November 25, 2020
East Africa: New Report Reveals How Covid-19 Has Affected Eastern Africa
When the Covid-19 pandemic sent the global economy into a recession, the East Africa region was not spared. According to UN Economic Commission for Africa's Economic and Social… Read more »
November 24, 2020
East Africa: East Africa's Policymakers Call for Better Coordination to Build Back Better and More Sustainably
Policymakers from 14 countries of Eastern Africa kicked off their regional meeting known as 24th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE)… Read more »
November 15, 2020
East Africa: A Regional Meeting to Discuss the Post-Pandemic Road to Social and Economic Recovery in East Africa
In this difficult context of global socioeconomic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Economic Commission for Africa, through its office for Eastern Africa will… 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 14, 2020
Mauritius: Mauritius Holds National AfCFTA Strategy Consultations On October 15
Mauritius, with the support of ECA, will organize a national consultative meeting on Thursday 15 Oct. to guide the development of the country's African Continental Free Trade Area… Read more »
October 13, 2020
Ethiopia: Ethiopian President Calls for Modern African Statistical Systems for Effective Policy & Decision-Making
The seventh meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom7) opened virtually on Tuesday with a clarion call from Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde for Africa to… Read more »
October 02, 2020
Kenya: Stakeholders Meet to Make Transformative Recommendations On Private Sector-Driven Green Growth in Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya
- From 25 to 29 September 2020 the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Ministries of Environment of Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya organised two virtual… Read more »
July 22, 2020
East Africa: Covid-19 Remains an Impediment to Regional Trade - Kenya Pushes Ahead
At a time when global trade seems so uncertain because of COVID-19 pandemic crisis, a recent paper strikingly highlights that Kenya experienced a significant improvement in exports… Read more »
April 08, 2020
Rwanda: 'Say No to Hate Speech and Xenophobia', Urges Guterres, Marking 26 Years Since Genocide in Rwanda
Remembering the more than one million people who over the course of just 100 days, were systematically killed in Rwanda, 26 years ago, the UN chief underscored on Tuesday that "we… Read more »
March 30, 2020
Africa: ECA Contributes Awareness Materials to Aid Ethiopia's Fight Against Covid-19
The Economic Commission for Africa and the UN Communications Group last week handed over to the Government of Ethiopia, awareness materials to ensure ordinary citizens have access… Read more »
March 10, 2020
Africa: UN Family Remembers Colleagues Who Perished in Ethiopian Airlines Crash
The United Nations family in Ethiopia on Tuesday held a memorial wreath-laying ceremony honoring the lives of 21 U.N. staff members who died last year when an Ethiopian Airlines… Read more »
March 03, 2020
Kenya: Curricula Development Workshop On Land Governance in Africa Underway in Nairobi
A team of experts have gathered in Nairobi for a sensitization workshop from 3-6 March to develop guidelines for curricula development on land governance in Africa. The objective… Read more »
January 31, 2020
Africa: Kenya's AfCFTA Strategy Places the Country On a Strong Footing to Benefit From the Agreement
Experts attending the technical review of the draft Kenya AfCFTA implementation strategy held lively discussions about how the country could best benefit from the agreement. Read more »
January 24, 2020
Africa: Preparations Underway for Africa Climate Week 2020 in Kampala
Preparations are underway for Africa Climate Week 2020, which will be convened in Kampala, Uganda, 9-13 March 2020. The overview programme and further details have been published… Read more »
December 16, 2019
Kenya: Policy Implementation Key for Kenya and Africa's Inclusive Development
A week-long workshop that seeks to strengthen the capacity of national planning institutions in Kenya to develop, adopt and implement a national strategy for the integration of… Read more »
December 09, 2019
Seychelles: Seychelles Hosts ECA-Permanent Representatives Retreat Focusing On Climate Change
The Seychelles, a small island nation that is fighting climate change from all angles, is hosting the second annual retreat of the Addis Ababa-based African Permanent… Read more »
November 21, 2019
Africa: Enthusiasm for Regional Integration, As ECA and Trademark East Africa Conduct National Forum On the AfCFTA
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Trademark East Africa (TMEA) launched the National impact assessment report that presented the effects of the African Continental… Read more »
November 07, 2019
Eritrea: Benefits of Regional Integration Reaffirmed in Asmara Communiqué
Regional integration represents a unique opportunity for East African countries to strengthen their economies, affirmed delegates concluding the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
November 05, 2019
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Mining Sector Has Potential to Stimulate Economic Growth & Poverty Reduction, Says Chinganya
Ethiopia's mining sector has strong potential to contribute to the country's long-term development, social progress and economic growth, says Oliver Chinganya, acting Director of… Read more »
November 06, 2019
Africa: Eritrea's Saleh Urges Africa to Tap Into Her Potential and Capabilities to Spur Regional Integration
Africa has remarkable potential and capabilities to leverage on and expedite for regional integration, says Eritrea's Foreign Minister, Mr. Osman Saleh. Read more »
East Africa: East Africa Needs a Better Quality of Economic Growth to Tackle the Job Challenge
With a rapidly growing population, East Africa is facing a pressing employment challenge, and the current economic growth, albeit impressive, is not enabling the creation of enough… Read more »
November 05, 2019
East Africa: Effective AfCFTA Implementation Can Create 2 Million Jobs for East Africa, Says Songwe
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could result in welfare gains amounting to USD 1.8 billion and create two million jobs for Eastern Africa, a… Read more »
East Africa: East Africa Needs More Inclusive Growth to Achieve the SDGs
East Africa remains the fastest growing region in Africa, but despite this impressive performance, the pace of economic transformation is too slow to ensure the region can achieve… Read more »
East Africa: East African Countries Gather in Asmara to Discuss Regional Integration
Further regional integration is key to sustain the exceptional economic growth experienced by East Africa over the past decade. How to leverage new opportunities for regional… Read more »
November 04, 2019
Africa: AU Led-Beijing + 25 Review Opens in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, October 282019: The Experts Meeting of the 4th African Union Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment opened on 28 Oct 2019, at… Read more »