of the Macroeconomic Policy Division… Read more »
January 16, 2018
Africa: ECA's Songwe Urges High Level Panel to Help Tackle Africa's Migration Challenges
Members of the High Level Panel on Migration (HLPM), which was launched last June, held their inaugural meeting in Monrovia Monday to identify and articulate key issues that form… Read more »
Liberia: High Level Panel On Migration to Meet in Monrovia
Members of the High Level Panel on Migration (HLPM), which was launched on 6 June 2017, will be meeting in Monrovia, Liberia, on 15 January for their first working session under… Read more »
January 12, 2018
Africa: CRCI10 - Implementation of the Continental Free Trade Area and Shared Gains
The Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI) was established by resolution 827 (XXXII) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference of… Read more »
January 11, 2018
Comoros: Leveraging Remittances to Finance Development
Between 2000 and 2013, remittances from Comorian nationals living in France (estimated between 150,000 and 300,000 people) have increased from 12.5 billion to 59 billion Comorian… Read more »
December 20, 2017
Africa: WTO Ministerial Conference Failure Accentuates Need for Cfta, Says Eca's Karingi
The 11th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11), which took place in Buenos Aires from 10 to 13 December 2017, failed to reach a consensus on key issues such as a curb on subsidies for… Read more »
January 05, 2018
Africa: Contemporary Exchange Rate Policies in Eastern Africa - Helping or Hindering Development?
For the past year, a debate has raged over the role and impact of the CFA franc in West Africa. Supporters of the controversial exchange rate arrangement argue that the peg to the… Read more »
December 19, 2017
Africa: Africa's Next Generation Has Big Dreams That Need the Right Environment to Be Realized - Says IMF Chief
At a special event hosted by the Economic Commission for Africa on the theme: Economic Challenges and Opportunities facing the African Continent; the role of technology in… Read more »
Africa: Update On the Progress Being Made in the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiations
In 2012, the African Union Summit made a decision on boosting intra-African trade and fast-tracking the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA). To achieve the objective, the decision… Read more »
Africa: Historic Meeting of ECA and IMF Chiefs Looks to Forge a New Relationship for Africa's Long-Term Sustainable Growth
The Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe has warned about a demographic trap for African countries if appropriate policy measures are not put in place… Read more »
December 13, 2017
Namibia: Pida Model Law for Infrastructure Development in Africa Endorsed At 2017 Pida Week in Namibia
The 2017 PIDA Week ended in Swakopmund, Namibia, Wednesday with delegates calling on Member States to commit themselves to the development of Programme for Infrastructure… Read more »
December 12, 2017
Africa: Africa Set for Big Things With Cfta Operationalization, Says ECA's Gatera
Africa's integration agenda is experiencing a critical and momentous epoch with the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) scheduled for operationalization next year and with the… Read more »
Africa: Adeyemi Unpacks Pida Model Law for Transboundary Infrastructure Projects in Africa At Pida Week
Economic Commission for Africa's Adeyinka Adeyemi, on Monday unpacked the PIDA Model Law for private sector investment in transboundary infrastructure in Africa for participants at… Read more »
December 11, 2017
Africa: Pida Week - Improving Project Bankability Key to Bridging Africa's Infrastructure Gap
Preparing a pipeline of bankable sustainable infrastructure projects is vital, participants of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week heard as it opened… Read more »
December 07, 2017
Africa: Ministerial Conference On Civil Registration Kicks Off in Nouakchott
The Fourth Conference of African Ministers in charge of Civil Registration kicked-off Thursday 7 December in Nouakchott, under the theme "Accelerating a coordinated improvement of… Read more »
December 10, 2017
Africa: Governance - African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Crucial for SDG Implementation in Africa
"African States have not benefited from the SDGs enough for a simple reason: the lack of follow up", said on Sunday APRM member Youssouf Khayal. "I am drawing your attention to… Read more »
December 06, 2017
Africa: Reforming and Revitalizing Higher Education Sector Crucial for Africa's Development, Experts Say
The fourth Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda ended in Dakar Friday with experts making concrete recommendations for consideration… Read more »