January 21, 2014
Morocco: Morocco to Host Intergovernmental Meeting On Industrialisation
"Industrialization for sustainable and inclusive development in North Africa" is the theme of the 29th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of North Africa (ICE),… Read more »
January 13, 2014
East Africa: How the Region Can Get Out of the Trap of Jobless Growth
Given the difficult global context, the continued resilience of economic growth in the East African region over the past few years has been quite remarkable. Read more »
December 04, 2013
Africa: Global Economy Is Improving, but Remains Vulnerable
Global economic growth should increase over the next two years with continuing signs of improvement, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014… Read more »
December 08, 2013
Africa: Ministers Agree to Use High Commodity Prices Window for Africa's Transformation
African Ministers responsible for mineral resources development concluded their third Ordinary Session with a resounding determination to seize opportunities in high commodity… Read more »
December 12, 2013
Africa: Chad and ECA Get Hand in Glove for Development
Chad hugely counts on the support of the Economic Commission for Africa on its road to development. This message came straight from the country's Minister of the Economy, planning… Read more »
December 10, 2013
Africa: Kenyan President Urges Policy Makers to Mitigate Challenges That Impede Tourism Growth
President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E Uhuru Kenyatta, has launched the ECA commissioned publication of the Sustainable Tourism Master Plan for the Inter-Governmental Authority on… Read more »
December 05, 2013
Africa: Standards, Winning Markets and Trading Through Value Chains
At the UNIDO General Conference in Lima, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) participated in a Panel on Meeting Standards Winning Markets: Trading through Value Chains to… Read more »
November 30, 2013
Ethiopia: LDC Ministerial Conference of Industry in Lima Focuses On the World We Want in 2015
The Least Developing Countries conference organised by UNIDO and hosted by the Government of Peru opened today 30 November 2013 in Lima under the theme "From the Istanbul programme… Read more »
December 01, 2013
Nigeria: Nigeria to Host Joint Ministerial Conference On Industrialization for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Africa
The Seventh Joint AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held on 27 March… Read more »
November 08, 2013
Africa: Trade Facilitation From an African Perspective - a New ECA Publication
Trade Facilitation is one of the key negotiation issues in the run-up to the 9th session of the WTO Ministerial Conference to be held in Bali from 3 to 6 December 2013, and… Read more »
November 07, 2013
Southern Africa: Towards Securing Human Rights for Women in Southern Africa
Gender based violence represents our collective guilt as countries, societies and communities says Economic Commission for Africa Southern Africa Regional Office, Director Mr Said… Read more »
November 08, 2013
Ethiopia: Media Urged to Tell Africa's True Story
Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has called on African media leaders to "turn a new page and tell the complete and true stories of the… Read more »
November 18, 2013
East Africa: Towards High Quality Growth and Structural Transformation in the Eastern Africa
Today, our continent celebrates the African Statistics Day on the theme, Quality Data to support African Progress. The theme was chosen to draw attention to the importance of… Read more »
November 02, 2013
Africa: Land Policy Initiative Progress Examined By Steering Committee
The second Steering Committee Meeting for the AU-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI) for 2013 was held at the AU Conference Centre on 4 November 2013. Read more »
November 04, 2013
Africa: Africa Can Lead in Energy, Agriculture and Manufacturing
Addressing Ministers at the Africa Regional Consultative Meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for… Read more »
November 05, 2013
Africa: 14th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa Slated for 21-22 November
Preparations are underway for the 14th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM) to be held on 21- 22 November 2013 at the African Union Conference Centre, Addis… Read more »
November 01, 2013
Africa: Small Is Beautiful - African Small Island Development States and Climate Change
Of the world's fifty-two Small Island Developing States (SIDS), six are in Africa. They include; Cape Verde, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Mauritius, São Tomé and… Read more »
October 27, 2013
Africa: Regional Integration Is a Primary Condition for Africa's Industrial Revolution
"Regional Integration in Africa," the theme of this year's October 28-30 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Johannesburg, is at the very core of the quest for the continent's… Read more »
October 24, 2013
Africa: Africa Must Strive to Remain Competitive in Global Trade
Speaking at the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Trade in Addis Ababa this week, Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission… Read more »
October 23, 2013
Africa: Experts Recommend 112 Activities for African Union/Nepad Programmes in Central Africa 2013-2016
After two days of intense brainstorming in Douala from the 21st to 22nd October 2013, experts from the United Nations System in Central Africa, their counterparts from CEMAC,… Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: Technical Experts to Consult On Implementating Boosting Intra-African Trade and the Continental Free Trade Area Initative
Technical experts to consult on implementing Boosting Intra-African Trade (BIAT) and the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) initiatives Read more »
October 04, 2013
Africa: African WTO Negotiators Urged to Put the Continent's Interests First
Addressing African negotiators at a high-level retreat taking place in Montreux from 3-4 October, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Carlos Lopes… Read more »
October 05, 2013
Africa: Ministers Adopt Addis Ababa Declaration
African ministers concluded a 2-day segment of the Regional Conference on Population and Development Beyond 2014 with the adoption of an Addis Ababa declaration. After extensive… Read more »
Ethiopia: Experts to Meet On Monitoring and Evaluation for Aid for Trade Projects
As the lead organization for the project, "Facilitating Effective Integration of Developing Countries in the Global Economy through Aid for Trade Schemes", the Economic Commission… Read more »
October 03, 2013
Africa: Ethiopian Prime Minister Urges African Nations to Implement Population Policies
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn today urged African countries to make efforts to implement programmes designed to increase the population of productive workforce so… Read more »