December 04, 2017
Africa: Africa Must Look Inwards for Workable Solutions to Its Governance Challenges
To achieve structural transformation on the continent, Africa must look for homegrown solutions and learn from its own experience, participants at the 12th African Economic… Read more »
November 03, 2017
Africa: Good Governance Key to Accelerated Growth
"It is difficult nowadays to imagine inclusive growth without economic and structural transformation, and without an inclusive public policy. Our countries can only achieve… Read more »
November 09, 2017
Africa: Good Governance Crucial to Resolving Land Tenure Rights in Africa
Day two of the 6th Capitalization Meeting began with presentations which focused on addressing the tenure of fisheries, a mid-term review of the European Union Land Governance… Read more »
November 08, 2017
East Africa: Ethiopian Minister Urges IGAD Member States to Strengthen Dialogue On Land Governance
A two-day Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) land dialogue opened in Addis Ababa Wednesday with Ethiopia's State Minister for Natural Resources, Kaba Urgessa, urging… Read more »
November 01, 2017
Africa: Experts to Review the Fifth Edition of the African Governance Report (Agrv) 7th to 8th November 2017
The Macroeconomic Policy Division (MPD) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will on 7th to 8th November, 2017 convene an ad-hoc meeting of experts to review the fifth… Read more »
October 05, 2017
Africa: In Morocco, Vera Songwe Meets With Officials to Advance Collaboration
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe held bilateral meetings with Moroccan officials on the sidelines of the 32nd Intergovernmental Committee… Read more »
October 06, 2017
Africa: Launch of the African Land Policy Centre Marks a Step Forward Towards Better Governance of Land
Eleven years since the establishment of the Land Policy Initiative, a ceremony was held in the presence of African Ministers and experts that launched the African Land Policy… Read more »
September 20, 2017
Africa: Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting to Review Study On Global Governance Architecture for Combatting Illicit Financial Flows
The Macroeconomic Policy Division of ECA will host an Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) on Thursday 28th September 2017 to review a draft study on "Global Governance… Read more »
September 15, 2017
Africa: Expert Group Meeting to Validate APRM Study On Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa Underway in Kigali
(ECA) - An expert group meeting to validate an African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Study on 'Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa' is currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more »
August 31, 2017
Africa: Madagascar to Lay Focus On Land Governance in Its Agricultural Investment Plan
The AU-ECA-AfDB Land Policy Initiative (LPI) in partnership with the government of Madagascar organised a workshop on 31 August 2017 to validate the Country Report and Business… Read more »
July 17, 2017
Africa: Better Land Governance Important to Catalyze Africa's Economic Growth Says LPI's Kagwanja
The regional workshop on securing community land rights continued in Accra, Ghana, Monday with Land Policy Initiative (LPI) Coordinator, Joan Kagwanja, saying better governance of… Read more »
June 04, 2017
Botswana: ECA Mourns the Passing of Botswana's Former President, Sir Ketumile Masire
Abdalla Hamdok, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has said he is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Botswana's former President, Sir Ketumile… Read more »
March 06, 2017
Africa: Ministers to Discuss Land Governance Issues During African Development Week
A high level ministerial dialogue under the theme, "Invest in Africa's Land to Catalyze Economic Growth and Prosperity" will take place on 26 March in Dakar, Senegal, during the… Read more »
February 20, 2017
Africa: ECA's Africa Governance Report On Corruption Launched in Johannesburg
The Economic Commission for Africa, in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) has today launched the fourth Africa Governance Report (AGR… Read more »
November 09, 2016
Africa: Insights Into Structural Transformation Are Useful for Africa's Governance
Understanding Africa's development imperatives, especially structural transformation (which involves dynamically moving from low-value agrarian economic structures to productive… Read more »
November 08, 2016
West Africa: Clarion Call for All Ecowas Member-States to Accede to APRM - Africa's Flagship Governance Programme
ECA/APRM/ECOWAS) - At the opening of the West Africa regional workshop on the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) this morning in the Ivorian capital, a clear call was made for the… Read more »
November 16, 2016
Africa: Multiple Actors to Review ECA's 4th Governance Report in Yaounde
The Sub-Regional Office for Central Africa of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will present the fourth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR IV) to members of… Read more »
October 04, 2016
Africa: Land and Agriculture Ministries Commit to Integrate Land Governance Concerns in Agriculture
African ministries of agriculture and land have welcomed the launch of pilot projects to mainstream land governance in agricultural strategies and plans, committing to ensure the… 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 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 »
August 04, 2016
Africa: Learning the Subtleties of Influence
For Tshepelayi Kabata, the outgoing Mo Ibrahim Foundation Fellow at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), there was no greater year than 2015 to be involved in development… Read more »
April 27, 2016
Africa: Addressing Corruption in Africa with the Right Focus*
Governance and corruption are controversial issues of great significance for sustainable development. Fostering structural transformation requires more than a national policy and… Read more »
April 02, 2016
Africa: ECA Launches Africa Governance Report IV On Measuring Corruption in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa has today launched its fourth Africa Governance Report (AGR IV) titled, "Measuring Corruption in Africa: the international dimension matters." Read more »
March 18, 2016
Africa: ECA to Launch Africa Governance Report Iv On Measuring Corruption in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa will launch the fourth edition of the Africa Governance Report (AGR IV) on April 2, 2016, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »
February 09, 2016
Africa: Launching the Fourth Edition of the African Governance Report (Agr Iv)
Corruption remains one of Africa's impediments to attaining inclusive growth and structural transformation. Read more »