November 14, 2017
Africa: President Azali of Comoros Welcomes ECA Delegation
At the end of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts held in Moroni, President Azali Assoumani of the Union of Comoros welcomed a delegation of the UN Economic Commission for… Read more »
November 13, 2017
Africa: Correct Interventions Needed to Halt Crises in IGAD Region
A two-day High Level Policy Dialogue on Conflict and Development in the Horn of Africa opened Monday in Addis Ababa with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's Peace and… Read more »
Africa: Tax Base Protection Workshop Ends With Call for More Support to Strengthen Africa's Capacity
A four-day workshop on protecting the tax base of developing countries ended in Addis Ababa Friday with participants being urged to use the new skills and knowledge they gained… Read more »
November 03, 2017
Sudan: Statistics - ECA Initiates Research in Preparation for Sudan Country Profile
A delegation of experts from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) initiated on 11 November a one week working visit to Sudan, to prepare the second… Read more »
November 10, 2017
Africa: Expert Group Meeting On Reducing Child Stunting in Africa
AUC, ECA and WFP jointly organized a two-day Expert Group Meeting and Policy Forum on 'Reducing Child Stunting' on 9 - 10 November 2017. Read more »
November 09, 2017
Africa: Good Governance Crucial to Resolving Land Tenure Rights in Africa
Day two of the 6th Capitalization Meeting began with presentations which focused on addressing the tenure of fisheries, a mid-term review of the European Union Land Governance… Read more »
November 08, 2017
Africa: Conference On Land Policy in Africa (Clpa-2017)
On November 14, 2017, the 2nd biennial Conference on Land Policy in Africa, begins in Addis Ababa and runs through to 17 November. Read more »
November 10, 2017
Africa: IGAD Dialogue Ends With Africa Being Urged to Use Local Solutions for Its Land Challenges
The IGAD dialogue on land governance ended in Addis Ababa Thursday with participants urging member States to use the platform to share experiences and challenges related to… Read more »
November 09, 2017
Africa: ECA Stresses Comoros's Tourism Potential During Profile Launch
Comoros could become the new fashionable destination of the Indian Ocean, but the country's tourism potential is still largely untapped. To leverage its exceptional assets, Comoros… Read more »
November 08, 2017
Africa: Integrated Implementation of UN and AU Guidelines Improves Land Tenure Governance in Africa
The 6th Capitalization Meeting of the European Union-funded Land Governance Program opened in Addis Ababa Wednesday with project implementers meeting to address implementation… Read more »
East Africa: Enhancing Tourism Competitiveness Can Accelerate Growth in Eastern Africa
Moroni, Comoros, November, 8th , 2017 (ECA) - Tourism is now emerging as a dynamic sector for economic growth and development in Eastern Africa. Experts who gathered in Comoros… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopian Minister Urges IGAD Member States to Strengthen Dialogue On Land Governance
A two-day Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) land dialogue opened in Addis Ababa Wednesday with Ethiopia's State Minister for Natural Resources, Kaba Urgessa, urging… Read more »
Africa: AMDC Develops Manual On Mineral Development Agreements
-The African Minerals Development Center (AMDC) is organizing an event to present the training manual for capacity development in mineral development agreements. The AMV-aligned… Read more »
Cameroon: In Cameroon, ECA's Pedro Confers With Agriculture Minister On the 'Douala Consensus'
The director of the Economic Commission for Africa's Subregional Office for Central Africa (ECA/SRO-CA), Antonio Pedro, met with Cameroon's Minister of Agriculture and Rural… Read more »
Africa: Continued Investment in Infrastructure Could Address Missing Inputs for African Transformation
A series of Economic Reports of Africa published by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) between 2013 to 2016 argue that infrastructure development has a direct effect on… Read more »
November 07, 2017
Africa: All Is Set for 2017 Conference On Land Policy in Africa
All is set for the Land Policy Initiative Centre's (LPIC) second Conference on Land Policy in Africa that seeks to deepen capacity for land policy in Africa through improved access… Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs to Build Capacity to Curb Illicit Financial Flows, Says Eca's Opoku-Mensah
A four-day workshop on protecting the tax base of developing countries opened here Tuesday with Aida Opoku-Mensah, ECA's Special Adviser on the Post-2015 Development Agenda,… Read more »
Africa: East Africans to Discuss How to Pave the Way for Transformative Growth
Industrial-led growth is an important driver in achieving national development targets. This was underscored at the 21st meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE)… Read more »
Comoros: Moroni Meeting - How to Unlock the Full Potential of the Blue Economy?
Globally, ocean wealth is valued at $ 24 trillion. If oceans were a country, they would constitute the seventh largest economy in the world. These resources of the blue economy… Read more »
East Africa: ECA Appeals for Stronger Growth in Eastern Africa
The economic performance of Eastern Africa has been impressive over the past decade and a half. Yet economic growth moderated markedly in 2016 and 2017, with an average growth rate… Read more »
November 06, 2017
Africa: Experts Discuss Future of Africa-UK Trade Relations
'Getting the Future Africa-UK Trade Partnership Right' was the subject of an expert group meeting held during the just-ended 10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation… Read more »
Southern Africa: Experts to Discuss the Challenges and Implications of Declining Commodity Prices in Southern Africa
The ECA Office for Southern Africa in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) will organize the Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) on the theme "Promoting Growth… Read more »
Africa: Africa Spending More Than Its Fair Share for Climate Adaptation, a New Study Reveals
Findings of a new study jointly commissioned by the UNDP Regional Office for Africa, and the African Climate Policy Centre at the Economic Commission for Africa, is dismissing the… Read more »
November 03, 2017
Africa: 50 Experts Meet At Idep to Reflect On New Agricultural Development Approaches
-- Policy makers, academia, researchers and experts from African governments, international organizations and private sector met at IDEP, in Dakar, on October 25, 2017, in a high… Read more »
Africa: 10th Session of the Committee On Regional Cooperation and Integration Ends On High Note
The 10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI) ended in Addis Ababa Thursday night with participants adopting recommendations that will go a long… Read more »