August 08, 2015
Africa: Encouraging West African Countries to Produce Reliable Statistics
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) will organize on September 1-2, 2015 at the Hotel Belle Ivoire in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) a meeting for the focal… Read more »
July 30, 2015
West Africa: ECA Strengthens Statistical Cooperation With Eight Countries of West Africa
In the sidelines of a workshop held this week to review the Regional Statistics Programme 2015-2020 of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, (WAEMU) in Niamey, Niger, the… Read more »
July 09, 2015
South Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa Lead in Implementing the African Road Safety Plan
Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa are the "top three performers among 23 countries" in accomplishing the activities of the African Road Safety Action Plan according to a report from… Read more »
June 29, 2015
Guinea: Carlos Lopes, President Condé Discuss Post-Ebola Guinea
On the invitation of H.E. Prof. Alpha Condé - the President of the Republic of Guinea, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Mr Carlos Lopes,… Read more »
June 07, 2015
Africa: The Year 2015 Decisive for Africa's Sustainable Development Plans
"This is a momentous opportunity that the Africa region must seize to pave the way for its meaningful participation in the global institutional architecture for sustainable… Read more »
June 11, 2015
Niger: African Land Use Planning Enhanced By New Experiences and Best Practices
The Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Dr. Dimitri Sanga, presided over the official presentation ceremony to… Read more »
June 04, 2015
Senegal: Acceleration of the Implementation of the Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP)
On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Hotel Terroubi in Dakar, the Coordinator of the General Directorate for Planning and Economic Policies of the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and… Read more »
June 01, 2015
Africa: In Abidjan, Carlos Lopes Speaks On Ebola, Climate Change and Financing Africa's Transformation
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr Carlos Lopes participated, as Head of the ECA Delegation in the African Development Bank 2015 Annual Meetings from… Read more »
March 30, 2015
West Africa: Ebola - The Recovery Plans for the Economies of the Countries Affected At the Heart of the Discussions
The Minister of State for the Economy and Finance of Guinea, Mr. Mohamed Diaré, the Deputy Minister of Finance and Development Planning of Liberia, Mr. Mounir Siaplay and… Read more »
March 25, 2015
West Africa: Restoring Ebola Affected Economies On Growth Rails
The Economic Commission for Africa jointly with the African Union Commission will organise a high-level meeting on Sunday 29 March 2015 to discuss the impact of Ebola on the… Read more »
February 11, 2015
Africa: African Experts On Statistics and Civil Registration Converge in Yamoussoukro to Brainstorm On Promotion of Data Revolution for Good Governance
The Experts meeting that kicked off today 9 February 2015 at the Fondation Houphouet-Boigny pour la recherche et la Paix in Yamoussoukro, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, will focus on… Read more »
February 05, 2015
West Africa: Dakar Will Host the 18th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa
On March 18-19, 2015, the King Fahd Hotel in Dakar, Senegal will host the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of the 15 Member states of West Africa… Read more »
January 06, 2015
West Africa: ECA Chief Stresses Debt Cancellation to Alleviate Suffering in Ebola-Affected Countries
In a statement delivered at the opening of the 26 th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr.… Read more »
November 27, 2014
Africa: The West African Regional Integration Associations Undertake to Raise the Awareness of the People
The West African Regional Integration Associations undertake to raise the awareness of the people Read more »
November 03, 2014
Cameroon: ECA Encourages Youth Entrepreneurship in Cameroon
A total of ten young entrepreneurs in Cameroon are going into business this week thanks to collateral-free loans they won at the end of an entrepreneurship event that received the… Read more »
October 30, 2014
Guinea Bissau: Carlos Lopes Proposes Blueprint for Guinea Bissau Development and Economic Transformation
Guinea Bissau should take advantage of the stability and unanimity of its post-electoral period, which can now be translated into economic opportunities and possibilities, said… 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 »
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Looks to PPPs for Development
Public-private partnerships are a pillar of the West African country's resurgence, says President Alassane Ouattara. Read more »
October 15, 2014
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Looks to PPPs for Development
Public-private partnerships are a pillar of the West African country's resurgence, says President Alassane Ouattara. 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 »
September 30, 2014
Africa: Launch of the Economic Report On Africa in Abidjan
To ensure that growth is both sustainable and beneficial to all strata of society in Africa, countries on the continent, including Cote d'Ivoire, must adopt industrial policies… Read more »
September 03, 2014
Africa: The Paradox of Africa's Small Island Developing Nations
I was born in Canchungo, in the northwestern part of Guinea-Bissau. Images of a beautiful canvas of green landscape crisscrossed by abundant waterways, thick forest, vast expanses… Read more »
September 04, 2014
São Tomé and Príncipe: Addressing Climate Change in Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe are two of the three least developed countries amongst the six African SIDS. Though Comoros is situated in the Indian Ocean and Sao Tome in the… Read more »
September 02, 2014
Africa: Changing Tides in African Small Islands - the Case of Cabo Verde and Guinea Bissau
Amidst all the hustle and bustle of the UN Small Island Developing States conference on 1st and 4th of September, the efforts by African SIDS to address climate change can serve as… Read more »