August 04, 2014
Africa: Cameroon Must Roar: at a 7% Minimum!
Cameroon has the resources for its industrialization and agricultural transformation. The economy's current annual growth of 4.9% does not reflect the full potential that lies in… Read more »
July 07, 2014
Africa: Cameroon's Thumbs Up for ECA's Social and Economic Analyses On Africa
Cameroon will make good use of the recommendations of the Economic Report on Africa 2014, said the country's Minister Delegate in the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional… Read more »
Africa: Launch of the Economic Report On Africa in Yaounde
To ensure that growth is both sustainable and beneficial to all strata of society in Africa, countries on the continent, including Cameroon, must adopt industrial policies that are… Read more »
Africa: Togo Holds National Trade Consultative Forum
A two-day meeting was convened by the Togo National Trade Consultative Forum (NTCF) in the country's capital, Lomé to promote and enhance multi-stakeholder policy dialogue… Read more »
June 20, 2014
West Africa: Towards Dynamic Industrial Policies in West Africa
"The enhanced structural transformation of the African continent requires the adoption of credible industrial policies and the creation of efficient structures to implement them".… Read more »
June 15, 2014
Africa: Africa can Take the Lead in Financing its Infrastructure
During the weekend's opening of the Dakar Financing Summit for Africa's Infrastructure Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa stressed the need to… Read more »
June 07, 2014
Africa: African Leaders Adopt the Dakar Agenda for Action
African leaders adopted the Dakar Agenda for Action (DAA) to leverage Public-Private-Partnerships for infrastructure transformation and accelerate the implementation of the… Read more »
May 20, 2014
Africa: ECA's Executive Secretary Pays Official Visit to Cape Verde
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa paid an official visit to Cape Verde at the invitation of the Prime-Minister of the country, José Maria… Read more »
May 03, 2014
Africa: Senegal to Host Summit On Financing Africa's Infrastructure
President Macky Sall of Senegal will host a Summit on financing Africa's infrastructure from June 14-15 in Dakar. The a highly anticipated event will aim to promote the… Read more »
May 07, 2014
Africa: Official Visit to Niger Stresses Eca's Role in Africa's Transformation
During an official visit to Niger in May at the invitation of President Issoufou Mahamadou, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes… Read more »
May 09, 2014
Cape Verde: Cape Verde's National Transformation Forum
Preparations are in high gear towards Cape Verde's second National Forum on Transformation which holds from 14-16 May on a "constructive review of the progress and plan for the… Read more »
April 29, 2014
West Africa: ECA Revives Cooperation With the West African Economic Monetary Union
The Economic Commission for Africa is embarking on a plan to re-establish cooperation with the West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU), following a memorandum of understanding… Read more »
April 30, 2014
West Africa: The Eca/Sro-Wa Revives Its Cooperation With the Waemu
A delegation from the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, led by its Director, Dr Dimitri Sanga, along with two experts, Mr.… Read more »
April 05, 2014
Cape Verde: Cape Verde to Host 2nd National Forum On Transformation
A decade after the first National Transformation Forum that was held in 2003, the Cape Verde Centre for Strategic Policies in collaboration with partners such as the Economic… Read more »
April 07, 2014
Nigeria: 'Chief' Adedeji Honored in Emotional Tribute At Launch of Lecture Series
The annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture Series was launched during the joint ECA-AU March 25-31 Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Development to commemorate the… Read more »
Africa: New GDP a Sign of Progress in Shaping Africa's Narrative - Says ECA's Lopes
As a result of rebasing and re-benchmarking of the national accounts series of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Nigeria's nominal GDP has been nearly doubled, becoming Africa's… Read more »
April 04, 2014
Niger: Experts From Niger Analyze Best Practices in Land Development
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the National Committee of the Rural Code of Niger will organize a "Validation workshop of the report on promising practices on land use… Read more »
April 15, 2014
Niger: State Is Preparing to Host the United Nations Regional Workshop On Data Dissemination and Communication
On March 13-15, 2014,Niger will host the United Nations Regional Workshop on Data Dissemination and Communication. With one month to go before this important meeting, the… Read more »
April 10, 2014
Africa: Nigeria to Host Third African Internet Governance Forum
The third African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) will take place in Abuja, Nigeria from 10 to 12 July 2014. According to the Secretariat of the African Internet Governance Forum… Read more »
March 09, 2014
Africa: President Jonathan Says Africa's Policies Should Carry Everybody Along
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has urged African ministers of finance, planning and economic development to come up with economic policies that are inclusive and capable of… Read more »
March 07, 2014
Africa: Governors of Central Banks Mull Development Mandate
The acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sarah Alade hosted a caucus of African Central Bank Governors on Thursday, in the margins of the joint ECA-AU ongoing Conference… Read more »
March 05, 2014
Nigeria: Governments Urged to Direct Resources in Manufacturing to Create Jobs and Reduce Poverty
African countries need to channel their resources to activities in industry, manufacturing and modern services in order to create more employment and improve the welfare of… Read more »
March 25, 2014
Africa: West African Experts Adopt Strong Recommendations to Improve Food Security
Niamey, March 17, 2014 (ECA). The seventeenth Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »
March 08, 2014
Africa: African Finance and Economic Planning Ministers' Annual Conference Holds in Abuja From March 25
The Seventh Joint AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held on 25-30… Read more »
March 13, 2014
West Africa: West African Experts Discuss Convergence Criteria in the Sub Region.
Experts from West African Member States gathered in Yamoussoukro on 28 February to discuss progress made in macroeconomic policy and convergence criteria in West Africa. The… Read more »