January 09, 2016
Africa: Address Inequality, a Leading Cause of Conflict - Says ECA Chief to Africa's Leaders
The Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes has called on Africa's leaders to tackle economic, social and political inequality, which he stressed is a… Read more »
December 07, 2015
Africa: Experts to Discuss Governance of Extractive Sector
Africa makes most of its money from its natural resources yet the paradox that resource-rich countries have produced resource-poor populations persists. A large part of the funds… Read more »
December 04, 2015
Africa: The Africa Pavilion at COP21 Officially Opens on a High Note
Africa today sent an unequivocal message of solidarity and unity of purpose at the official opening of the Africa Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris. Speaking at the high level… Read more »
December 02, 2015
Africa: Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) - Review of the Study On "Corruption in Local Governance in Africa"
The ECA's Macroeconomic Policy Division (MPD) is organizing an AEGM in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday December 4th 2015, in order to review the draft study on corruption in local… Read more »
October 06, 2015
Africa: Ministers Call for the Establishment of an African Land Policy Centre
Ministers at the inaugural Conference of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment called for the establishment of an… Read more »
October 16, 2015
Africa: The Eca Strengthens the Waemu Capacities On the Asdi
Niamey, October 16, 2015 (ECA) Providing guidance for African States and the Regional Economic Communities forms one of the mandates of the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
October 19, 2015
Africa: Francophone Africa At the School of Vital Statistics
A workshop for Francophone experts in Africa on the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI-CRVS, in English) organized by the… Read more »
October 09, 2015
Africa: Politics and the African - Where to Now?
Africa has experienced good progress in the democratization of its states, institutions and people but democracy remains fragile and tenuous and the possibility of many reversals… Read more »
October 08, 2015
Africa: Fruitful Exchanges Between Ms.giovanie Biha and the Niger Authorities
In Niger for an official visit of four days since Sunday, October 4, the Deputy Executive Secretary for Knowledge Delivery of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
August 07, 2015
Africa: African Parliaments Can Do More for Women to Achieve Agenda 2063
Delegates attending The Annual Conference of Speakers of African Parliaments held on 6-7 August 2015, at the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa called on… Read more »
July 13, 2015
Africa: ECA, Germany and World Bank to Launch New Network of Excellence On Land Governance
Joint press release on the occasion of the signing ceremony of a declaration of intent to launch a Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA) Read more »
May 05, 2015
Africa: Controlling Africa's Natural Resources Needs Knowledge and Good Governance
"Growth derived from natural resources has not delivered goods in terms of addressing poverty because is it linked to exploitation," said Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, the Deputy Executive… Read more »
April 30, 2015
Africa: Why We Need More African Women in Parliaments
An African woman has been married for 13 years and for every day of those 13 years she worked hard with her husband to cultivate a small piece of land he owned growing vegetables… Read more »
March 16, 2015
Africa: Finance to Dominate Agenda at This Year's Conference of Ministers
Experts and politicians to discuss Implementing Agenda 2063 - Planning, Mobilizing and Financing for Development Read more »
February 20, 2015
Africa: New Programme Promotes Integrated Approach to Land Governance
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Niger, will organize a series of… Read more »
February 13, 2015
Africa: Experts At 3rd Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration Call for Strenghtening of Crvs Systems to Achieve Good Governance
Discussions at the three-day Experts meeting that started on Monday 9 to Wednesday 11 February 2015, focussed on the reinforcement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)… Read more »
February 03, 2015
Africa: Project to Support Mainstreaming Land Governance in Eastern Africa to Be Launched in Djibouti
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) will launch the project "Improve… Read more »
February 06, 2015
Africa: African Ministers to Spotlight Civil Registration As Key for Good Governance
The role of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in attaining good governance in Africa as well as the need for good governance itself in conducting the civil… Read more »
November 06, 2014
Africa: As Elections Become More Regular in Africa, So Has Intolerance of Diversity
Elections have become more regular in Africa, but no less problematic, often exacerbating the challenge of diversity. This is according to findings of the third edition of the… Read more »
October 16, 2014
Cape Verde: Duarte: Focus on Institutions for Development
Governance and institutional reform are central to Africa’s solutions to asset flight and inequality, says Cabo Verde’s finance minister. Read more »
October 09, 2014
Africa: With Smart Agriculture, Africa Can Feed Africa
The Fourth annual Conference on Cli-mate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) opened here in Marrakech, Morocco yesterday with a strong focus on how the continent can feed… Read more »
Africa: Africa Is Ready for Green Climate Fund
Africa is fully prepared to receive funds to finance projects aimed at increasing climate resilience capacity on the conti-nent, an official from the Economic Commis-sion for… Read more »
October 10, 2014
Africa: ECA Welcomes the Rebasing of the Kenyan Economy
In the wake of the recent rebasing of estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) by Ghana and Nigeria, Kenya is now the latest African country to rebase its national accounts data. Read more »
August 27, 2014
Africa: "Unlocking Full Potentials of the Blue Economy - Are African SIDS Ready to Embrace the Opportunities?" Storyline
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August 04, 2014
Africa: Cameroon Must Roar: at a 7% Minimum!
Cameroon has the resources for its industrialization and agricultural transformation. The economy's current annual growth of 4.9% does not reflect the full potential that lies in… Read more »