December 04, 2016
Africa: Dakar to Host the 2017 Joint ECA-AU Annual Ministerial Conference
Preparations are underway for the joint Annual Ministerial Conference of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) to be held in Dakar,… Read more »
December 09, 2016
Africa: Is There a Future for Smallholder Farmers in Africa?
Participants at the 2016 African Economic Conference think there is future for smallholder farmers on the continent. They think African countries can use build upon the Green… Read more »
December 14, 2016
Africa: ECA and ECCAS Deepen Collaboration
Libreville, Gabon, 14 Dec. 2016 (ECA) - The Secretariat General of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through… Read more »
Africa: Mining and Development in Central Africa - Much Still to Be Done
Brazzaville, 14 Dec. 2016 (ECA) - In spite of the efforts deployed by countries in Central Africa to incorporate the objectives of the African Mining Vision (AMV) into national… Read more »
December 10, 2016
Africa: Senegal, ECA and NEPAD to Launch Infrastructure Investment Tool in Dakar
A global tool designed to increase private sector investment in Africa's transboundary infrastructure will be unveiled in Dakar on 15 December at the King Fahd Hotel. Read more »
December 09, 2016
Africa: ECA to Host Open Data Session At First UN World Data Forum in Cape Town
The Economic Commission for Africa is organising an Open Data side event at the first ever United Nations World Data Forum, that will be held in South Africa in January, to help… Read more »
November 29, 2016
Africa: Africa Trade Week 2016 Theme: Continental Free Trade Area and Trade Facilitation
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December 10, 2016
Africa: Towards an Inclusive-Development-Generating Mining Industry in Central Africa
Brazzaville, 10 Dec. 2016 (ECA) - The Sub-Regional Office for Central Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has convened mining development experts of… Read more »
December 08, 2016
Central Africa: Central Africa's Industrial Transformation Need Not Be Cut-and-Paste
Transformative industrial policies that are in harmony with environmental protection need not be "an exercise of cutting and pasting but should be rather well crafted and context… Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: Congo Strengthens Mining Contracts for Development
The Government of Congo, through its Ministry of Mines, and the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), will host a workshop on 8 to 10 December 2016 to launch a project aimed… Read more »
Africa: Time to Converge International Development Agendas in Central Africa
A plethora of regional development bodies in Central Africa under the umbrella of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Central Africa Economic and… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: 2nd Annual Workshop On International Economic Negotiations Kicks Off in Johannesburg
The second Annual Workshop on International Economic Negotiations opened in Johannesburg on Monday under the theme, "Building Africa's Negotiating Capacity for Improved Terms of… Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: ECA and UMA Plan Joint Work to Achieve Regional Integration
The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the General Secretariat of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) held Tuesday 6 December in Rabat a bilateral, exchange and… Read more »
Africa: External Peer Review Meeting On the Economic Report On Africa 2017, 15-16 December 2016
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Africa: Conference Partners, Nigerian Minister Engage With Media On Agro-Allied Industrialization
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Abdalla Hamdok, Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); Abdoulaye Mar… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: ECA to Continue Supporting Member States With Trade Negotiations Skills
The inaugural Africa Trade Week ended Friday in Addis Ababa with the Economic Commission for Africa's Principal Economic Adviser, Joseph Atta-Mensah, urging the ECA and its… Read more »
North Africa: Reviving the Arab Maghreb Union Is Necessary to Strengthen Growth
The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), held today in Rabat, Morocco the third meeting of the Sub Regional Coordination… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: Project Aiming to Improve Africa's Cities and Wellbeing of Its People Launched in Uganda
The Economic Commission for Africa on Friday launched a new project that aims to transform Africa's cities and improve the wellbeing of its citizens. Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: Intensify Production of Land Data and Statistics, Experts Urge African Governments
African governments should intensify the production of land data and statistics to aid their decision-making processes as the continent seeks to end poverty and inequality, an… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: Cyber Security - Central African States Adopt Model Cross-Border Laws
An exacting endeavour of the Central African Economic Community (ECCAS) member states - supported by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International… Read more »
December 05, 2016
North Africa: Reviving the Arab Maghreb Union, Necessary to Strengthen Growth in Maghreb Region
The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) held today in Rabat (Morocco) the third meeting of the Sub Regional Coordination… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: Ending Hunger and Enabling Food Security in Africa
Researchers, policy-makers and development partners converge in Abuja, Nigeria, for the 11 th African Economic Conference (AEC) from December 5-7, 2016, to share… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: Policy Debates On Structural Transformation Billed for Gabon and Congo
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is organising a twin set of policy debates to begin mapping out pathways for structural transformation in Central Africa, notably in… Read more »
December 04, 2016
Africa: Conclave to Revitalise UN's Support to AU/Nepad Programme in Central Africa
Agencies of the UN System, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) of Central Africa and their development partners such as the African Development bank (AfDB) will concert from 6… Read more »
December 01, 2016
Africa: A Call to Arms Underlines the Opening of the Africa Trade Facilitation Forum
The Africa Trade Facilitation Forum segment of the ongoing Africa Trade Week opened here today with a rallying call to urgently address trade facilitation gaps that impact on trade… Read more »