August 03, 2017
Africa: New ECA Chief Meets Ethiopian Prime Minister - Renews Commitment to Africa's Transformation
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Ethiopian government on Thursday renewed their commitment to working together for the economic and social transformation of… Read more »
Africa: Executive Secretary Vera Songwe Takes Office, Set to Meet Ethiopian Prime Minister
The new Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, officially took office Thursday and is set to meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam… Read more »
August 02, 2017
Africa: Expert Group Meeting On Governing STI for Sustainable Development Opens in Addis Ababa
Science, technology and innovation resources should be strengthened, mobilized, rationally allocated, efficiently used and effectively promoted and appreciated if STIs are to… Read more »
Africa: IDEP Organises a Training Workshop On Perspective Studies for the Benefit of Twenty African Policymakers
The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) organized a five day training workshop on perspective studies in Tunis, from the 17th - 21st July 2017. The… Read more »
July 13, 2017
Southern Africa: ECA Urged to Address Development Challenges in Southern Africa
A two-day bureau meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for Southern Africa ended on 13 July in Lusaka, Zambia, with calls for the Economic Commission for… Read more »
July 20, 2017
Nigeria: Amdc Calls for an Inclusive Mineral Sector in Nigeria
Adopting and domesticating the African Mining Vision (AMV) will contribute to laying the institutional groundwork and cementing strong accountability mechanisms that are vital for… Read more »
July 06, 2017
Africa: East African Experts Benefit From Training On Energy Demand, Supply Planning & Management
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently hosted a course on energy demand and supply training for east African energy experts in a bid to strengthen the region's technical… Read more »
July 25, 2017
Africa: ECA Deputy Chief Highlights the Vital Need for Sound Statistics in Africa
Ms. Giovanie Biha, ECA Deputy Executive Secretary, argues that sound statistics are essential to help African countries to analyse what is going on the continent and better plan… Read more »
July 26, 2017
Africa: Final Call for Abstracts - 2017 Conference On Land Policy in Africa
"The Africa We Want: Achieving socioeconomic transformation through inclusive and equitable access to land by the youth" is the theme of the 2017 Conference on Land Policy in… Read more »
July 20, 2017
Africa: Stakeholders Make Case for Open Data in Africa At Report Launch
The maiden edition of The Africa Data Revolution Report (ADRR2016) has been launched in Accra, Ghana, with calls for governments and other data producers to make data open,… Read more »
July 21, 2017
Africa: Regional Integration - African Directors of Statistics to Meet in Morocco in 2019
In a meeting held on 20 July 2017 in Marrakech, under the joint chairmanship of Morocco's High Commissioner for Planning Ahmed Lahlimi and ECA's Deputy Executive Secretary for… Read more »
July 20, 2017
Africa: Africa's Land Commissions Commit to Recognizing and Securing Community Land Rights
The regional workshop with African Land Commissions on securing community land rights ended in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday with participants committing to advancing policy, legal and… Read more »
July 19, 2017
Africa: ECA Pushes Africa's Integration Agenda, Inclusivity and Equitable Trade At the 2017 Aid for Trade Global Review
The just-ended Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 that was held on the theme "Promoting Trade, Inclusiveness and Connectivity for Sustainable Development" saw the Economic Commission… Read more »
July 20, 2017
Africa: Pilot Study Tracking Implementation of AU Land Declaration Launched in Ghana
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) today unveiled a Monitoring and Evaluation of Land in Africa (MELA) project to track… Read more »
July 09, 2017
Africa: Thoughts On the African Data Ecosystems
Ahead of the 20 July launch of The Africa Data Revolution Report (ADRR2016) in Accra, stakeholders attending the Africa Open Data Conference (AODC17) spent several hours assessing… Read more »
July 19, 2017
Africa: UN Regional Economic Commissions Share Perspectives On SDGs Progress and Implementation
14 July New York, During a panel on SDGs "implementation at the regional and subregional levels" at the ongoing High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development,UN Regional… Read more »
July 17, 2017
Africa: African Land Commissioners' Workshop On Securing Community Land Rights Opens in Accra
The first ever meeting of African Land Commissioners opened in Accra Monday with Ghana's Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John-Peter Amewu, lamenting the extreme levels of… Read more »
Africa: ECA Holds Annual Meeting With Development Partners
The Economic Commission for Africa presented its key achievements at its annual meeting with its group of development partners on 7 July, highlighting its continued support to the… Read more »
July 06, 2017
Africa: Accra Launch of the Africa Data Revolution Report
The inaugural edition of the Africa Data Revolution Report (ADRR 2016) will be launched on 19 July in Accra, Ghana, as part of activities marking the 2nd Africa Open Data… Read more »
July 17, 2017
Ghana: Workshop With African Land Commissions On Securing Community Land Rights Begins in Accra - 17-20 July, 2017
What: High level workshop on securing community land rights in Africa Read more »
July 14, 2017
Africa: Africa Regional Integration Index Report Under Spotlight At Global Review 2017 in Geneva
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) yesterday hosted a panel discussion at the Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade, bringing together regional and international experts to… Read more »
July 18, 2017
Africa: Inception Workshop to Launch the Monitoring and Evaluation of Land in Africa (Mela) Project
Inception workshop to launch the Monitoring and Evaluation of Land in Africa (MELA) project - a pilot study to track progress in the implementation of the African Union Declaration… Read more »
July 17, 2017
Africa: Better Land Governance Important to Catalyze Africa's Economic Growth Says LPI's Kagwanja
The regional workshop on securing community land rights continued in Accra, Ghana, Monday with Land Policy Initiative (LPI) Coordinator, Joan Kagwanja, saying better governance of… Read more »
Africa: African Governments Urged to Secure Land Rights for All
Insecure forest and land rights trigger widespread poverty, gender disparity, lack of economic growth, social unrest, conflicts and investment risks, says Solange Bandiaky-Badji,… Read more »
July 18, 2017
Africa: Pilot Study Tracking Implementation of AU Land Declaration to Be Unveiled in Ghana
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), will on Thursday hold an inception workshop in Accra, Ghana, to launch the Monitoring… Read more »