November 16, 2020
North Africa: North Africa 35th Icsoe to Discuss Conditions for Sound, Post-Covid-19 Recovery in North Africa
Rabat, 16 November (ECA) -The ECA office for North Africa will organise the 35th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) for North Africa… Read more »
Namibia: ECA Calls for Ambition in the AfCFTA At Annual Bank of Namibia Symposium
The Bank of Namibia held its 21st Annual Symposium on 5 November under the theme of "Positioning Namibia to reap the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area."… Read more »
November 14, 2020
Africa: World Diabetes Day
Globally, an estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014, compared to 108 million in 1980. The global prevalence of diabetes has nearly doubled since 1980,… Read more »
Africa: Guterres Congratulates Biden and Harris, Hails UN-Us Partnership As 'Essential Pillar'
Senior UN officials have offered their congratulations to the president-elect of the United States Joe Biden, and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, on their election victory… Read more »
November 13, 2020
Southern Africa: African Continental Free Trade Area Could Expand Opportunities for Women, Say Atpc-SADC Webinar Panelists
- The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Southern African Development Community (SADC)-Women in Business, and the SADC Business… Read more »
November 14, 2020
Africa: Deputy UN Chief Looks to 'New Dawn for Mali', Promotes Participation of Women in Country's Transition
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on Friday has been strongly advocating for the greater participation of women and youth in Mali's ongoing transition towards a… Read more »
November 13, 2020
Africa: Parliamentarians Have Critical Role to Play in Fight Against Covid-19 and Recovery
African parliamentarians have a critical role to play in enhancing the continent's resilience against health emergencies like the novel coronavirus through enacting effective… Read more »
Central Africa: Paradigm Shift Needed in Central Africa's Quest to Build Skills for Economic Diversification
A major paradigm shift in formal and hands-on training is required in Central Africa if the region is to successfully diversify its economies, ministers, dons, development experts… Read more »
November 14, 2020
Africa: International Women's Day 2021 Theme - "Women in Leadership - Achieving an Equal Future in a Covid-19 World"
IWD 2021) as, "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world." Read more »
November 12, 2020
North Africa: Covid-19 - 35th Icsoe Meeting to Focus On Policies and Strategies for a Faster Economic Recovery in North Africa
The ECA office for North Africa will hold on Tuesday 17 November 2020, online, the thirty-fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE)… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Success in Mobilising Power of Its Youth Will Deliver AfCFTA Promise
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) provides a critical opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including youth-led enterprises engaged in… Read more »
Central Africa: A Rallying Call for Upskilling Towards Sustainable Growth in Central Africa
A two-day virtual meeting of the 36th Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICE) for Central Africa kicked off Wednesday with focus on strategies to enhance… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Southern Africa: African Trade Policy Centre, SADC Business Council Host Webinar On Women's Participation in AfCFTA
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the Southern African Development Community (SADC)-Women in Business, and… Read more »
November 05, 2020
North Africa: North Africa Requires Major Overhauls in Economic, Education Sectors to Navigate Post Covid-19 ICT Revolution
The ECA office for North Africa, the UNESCO Maghreb office and the Policy Center for the New South held on Wednesday, November 4th a webinar on "Innovation and New Technologies in… Read more »
November 06, 2020
Congo-Brazzaville: Covid-19 - Congo Rolls Out Mobile Platform to Keep Citizens Safe and Informed
Congo's government has officially launched the Africa Communication and Information Platform for Health and Economic Action (ACIP), a continental tool that aims to harness… Read more »
North Africa: Covid-19 At Risk of Worsening Youth Unemployment in North Africa
Rabat, November 4th (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa held on Tuesday, November 3rd a webinar on "Best practices on job creation in North Africa". Read more »
November 04, 2020
West Africa: Meeting Between the Director of ECA in West Africa and the 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger - The Promotion of the Use of ICTs in the Ecowas Space At the Centre of Discussions
The 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger, the Honourable Ayouba Hassane Farmo, on behalf of the President of the institution, His Excellency Mr. Ousseini Tinni, had… Read more »
November 03, 2020
Africa: Eca Holds Meeting On Studies Into the Development Agendas in Africa's Sub-Regions
Addis Ababa, October 27, 2020, (ECA) - The UN Secretary General and the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson have committed to working together to implement the development… Read more »
North Africa: Innovation and New Technologies in North Africa in the Context of Covid-19
Rabat, November 3rd (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa, the UNESCO office for the Maghreb region and the Policy Center for the New South will hold on November 4th, 2020 from… Read more »
October 30, 2020
Africa: ECA Launches New Report On Extractive Sector Governance
Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Friday launched a new publication that proposes actions that… Read more »
North Africa: Webinar - Best Practices in Job Creation in North Africa
- The ECA office for North Africa, will hold on Tuesday 3 November 2020 a webinar on "Best Practices in Job Creation in North Africa". Read more »
October 29, 2020
Africa: The Renewafrica Initiative Presented to EVP Timmermans
The EVP recognises renewAfrica and European Green Deal as aligned and welcomes the work done by the Initiative Read more »
Southern Africa: The 26th Icsoe Meeting of Southern Africa Elects a New Bureau With Calls for Medium-Term Fiscal Consolidation
The 26th Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) of Southern Africa elected Lesotho as Chair, Malawi as Vice-Chair and South Africa as… Read more »
October 28, 2020
East Africa: Bioeconomy Offers the Opportunity to Create Many Jobs in East Africa
Many policymakers and businesses have been calling a green recovery and a "Build Back Better" strategy in the post-covid-19 era to limit the impact of future pandemics and crises… Read more »
October 20, 2020
Africa: AfCFTA and Trade UN Services Tops the Agenda of the Sro-SA Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) convened an Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on the theme: "The African… Read more »