June 26, 2023
Eswatini: Kingdom of Eswatini launched its first national Road Safety Strategy and Center of Excellence on Road Safety
Manzini, Kingdom of Eswatini, 22 June 2023 - To guide its national road safety agenda, the Kingdom of Eswatini launched a road safety strategy for the period 2023-2030.… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Africa: The African Data Leadership Initiative Hosts Peer Learning Workshop on Data Protection Policies and Institutions
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 22 May 2023 - The Africa Data Leadership Initiative (ADLI), a peer learning and exchange network founded by the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Africa: Connecting All People Everywhere The 17th Internet Governance Forum convenes in Addis Ababa
The annual Internet Governance Forum, convened by the UN Secretary-General, kicked off today, 28 November, with thousands gathering in Addis Ababa to deliver bold solutions… Read more »
November 14, 2020
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 »
September 21, 2020
Africa: Africa's Land Governance Issues Under Spotlight in Virtual Nelga Meeting
In their quest to help strengthen Africa's weak land governance and insecure land rights issues which remain major development challenges for the continent, technical experts met… 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 »
November 29, 2019
Africa: Dealing With Land Conflicts and Improving Land Governance for Peace and Stability in Africa At the Heart of a High-Level Dialogue in Abidjan
Friday in Abidjan, the conference on land policy in Africa, a high-level dialogue on ethnicity and land conflicts were held. As part of the 3rd edition of the Conference on Land… Read more »
November 25, 2019
Africa: Fighting Corruption in the Land Sector Must Be Underpinned By Effective Land Governance
The 2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa opened Monday, with resounding calls for effective land governance as critical to fighting corruption achieving Africa's continental… Read more »
Africa: Clpa2019 - Effective Land Governance Critical to Africa's Development
Effective land governance is critical to achieving Africa's development, particularly the continent's 50-year development plan, Agenda 2063, says Economic Commission for Africa's… Read more »
November 18, 2019
Africa: Namibia to Implement a Blue Economy Governance and Management System By 2022 Says Khomas Region Governor
ECA, MFMR) - Namibia is in the process of finalising a blue economy national policy as outlined in its 5th National Development Plan (NDP5). Read more »
Africa: Stronger Data and Evidence Crucial for Africa's Policymakers
With stronger data and evidence, African governments and partners are better equipped to understand and plan for future risk and to monitor progress toward targets under… Read more »
July 18, 2019
Africa: Technical Workshop to Review the African Union Training Curriculum On Migration Governance, 17-19 July 2019
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Zeynabou Kane, Assistant Training Officer at the Training and Research Division of IDEP and focal point of the course on "Migration Policy", is… Read more »
July 12, 2019
Africa: Civil Society Organizations Urged to Play 'Complimentary Political Roles'
Niamey, Niger - 4 July 2019 - The African Union Commission in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa,… Read more »
March 06, 2019
Africa: Knowledgeable, Skilled Mayors Needed to Drive Change in Ethiopia's Cities
A three-day multi-stakeholder capacity development workshop to support the building of effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels of the Ethiopian urban… Read more »
December 04, 2018
Africa: AGR-V Launched in Kigali - Emphasises Need to Improve Governance of Africa's Abundant Natural Resources
The fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR-V) was launched in discussed by delegates attending the 2018 African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday. Read more »
November 02, 2018
Africa: Forthcoming African Governance Report to Tackle Institutional Architecture to Address Iffs From Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa will assemble a group of experts this week in Addis Ababa for a discussion on how to enrich and shape the forthcoming sixth edition of the… Read more »
November 09, 2018
Africa: Steering Committee Commends the African Land Policy Centre for Building Synergies of Partner Initiatives On Land Governance in Africa
The second Steering Committee Meeting for the AU-ECA-AfDB African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) for 2018 was held at the African Union headquarters on 09 November 2018. Read more »
October 05, 2018
Africa: Ambassador Sahlework Zewde Appointed First Female President of Ethiopia
In a historic move, Ethiopia's parliament has unanimously elected Ambassador Sahlework Zewde as the next President of Ethiopia, replacing outgoing president Mulatu Teshome, on… Read more »
May 03, 2018
Africa: Time to Stop the 'Dig and Export' Model, Improve Governance, Create Linkages
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has just released the fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR V), which urges countries endowed with abundant natural… Read more »
Africa: Managing Africa's Resources - Time to Stop the 'Dig and Export' Model, Improve Governance, Create Linkages
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has just released the fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR V), which urges countries endowed with abundant natural… Read more »
May 10, 2018
Africa: African Governance Report Launch Set for Sunday, Says ECA's Ikome
The African Governance Report (AGR-V) will be launched Sunday afternoon at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, says Francis Ikome, Chief of Governance in the… Read more »
May 07, 2018
West Africa: United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel - Engage in Dialogue with Potential Partners
Within the framework of the 2018 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations… Read more »
March 02, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Takes Steps to Integrate Land Governance Concerns in Agriculture
Senior officials from the Government, Ministry of Land Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, and the national commission on land reform (CONAREF) along with the national alliance of… Read more »
February 15, 2018
Liberia: ECA Chief Congratulates Ellen Johnson Sirleaf On Winning African Leadership Prize
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday congratulated former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, for being named winner of the… Read more »
December 10, 2017
Africa: Governance - African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Crucial for SDG Implementation in Africa
"African States have not benefited from the SDGs enough for a simple reason: the lack of follow up", said on Sunday APRM member Youssouf Khayal. "I am drawing your attention to… Read more »