May 04, 2015
Africa: The ECA Through Its Macroeconomic Policy Division Will Be Co-Organizing Three Important Meetings in Algiers From 3 to 8 May 2015
A. Expert Group Meeting for the Review of the 2015 report on "Assessing Progress in Africa towards the MDGs" Read more »
April 20, 2015
Tunisia: Tunisia - Migrants Can Help Finance Development in Their Home Countries
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) office for North Africa will organize, in partnership with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)… Read more »
March 06, 2015
North Africa: North Africa Must Participate More Strongly in Setting the Post-2015 Development Agenda
At the conclusion of the 30th meeting of its Intergovernmental Committee of Experts considering the theme: Implementing Agenda 2063 for the development of Africa, the ECA Office… Read more »
January 30, 2015
North Africa: Unequal Access to Funding Aggravates Rural Women's Vulnerability in North Africa
Rural poverty is the main feature of poverty in North Africa and prevails mostly among women. Though rural women are key to the survival and management of the household, accessing… Read more »
January 08, 2015
North Africa: ECA Sub-Regional Office in North Africa to Examine Agenda 2063 Implementation and Green Economy Strategies
From 3 to 6 March 2015, the ECA Sub-Regional Office for North Africa (SRO-NA) will hold its 30thIntergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) meeting on: "Implementing Agenda 2063 -… Read more »
December 03, 2014
Africa: Africa's Statisticians to Meet in Tunis On Agriculture and Post-2015 Agenda
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Africa Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development bank (AfDB) will organize the inaugural meeting of the… Read more »
November 13, 2014
North Africa: Regional Value Chains to Accelerate the Diversification and Sophistication of North African Economies
The integration of developing countries in world trade happens increasingly through their participation in global value chains (GVCs). However access to GVCs involves many… Read more »
October 06, 2014
Africa: Marrakech Consensus Calls for Greater Partnership Between the Private and Public Sector to Accelerate Africa's Transformation
: Over 900 stakeholders from across the African continent, including the Presidents of Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, as well as the Prime Ministers of Morocco and Cape Verde convened… Read more »
October 15, 2014
Morocco: Morocco Calls for African Solidarity and Progress
ADF's host government urges a new development approach for a new, emerging Africa Read more »
October 14, 2014
Africa: Presidents of Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Prime Ministers of Cape Verde, and Morocco Attend the Ninth African Development Forum
Raising private equity, illicit financial flows, domestic resource mobilisation, new partnerships and climate financing in Africa at the top of the agenda at this year's flagship… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Presidents of Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Prime Ministers of Cape Verde, and Morocco attend the Ninth African Development Forum
Raising private equity, illicit financial flows, domestic resource mobilisation, new partnerships and climate financing in Africa at the top of the agenda at this year's flagship… 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 01, 2014
Africa: Rescuing Africa's Agriculture
Close to 500 policy makers, academics, practitioners and other stakeholders from the agriculture and climate change sectors will gather on 8 October in Marrakesh, Morocco, in a bid… Read more »
September 30, 2014
Africa: Join Climdev-Africa Annual Conference in Morocco
The 4th edition of the Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) will be held in Marrakech, Morocco from October 8 to 10 on the theme: "Africa can feed… Read more »
August 07, 2014
Africa: Morocco to Host the 9th Africa Development Forum
The Ninth African Development Forum will be held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 12 to 16 October 2014 on the theme "Innovative financing for Africa's transformation". The Forum is the… Read more »
July 18, 2014
North Africa: The Transition to a Green Economy in North Africa - What Prospects for Private Companies?
Private companies must play a leading role to support public institutions in their efforts to break the "business as usual" model. They will have to move gradually towards cleaner,… Read more »
July 17, 2014
North Africa: Increased ECA Initiatives to Better Coordinate UN Agencies Support to the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)
Today more than ever, the Maghreb needs to accelerate its integration process. This is an imperative all the more urgent that the region has been facing significant challenges… Read more »
July 10, 2014
Africa: Morocco to Host Fourth Climate Change and Development Conference On How Africa Can Feed Itself
The fourth edition of the Climate Change and Development Conference (CCDA-IV) will convene in Marrakesh, Morocco from 8-10 October 2014 on the theme: "Africa Can Feed Africa Now:… Read more »
July 02, 2014
North Africa: The United Nations and Its Partners Are Mobilizing to Support UMA
How to understand the efficiency of the support the United Nations System (UNS) is providing to the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) to help it attain its objectives and achieve regional… Read more »
April 01, 2014
Tunisia: Experts to Look Into Integrating Aid for Trade Into Global Markets
The Economic Commission for Africa will host an inter-regional forum of over 60 experts from around the world to share experiences and views on how Aid for Trade can best… Read more »
March 28, 2014
Africa: A New Strategy for Financing Integration in North Africa
One of the major reasons the integration process in Africa is lagging behind relates to the insufficient or irregular resources mobilized for the regional cooperation. Given the… Read more »
March 26, 2014
North Africa: Some Health Problems to Be Addressed If North Africa Wants to Keep Fit
An empirical and historical question is still the subject of many studies on the reasons and factors that distinguish the emerging countries of Asia and South America from other… Read more »
North Africa: Regional Value Chains, a New Opportunity for North Africa's Economies
Believe the expert's word: The emergence of North Africa's countries can only be done through a deep transformation of their economies and raises the question of processes that are… Read more »
North Africa: The Private Sector to the Rescue of Regional Integration in North Africa
Who said the private sector is not interested in regional integration? Read more »