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May 09, 2017
Africa: ERA 2017 Launched in Addis Ababa With Call On Africa to Link Urban and Industrial Development
The Economic Commission for Africa's flagship, the Economic Report on Africa 2017, was launched in Addis Ababa today with Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, calling on… Read more »
March 06, 2017
Africa: Tough Choices Have to Be Made for Africa to Sustainably Urbanize
The fast rate at which Africa is urbanizing - one of the fastest in the world - is giving African decision and policy makers an opportunity to rethink the urbanization path so far… Read more »
March 26, 2017
Africa: Cities As Frontline for Tackling Aids in Africa
A panel discussion on ways of ending AIDS in Africa took place on Sunday in Dakar, Senegal, under the theme, "Ending the AIDS epidemic as an economic investment: Creating human… Read more »
March 16, 2017
Africa: ECA 2017 Launch Set for Dakar, Senegal
All is set for the launch of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA2017) which examines how the continent can accelerate industrialization as a vehicle for Africa's structural… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: Project Aiming to Improve Africa's Cities and Wellbeing of Its People Launched in Uganda
The Economic Commission for Africa on Friday launched a new project that aims to transform Africa's cities and improve the wellbeing of its citizens. Read more »
November 05, 2016
North Africa: North Africa - Territorial Planning Key to Achieve Successful Industrial Policies
Fifty experts converged on the importance of territorial planning for competitive, inclusive industrial policies in an ECA meeting on "Territorialization of Industrial Policy and… Read more »
November 02, 2016
Africa: ECA and Experts Examine Links Between Territorial Policies, Industrialization and Inclusive Development
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA - Office for North Africa) will organize on 24-25 November in Tunis (Tunisia) an expert group meeting under the theme : "Territorialization… Read more »
November 16, 2016
Africa: With Integrated Planning, Africa Can Benefit From Urbanisation
Urbanization can support industrialization, sustained economic growth, enhanced productivity and social environment if well manged. 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 »
November 08, 2016
Cameroon: Stage Set for Inclusive and Sustainable Cities
Some 30 senior officials from several Government Ministries in Cameroon are concerting to roll out an ECA-facilitated project to strengthen the capacities of African countries to… Read more »
November 03, 2016
Africa: Africa's Cities Urged to Bring Technology to the Masses
The annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda continued in South Africa Thursday with participants agreeing on the need for local… Read more »
October 20, 2016
Africa: Habitat III Ends With Adoption of New Urban Agenda
The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Development, Habitat III, has ended with the adoption of a New Urban Agenda, which will be implemented over the next 20… Read more »
October 07, 2016
Africa: Statistics Officers Attend Population Estimates & Demographic Indicators Workshop
As part of its capacity building programme, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations Population Division, in partnership with the Economic… Read more »
Africa: A New Urban Agenda for Africa's Structural Transformation
A New Urban Agenda is set for adoption during the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 - 20 October 2016. Read more »
June 09, 2016
Africa: New Horizons for Urbanization and Development Planning in Africa
In a rather upbeat High Policy Dialogue that ended in Yaounde today, close to 40 senior state planning officials from across Africa concurred that urbanization must be harnessed in… Read more »
June 07, 2016
Africa: Africa Must Privilege Urbanization in Development Planning
Africa can no longer afford to watch its « 55 per cent galloping urban sprawl» go without factoring urbanization into its core development planning processes. Read more »
June 04, 2016
Africa: African Functionaries to Underline Role of Urbanization in Development Planning
The link between development planning and urbanization in Africa's drive towards structural transformation will come under close review at a High Level Policy Dialogue convened by… Read more »
April 04, 2016
Africa: Urban Planning for African Development
Rapid urbanisation across Africa presents an opportunity for increased industrialisation and development on the continent, but governments will need plans and integrated strategies… Read more »
Africa: Bridging the Gap Between Urbanisation and Economic Growth
Rapid urbanisation across Africa presents an opportunity for increased industrialisation and development on the continent, but governments will need plans and integrated strategies… Read more »
October 14, 2014
Africa: Small Nations should Unite for a Climate Revolution
No nation is immune to the impact of climate change but it is the world's poorest that will be hit the hardest. A fair and inclusive global agreement to combat climate change is a… Read more »
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