June 06, 2017
Africa: Cfta Modalities On Goods and Services Adopted in Niamey
The sixth meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum (CFTA-NF) was held from the 5th to 10th of June 2017, in Niamey, Niger, followed by the third meeting of the… Read more »
June 16, 2017
Africa: African Economic Conference 2017 - Call for Papers
The African Economic Conference 2017 is jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme and will… Read more »
June 15, 2017
Ethiopia: ECA Mourns the Loss of German Ambassador to Ethiopia and the AU
The Economic Commission for Africa has learnt with great sadness, the passing away of Joachim Schmidt, German Ambassador to Ethiopia and to the African Union. Read more »
June 14, 2017
Africa: Experts Back Report On Land, Ethnicity and Conflict in Africa
A two-day Experts' Group Meeting to validate a study on Land, Ethnicity and Conflict in Africa ended in Addis Ababa Wednesday with participants endorsing the draft report as an… Read more »
June 02, 2017
Mauritania: Mauritania Collaborates With ECA and Morocco for Better National Account Accuracy
A delegation from the Mauritanian national statistics office (Office National de la Statistique, ONS) initiated today a field trip to its Moroccan equivalent, the High Commission… Read more »
Africa: Africa Aims to Learn From Chile's Success in Mining Sector
A delegation from the Government of Chile and the Chilean private sector, through the coordination of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), will arrive in Addis Ababa to… Read more »
June 08, 2017
Africa: Africa's Top Civil Servants Benefit From an Idep Course On Industrial Policy
The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) recently hosted senior civil servants from 20 African countries for a course on Industrial Policy in Africa aimed… Read more »
June 01, 2017
Chad: Chad Launches the Country Mining Vision
The Government of Chad, in collaboration with the African Minerals Development Center (AMDC), launched the domestication process of the African Mining Vision (AMV). Read more »
June 06, 2017
Africa: High Level Panel On Migration Launched With Liberia's Sirleaf As Chair
"Just last week, some forty young men and women died of thirst in the Sahara Desert, while trying to reach Europe. More than a thousand have perished in the Mediterranean Sea since… Read more »
Africa: ECA Mourns Passing of UNFPA's Babatunde Osotimehin
The Economic Commission for Africa joined the greater United Nations family Tuesday in mourning the sudden death of United Nations Population Fund Executive Director, Babatunde… Read more »
June 02, 2017
Africa: Illicit Financial Flows Working Group Convenes Second Meeting in Kenya
(ECA) - The second meeting of the IFF Working Group (IWG) commenced in Nairobi Thursday with Souad Aden-Osman, Coordinator of the Secretariat of the High Level Panel (HLP) on… Read more »
May 09, 2017
Africa: ERA 2017 Launched in Addis Ababa With Call On Africa to Link Urban and Industrial Development
The Economic Commission for Africa's flagship, the Economic Report on Africa 2017, was launched in Addis Ababa today with Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, calling on… Read more »
Africa: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to Launch High Level Panel On Migration
On the margins of the forthcoming ECOWAS Heads of States Summit, a High-level Panel on International Migration in Africa will be launched on 6 June 2017 in Monrovia, Liberia, with… Read more »
May 29, 2017
Africa: Implementing Africa's Development Agenda - Experts to Convene in Seychelles to Review Baseline Report
Two years after the adoption of two significant development frameworks, experts from the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for African (UNECA),… Read more »
May 02, 2017
Africa: ECA and FAO Inch Forward With Partnership Agreement
Representatives of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met in Addis Ababa on May 10, 2017 and agreed on a… Read more »
May 26, 2017
Africa: Abuja to Host High-Level Policy Dialogue On Mainstreaming SDGs in National Development Plans
(ECA) - The Capacity Development Division of the Economic Commission of Africa (ECA) will in June jointly host a High Level Policy Dialogue on Development Planning in Africa in… Read more »
Africa: Statistical Gaps Hampering Africa's Development Says ECA Official
Statistical gaps are hampering Africa's development and transformation, Bartholomew Armah of the Economic Commission for Africa's Renewal of Planning Section in the Macro-Economic… Read more »
May 03, 2017
Africa: African Chambers of Commerce Discuss Best Practices in Use of Single Windows in Enabling Cross Border Trade
The Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI), in collaboration with the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), today concluded a two-day consultative meeting that… Read more »
May 04, 2017
Africa: Idep Organizes a High-Level Dialogue On Green Industry in Africa
IDEP) - As part of IDEP's policy dialogue series, a high-level roundtable on green industry, gathering Senegalese leaders, experts in industry, environment, energy, agriculture… Read more »
May 19, 2017
Africa: Regional Forum Ends With Reaffirmation of Africa's Desire to Stimulate Sustainable Growth
The 2017 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) ended in Addis Ababa Friday with participants adopting an outcome document to take to the 2017 High-Level… Read more »
May 22, 2017
Africa: Climate Change and Trade - Impact On Food Security in Africa
The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is jointly organized a session on "How taking into account climate change can help Africa to… Read more »
May 19, 2017
Africa: Regional Forum On Sustainable Development Ends On a High Note
The 2017 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) ended in Addis Ababa Friday with participants adopting an outcome document to take to the 2017 High-Level… Read more »
May 09, 2017
Africa: Not Only Employment but a Decent Work for Our Youth
The issue of youth unemployment was at the heart of the discussions at the two-days meeting of Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa. Read more »
May 18, 2017
Africa: Regional Forum On Sustainable Development Officially Kicks Off in Addis Ababa
The 2017 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) officially kicked-off in Addis Ababa today with Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa,… Read more »
May 07, 2017
Africa: Panelists Share Experiences On the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the SDGs
As part of activities marking the two-day Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) in Addiss Ababa, high level representatives from some African countries on… Read more »