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 »
August 10, 2016
Africa: ECA and UNITAR Offer Free e-Learning Course on Industrialization through Trade
Africa’s social development indicators reveal a paradox: high unemployment and poverty coexisting with robust growth. Industrialization and trade are two key instruments… 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 »
July 28, 2016
Africa: Universities to Develop Curricula in Response to Africa's Land Governance Challenges
Senior leadership drawn from sixteen African universities and institutions of higher learning endorsed key recommendations to review land governance curricula, with a view to… Read more »
July 20, 2016
Africa: Lopes Calls for Concrete Policies That Can Deliver Results for Society's Most Vulnerable
Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), yesterday participated in a panel discussion on building economic resilience for the most vulnerable… Read more »
July 17, 2016
Africa: ECA, AfDB and AU Principals Re-Commit Time and Effort to Advance Africa's Development
Principals of the African Union Commission, Economic Commission for Africa and the Africa Development Bank (AUC/ECA/AfDB) Joint Secretariat, Drs. Nkosazana Ndlamini-Zuma, Carlos… Read more »
June 09, 2016
Africa: Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes, Appointed Commissioner for the Global Commission On the Economy and Climate
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Carlos Lopes, has been appointed as commissioner for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate (GCEC). His… Read more »
June 20, 2016
Ethiopia: ECA Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Hawassa University
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Hawassa University (HU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework of cooperation between the two institutions. Read more »
South Africa: Launch of a Joint Two-Year MPHIL Degree Programme in Industrial Policy
Launch of a joint two-year MPHIL degree programme in Industrial PolicyThe fruitful partnership between The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) and The… 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 04, 2016
Africa: African Leaders Open Conference With Encouraging Messages on Economic Transformation
“Our future rests in our hands,” declared Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Mr. Haile Mariam Desalegn on Monday in his keynote speech at the opening of the Conference of… Read more »
April 03, 2016
Africa: Renowed Economist Ha-Joon Chang Reiterates Call for Industrialisation as an Imperative for Africa's Transformation at the African Development Week
The 2016 Annual Adedeji Lecture was delivered by prominent economist, Ha-Joon Chang on Sunday at the UN Convention Centre in Addis Ababa during the African Development Week. Read more »
April 02, 2016
Africa: Rethinking How We Measure Corruption
Since the 1990s, perception-based measures have been influential in determining levels of corruption on the continent. The fourth Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) African… Read more »
February 26, 2016
Africa: They Don't Believe in the Future!
The domino effect of five central banks - Denmark, Switzerland, the European Central bank, the bank of Japan and more recently Sweden, slashing interest rates to sub – zero… Read more »
January 01, 2016
Africa: Is the Commodities Super Cycle Slowdown a Shock for Africa?
Tumbling commodity prices have refocused attention to sustainability of growth in Africa. For over a decade, high demand and rising prices for Africa's commodities have contributed… Read more »
December 01, 2015
Africa: Carlos Lopes Joins Selected African Leaders in List of 100 Africa's 'Most Influential'
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, has once again made it on the list of Africa's 100 most influential people for 2015 by pan… Read more »
Africa: Why African-Based Institutions Should Operate Coherently
Africa's Agenda 2063 aspires to an integrated prosperous and peaceful continent. A vision which experts say could be attained when institutions operating in Africa work together… 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 »