June 02, 2017
Africa: Africa Aims to Learn From Chile's Success in Mining Sector
A delegation from the Government of Chile and the Chilean private sector, through the coordination of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), will arrive in Addis Ababa to… Read more »
June 06, 2017
Africa: ECA Mourns Passing of UNFPA's Babatunde Osotimehin
The Economic Commission for Africa joined the greater United Nations family Tuesday in mourning the sudden death of United Nations Population Fund Executive Director, Babatunde… Read more »
May 02, 2017
Africa: ECA and FAO Inch Forward With Partnership Agreement
Representatives of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met in Addis Ababa on May 10, 2017 and agreed on a… Read more »
May 07, 2017
Djibouti: Towards a Regional Logistics Hub Based On the Singaporean Model?
With a level of fixed investment reaching 34 percent of GDP in 2015, Djibouti is on the track to achieve its ambition to become the logistics hub of the Horn of Africa. In 2016,… Read more »
May 04, 2017
Africa: ECA, UNDP, Web Foundation and the Open Data for Development Network Unveil Inaugural Africa Data Revolution Report
The African Centre for Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the United Nations Development Programme, the World Wide Web Foundation and the Open Data for… Read more »
May 01, 2017
Somalia: Somalia's Recovery Depends On Its Capacity to Strengthen and Expand the State
- Somalia is at a political and economic turning point, with a new government facing a serious humanitarian crisis that could hinder the ongoing recovery. While the London… Read more »
May 10, 2017
Africa: President Duda of Poland Meets With ECA's Abdalla Hamdok
- Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday met with the Economic Commission for Africa's Acting Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok, to discuss a number of issues that include… Read more »
May 01, 2017
Ethiopia: Switzerland Supports Renovation of Africa Hall
A Swiss delegation met on Friday with Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdalla Hamdok, to discuss Switzerland’s support for the Africa… Read more »
April 01, 2017
Africa: Switzerland Supports Renovation of Africa Hall
A Swiss delegation met on Friday with Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdalla Hamdok, to discuss Switzerland's support for the Africa Hall… Read more »
April 17, 2017
Africa: Vera Songwe Appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has appointed Vera Songwe as ECA’s Executive Secretary. The Cameroonian economist and banking executive is the… Read more »
March 29, 2017
Africa: Brexit and Economic Deceleration in China Pose Risks for Africa's Growth Says ECA Director
Africa's economy is set to feel the effects of Brexit following Britain's formal trigger Wednesday of the two-year exit process from the European Union after last year's historic… Read more »
March 26, 2017
Africa: The Time to Fast-Track Africa's Structural Transformation Is Now, Says Top UN Official
It is time to fast-track Africa's structural transformation and create inclusive growth that will leave no one wallowing in poverty, Director David Mehdi Hamam of the Office of the… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Southern Africa: Prospects for SADC Regional Integration Through Industrialization and the Role of China
The University of Johannesburg Confucius Institute (UJCI) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa -ECA in collaboration with Oxfam International's Africa-China… Read more »
January 22, 2017
Africa: Canada's Progressive Trade Agenda Starts in Africa
The arrival of President-elect Donald Trump threw the Liberal Government's trade strategy off balance. The recent reshuffling of Cabinet and the now laser-like focus on the United… Read more »
December 23, 2016
East Africa: The Indian Ocean Commission Endorses the Handbook On the Blue Economy Published By the ECA
Kigali, 23 December (ECA) - In the Agenda 2063 of the African Union, it is asserted that the "blue-world" should be major contributors to the transformation and growth of the… Read more »
November 29, 2016
Africa: Britain Won't Turn Its Back On Africa Following Brexit - MP Lord Paul Boateng
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 29 (ECA) - Brexit does not mean that the British government will turn its back on Africa, Lord Paul Boateng, a Member of the United Kingdom's House… Read more »
November 18, 2016
Africa: World Leaders At COP22 Commit to Urgent Collective Efforts to Address Climate Change
Heads of State and Government and delegations gathered here for the High-Level Segment of the 22nd Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework… Read more »
November 10, 2016
Africa: Hamdok Receives Rousing Welcome in First Town Hall Meeting
Economic Commission for Africa staff on Thursday welcomed Mr. Abdalla Hamdok as Acting Executive Secretary of the ECA with calls for a renewed and revitalized platform for… Read more »
November 03, 2016
Africa: Experts Get Early Preview of the ECA's 2017 Economic Report On Africa
Experts attending the 3rd Annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda on Thursday got a snippet preview of the ECA's flagship… Read more »
October 28, 2016
Africa: Lopes Calls It a Day After 28 Years With the United Nations
Carlos Lopes was on Thursday given a huge, emotional send-off as he left the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) where he served asUnder Secretary-General and Executive Secretary… Read more »
October 03, 2016
Africa: Consultative Forum On Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment "The Role of Research Institutions and Universities in Harnessing the Potential of Agendas 2030 and 2063"
The Consultative Forum on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment under the theme "The Role of Research Institutions and Universities in Harnessing the Potential of Agendas 2030… Read more »
September 29, 2016
Africa: Carlos Lopes to Step Down from ECA End of October
Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes, of the Economic Commission for Africa officially told ECA staff Thursday that he was stepping down from the organization he has led for the past… Read more »
September 16, 2016
Africa: Social Development - ECA's African Index to Be Presented in Tunis
Social Development: ECA's African Index to be presented in Tunis Read more »
September 10, 2016
Africa: 10th African Development Forum to Go Beyond Sensational Debate on Migration – says ECA's Hamdok
Africa's foremost thinkers on migration will convene in Addis Ababa for the Tenth African Development Forum (ADF) in Addis Ababa Ethiopia from 15-17 November on the theme,… Read more »
September 05, 2016
Africa: African Ambassadors Meet in Preparation for COP22
The African Development Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa held today in Rabat, in partnership with the COP22 Steering Committee, an information session for African… Read more »