March 16, 2017
Africa: Expert Dialogue to Focus On Youth As Vehicle for Economic Growth
The 18th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 25-26 March 2017 under the theme, "UN System Support to… Read more »
March 17, 2017
Africa: The STI Forum 2017 Launches Call for Innovations
The Global Call for Innovations is launched for Solutions to the sustainable development goals (SDGs), in connection with the second annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science,… Read more »
March 06, 2017
Africa: ECA Will Continue to Support African Peer Review Mechanism, Says Abdalla Hamdok
Economic Commission for Africa's Acting Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok, on Thursday met with the Chief Executive Officer of the African Peer Review Mechanism, Edward Maloka,… Read more »
March 14, 2017
Africa: ECA Urges Africa to Invest More in Infrastructure for Sustainable Development
African governments and their partners should focus on developing hard infrastructure and support efforts of Ministers in Charge of Trade and Integration to realize a Continental… Read more »
March 05, 2017
West Africa: Integration in West Africa - The Efforts of the ECA Praised
In the framework of its partnership with Senghor University, the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) provides… Read more »
March 02, 2017
Ethiopia: Abdalla Hamdok Expresses Heartfelt Condolences Over Tragic Landslide in Addis Ababa
Abdalla Hamdok, ECA's acting Executive Secretary has expressed his deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Ethiopia over the tragic loss of lives in the landslide… Read more »
March 04, 2017
Africa: ECA Experts Participate in 5th Meeting of the CFTA Negotiating Forum
Experts from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently participated in the 5th meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) Negotiating Forum that was hosted by the… Read more »
February 20, 2017
Africa: ECA's Africa Governance Report On Corruption Launched in Johannesburg
The Economic Commission for Africa, in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) has today launched the fourth Africa Governance Report (AGR… Read more »
March 08, 2017
Africa: Message From the Acting Executive Secretary United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Eca) On International Women's Day - 8 March 2017
Dear Colleagues at ECA and the United Nations family, Read more »
March 02, 2017
Africa: Experts Gathered to Discuss a Proactive African Response to Commodity Price Volatility
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) together with Tax Justice Network-Africa (TJN-A) will convene a colloquium addressing Africa's response to the global collapse in… Read more »
March 07, 2017
Africa: Capacity-Building Training in Extractives Welcomed in Equatorial Guinea
The African Mineral Development Centre (AMDC), in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the Government of Equatorial Guinea,… Read more »
Guinea: ECA Collaboration With Guinea Begins to Bear Fruit
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 28 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is continuing to work in partnership with the Government of Guinea on a number of initiatives… Read more »
March 02, 2017
Africa: LPI Launches Project to Track Progress in Implementing the AU Declaration On Land
The AUC-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI) has launched a pilot project to track progress in the implementation of the AU Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa. In… Read more »
February 27, 2017
Mauritania: ECA, Mauritania Strengthen National Data Collection for Better Statistics
Economic Commission for Africa initiated today a technical assistance mission in support to the Mauritanian national statistics office (Office National de la Statistique, ONS). The… Read more »
February 23, 2017
Africa: Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa Meeting Set to Focus On the Youth
Preparations are underway for the 18th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 25-26 March 2017 under the theme; "UN System… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Southern Africa: Prospects for SADC Regional Integration Through Industrialization and the Role of China
The University of Johannesburg Confucius Institute (UJCI) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa -ECA in collaboration with Oxfam International's Africa-China… Read more »
February 22, 2017
Africa: Human Exclusion - Moroccan Experts Take Ownership of African Social Development Index
The Social Development Policy Division (SDPD) of the UN Economic Commission for Africa is holding on 21-23 February 2017 in Rabat (Morocco), a capacity development workshop on the… Read more »
February 21, 2017
Africa: Liberian President Meets ECA Team to Advance Collaboration Pact
A delegation from the Economic Commission for Africa recently met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to discuss continued collaboration between the two parties and… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Africa: Strengthening Economic Corridors
The Economic Commission for Africa, through the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is holding a meeting in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group and other Corridor… Read more »
February 20, 2017
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Receives a Boost for Development Planning from the ECA
On Monday, the Ivoirian Government, through the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD) and the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Africa: African Corridor Management Alliance to Strengthen Economic Corridors
The Economic Commission for Africa, through the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is holding a meeting in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group and other Corridor… Read more »
February 08, 2017
Africa: ECA and the Mano River Union Embark On Cooperation Agreement
A team from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) led by the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA), Dimitri Sanga, paid an official visit… Read more »
Africa: ECA / Mano River Union - Towards the Adoption of a Cooperation Agreement
A team from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) led by the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA), Mr. Dimitri Sanga, conducted a mission… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Africa: African LDCs Discuss Trade Strategies for Transformation and Poverty Reduction
The regional Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) workshop organised with the Ministry of Trade of Ethiopia and in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
February 08, 2017
Africa: Africa Mining Vision Initiative Gaining Traction One Year On
A policy dialogue at the 2017 Mining Indaba heard strong endorsements from public and private sector speakers for the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) Private Sector Compact. Read more »