September 07, 2016
West Africa: Promote Growth Poles in West Africa
A multifaceted and fact-finding mission of technical assistance from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and senior officials from Niger are staying in Burkina Faso from… Read more »
September 08, 2016
Burkina Faso: ECA Chief Mourns Burkina Faso Ambassador's Sudden Death
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Carlos Lopes, on Thursday mourned the sudden death of Ambassador Amidou Toure, Burkina Faso's Ambassador to the… Read more »
August 12, 2016
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Engages With Key Stakeholders On New Minerals Policy
Freetown - The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) as requested by the Government of Sierra Leone hosted a three-day Africa Mining Vision (AMV) workshop to improve the… Read more »
August 02, 2016
Ghana: Hunger Costs Ghana Ghc4.6 Billion per Year
The economy of Ghana loses some GHC4.6 billion annually (equivalent of US$2.6 billion in 2012) due to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a study released in Accra… Read more »
June 02, 2016
Cote d'Ivoire: Cogitation On Eco-Diplomacy in the Structural Transformation and Industrialization of Côte d'Ivoire
In an official visit from 20 to 24 June 2016 in the two West African countries, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia, on the invitation of the governments of these countries, the Deputy… Read more »
June 03, 2016
Cote d'Ivoire: From a Rational Point of View, ECA Fully Grasped the Real Problems in Côte d'Ivoire
The Cabinet Director to the Ivorian Minister of Planning and Development, Mr Yao Koffi, with great fanfare, presided at an important meeting aimed at disseminating Côte… Read more »
June 06, 2016
Guinea: ECA Country Profile Advises Guinea to Diversify Its Economy
ECA / SRO-WA) - The Prime Minister of Guinea Mr. Mamady Youla and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes, launched the recent ECA… Read more »
June 03, 2016
Africa: Minister Amadou Ba Will Boldly Launch Three Key Publications of the ECA in Dakar
Under the authority of the Senegalese Minister of the Economy, Finance and Planning, Mr Amadou Ba, and in the presence of the Director of the African Institute for Economic… Read more »
Africa: Statistical Focal Points of the ECA to Meet in Abidjan
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organise from 9 to 10 June 2016 at the Hotel IVOTEL ANNEX INDENIE-PLATEAU in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) a meeting… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Develops New Core Minerals Policy in Line With Africa Mining Vision
In Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources is in the process of preparing a new Core Minerals Policy (CMP) in line with the Africa Mining Vision (AMV). Read more »
March 24, 2016
Africa: Regional Integration and Monetary Unions in Africa
With a land mass of over 30 million square kilometers, Africa is as big as India, China, the US and most of Europe combined. Betrayed by a Mercator map projection, the common view… Read more »
February 09, 2016
West Africa: West Africa's Experts Appreciate and Salute the Remarkable Work of ECA
The Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa meeting was held from 25 to 26 February 2016 in Dakar, under chairmanship of His Excellency Mr. Birima Mangara, Minister… Read more »
January 09, 2016
Niger: The Empowerment of Women At the Center of Discussions Between ECA and Niger
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Niger proceeded to launch the process of preparing the African Gender and Development Index (AGDI). Read more »
January 21, 2016
Africa: Agriculture, Structural Transformation to Dominate ECA Experts' Session in Douala
From 24 to 26 February 2016, in Douala - Cameroon's economic capital, experts from Central African States as well as those from international organisations, convened by ECA (… Read more »
January 06, 2016
Africa: Experts to Look At Country Profiles for Structural Transformation
The 19th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for West Africa will be held on February 25-26, 2016 at the King Fahd Hotel in Dakar (Senegal). It is being… Read more »
Africa: Edifying the Experts On the Utility and Specific Features of the Country Profiles
The 19th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for West Africa will be held on February 25-26, 2016 at the King Fahd Hotel in Dakar (Senegal). It is being… Read more »
West Africa: Mobilising Innovative Financing for the Economic Transformation of West Africa
An ad hoc meeting of experts from West Africa on "Innovative financing for the structural transformation of the West African economies" will be held on February 23-24, 2016 at the… Read more »
December 04, 2015
Africa: Amdc Provides Technical Support to Sierra Leone's New Mineral Policy
The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources of Sierra Leone is in the process of preparing a new Core Minerals Policy (CMP) with support from the African Minerals Development… Read more »
November 05, 2015
Cameroon: ECA and Cameroon Cement Partnership
Cameroonian authorities have once more saluted the efforts made by the Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, to accompany the country and her neighbours in the Central African… Read more »
November 06, 2015
Africa: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics - Francophone Africa Takes Action
Yaoundé, November 6, 2015 (APAI-CRVS Regional Support Group) - Experts and administrators from twenty Francophone countries have just finalized five days of proceedings on… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Africa: Eca Disseminates the Asdi and Agdi in Burkina Faso
A session of public education on the African Social Development Index (ASDI) and the African Gender and Development Index (AGDI), was held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at the… Read more »
October 14, 2015
West Africa: Mainstreaming of International Initiatives in Mining Policies in West Africa
The domestication of international and regional initiatives in the mining sector policies, laws and programmes of actions by member countries of the Economic Community of West… 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 »
Africa: Praia - Actors From All Horizons and All Capacities Reflect On Trade
After Dakar in June 2015, the ECA chose the Cape Verde peninsula for a new launching of the 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) in the ECOWAS region. This report… Read more »
September 19, 2015
West Africa: Harmonizing Policies for the Management of Mining Resources in West Africa
The meeting for the High-Level Dialogue on Harmonized Policies for Natural Resource Management in West Africa, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)… Read more »