May 07, 2014
Africa: Official Visit to Niger Stresses Eca's Role in Africa's Transformation
During an official visit to Niger in May at the invitation of President Issoufou Mahamadou, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes… Read more »
May 12, 2014
Africa: Africa's Private Sector Needs Support
Manzini Swaziland - Public-private sector partnership is indispensable in the process of economic transformation says the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »
May 02, 2014
Africa: African Ministers Make Progress On the Africa Power Vision
A ministerial consultation on the Africa Power Vision took place on the margins of the World Economic Forum on Africa on 8 May in Abuja, convened by the Coordinating Minister for… Read more »
Africa: New Economic Report Reveals Promise of Africa's Industrialization
The 2014 edition of the Economic Commission for Africa flagship report was launched Monday in Addis Ababa, with the unanimous view that industrialization is crucial to Africa's… Read more »
May 09, 2014
Cape Verde: Cape Verde's National Transformation Forum
Preparations are in high gear towards Cape Verde's second National Forum on Transformation which holds from 14-16 May on a "constructive review of the progress and plan for the… Read more »
May 06, 2014
Africa: 2014 Economic Report On Africa to Be Launched in Addis Ababa
ECA's annual flagship report, the Economic Report on Africa, published in collaboration with the African Union Commission will be launched in Addis Ababa on 12 May 2014 at the UN… Read more »
May 02, 2014
Africa: Eca Chief Calls for a Rethink of Financing Strategies for the Continent's Transformation Agenda
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has stressed the need to scale up both domestic and private external financial resources for… Read more »
April 29, 2014
West Africa: ECA Revives Cooperation With the West African Economic Monetary Union
The Economic Commission for Africa is embarking on a plan to re-establish cooperation with the West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU), following a memorandum of understanding… Read more »
April 30, 2014
West Africa: The Eca/Sro-Wa Revives Its Cooperation With the Waemu
A delegation from the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, led by its Director, Dr Dimitri Sanga, along with two experts, Mr.… Read more »
April 29, 2014
Africa: Experts to Meet On Sustainable Development Financing to the Africa Region
Invitation to representatives of the media Read more »
April 09, 2014
Africa: Experts Confer On 'Bankable' Aid for Trade Projects
Experts attending a 3 day meeting in Tunis last week have agreed that Regional UN Economic Commissions could collaborate in assisting developing countries to optimize their… Read more »
April 24, 2014
Africa: Africa's Transformation Requires Visionary Leadership - Lopes
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes, has called for a 'revisit of the global perception of Africa,' which continues to be one of a… Read more »
April 05, 2014
Cape Verde: Cape Verde to Host 2nd National Forum On Transformation
A decade after the first National Transformation Forum that was held in 2003, the Cape Verde Centre for Strategic Policies in collaboration with partners such as the Economic… Read more »
April 01, 2014
Tunisia: Experts to Look Into Integrating Aid for Trade Into Global Markets
The Economic Commission for Africa will host an inter-regional forum of over 60 experts from around the world to share experiences and views on how Aid for Trade can best… Read more »
April 07, 2014
Nigeria: 'Chief' Adedeji Honored in Emotional Tribute At Launch of Lecture Series
The annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture Series was launched during the joint ECA-AU March 25-31 Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Development to commemorate the… Read more »
April 17, 2014
Africa: Stakeholders to Consult On Financing Sustainable Development
Following a mandate from the Rio + 20 Summit, the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing (ICESDF) established by the UN General Assembly in… Read more »
Africa: ECA Unveils New Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Initiative
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) presented a new Continent-Wide Initiative on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment at the Seventh Joint Annual Meeting of… Read more »
April 07, 2014
Africa: New GDP a Sign of Progress in Shaping Africa's Narrative - Says ECA's Lopes
As a result of rebasing and re-benchmarking of the national accounts series of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Nigeria's nominal GDP has been nearly doubled, becoming Africa's… Read more »
April 04, 2014
Niger: Experts From Niger Analyze Best Practices in Land Development
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the National Committee of the Rural Code of Niger will organize a "Validation workshop of the report on promising practices on land use… Read more »
April 08, 2014
Africa: 20 Years After Genocide, Rwanda Remembers, Renews, and Unites
The commemoration of genocide on April 7 in Rwanda marked 20th anniversary of a brutal slaughter, in which close to one million people were murdered within 100 bloody days. African… Read more »
Rwanda: Ban Ki-Moon Pays Tribute to Fallen UN Colleagues and Comforts Their Families
As part of the commemorations of the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to the fallen 64 UN staff and their… Read more »
April 14, 2014
Africa: Africa's 'Fork in the Road' Pointing to Industrialization, Says Lopes
A decade after former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's made his landmark 'fork in the road' speech to the General Assembly calling for the reform of the global body, the Executive… Read more »
April 15, 2014
Niger: State Is Preparing to Host the United Nations Regional Workshop On Data Dissemination and Communication
On March 13-15, 2014,Niger will host the United Nations Regional Workshop on Data Dissemination and Communication. With one month to go before this important meeting, the… Read more »
April 10, 2014
Africa: Nigeria to Host Third African Internet Governance Forum
The third African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) will take place in Abuja, Nigeria from 10 to 12 July 2014. According to the Secretariat of the African Internet Governance Forum… Read more »
April 09, 2014
Africa: Private Equity Funds Can Help Retain Capital in Africa - Says ECA's Lopes
Speaking at a seminar on Capital Flight and Tax Havens in Africa that opened in Addis Ababa, Wednesday, Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has… Read more »