Africa: UN Urges People to #pledgetopause Before Sharing Information Online

With the COVID-19 pandemic sparking a "communications emergency" caused by false information disseminated on social media, the UN Secretary-General is encouraging people everywhere… Read more »

Africa: AfCFTA and Trade UN Services Tops the Agenda of the Sro-SA Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) convened an Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on the theme: "The African… Read more »

Africa: AfCFTA Will Harmonize Investment Rules, Create Level-Playing Field, Says Eca Director

The African Continental Free Trade Area is going to harmonize investment rules between its member countries and the rest of the world in order to create a level playing field after… Read more »

Africa: Continued Research Key As Africa Moves Towards Free Trade

Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) delivers for the continent,… Read more »

Africa: Herd Immunity, an 'Unethical' Covid-19 Strategy, Tedros Warns Policymakers

Using the principle of so-called "herd immunity" to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is "unethical" and "not an option" countries should pursue to defeat the virus, the UN health agency… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Partners Discuss Conducive Energy Regulatory Environment to Attract Investment

The Energy sector experts from the government of Rwanda, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the RES4Africa Foundation held a virtual meeting to discuss the Rwanda Energy… Read more »

Africa: Statcom7 Ends With Call On Africa to Prioritize Digitalizing Continent's Statistical Systems

The Seventh Session of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom7) ended Thursday with high-level participants emphasizing the importance of digitizing the continent's… Read more »

Africa: AfCFTA - North African Representatives Call for Accelerated Negotiations On E-Commerce

The ECA Office for North Africa held on Wednesday 14 October 2020 a webinar on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the mitigation of the COVID-19 Impact on trade… Read more »

Central Africa: ECA to Host Intergovernmental Session On Skills and Competences for Economic Diversification in Central Africa

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has scheduled the 36th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICE) for Central Africa from 11 to 12… Read more »

Africa: Innovative Research On Preferential Trade Arrangements in Africa Reviewed By Experts

The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosted the third of a series of five virtual experts group review meetings on… Read more »

Mauritius: Mauritius Holds National AfCFTA Strategy Consultations On October 15

Mauritius, with the support of ECA, will organize a national consultative meeting on Thursday 15 Oct. to guide the development of the country's African Continental Free Trade Area… Read more »

Africa: Statcom7 Participants Call On Africa's National Statistical Offices to Embrace Big Data

The seventh meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom7) continued Wednesday with participants emphasizing that big data must be embraced by national statistical… Read more »

Cameroon: Urgent Measures Needed for Private Sector to Green Cameroon's Economy

Cameroon's private sector is currently ill-prepared to leverage a spate of opportunities offered by the green economy but a comprehensive set of measures which Government should… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopian President Calls for Modern African Statistical Systems for Effective Policy and Decision-Making

The seventh meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom7) opened virtually on Tuesday with a clarion call from Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde for Africa to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian President Calls for Modern African Statistical Systems for Effective Policy & Decision-Making

The seventh meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom7) opened virtually on Tuesday with a clarion call from Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde for Africa to… Read more »

Africa: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

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North Africa: Webinar - AfCFTA and Covid-19 Mitigation in North African Trade Strategies

- The Economic Commission for Africa office for North Africa, will hold on Wednesday 14 October 2020 a webinar on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the… Read more »

Africa: My Voice, Our Equal Future

Progress for adolescent girls has not kept pace with the realities they face today, and COVID-19 has reinforced many of these gaps. This year, under the theme, "My Voice, Our Equal… Read more »

Africa: 7th Meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa

On October 13, 2020, H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and Vera Songwe, Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ECA will… Read more »

Africa: UN World Food Programme Wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which provides lifesaving food assistance to millions across the world - often in extremely dangerous and hard-to-access conditions - has been… Read more »

Central Africa: Experts Meet to Review a Study On Negotiating Institutions - Putting in the Right Foundations in Central Africa

The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosted the second of a series of five virtual expert group meetings on innovative… Read more »

Mauritania: Nouakchott Studies Use of Iprt Tool to Step Up SDGs & Agenda 2063 Implementation

The Economic Commission for Africa launched on Wednesday 7 October a two-day workshop on the use of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) in partnership with the… Read more »

Africa: To Build Back Better, Make African Trade Greener

Broad consensus is emerging around the silver-lining opportunity to "build back better" from the COVID-19 crisis by creating more sustainable, resilient and inclusive societies. Read more »

Africa: AfCFTA - The Government of Niger, the Eca and the Organization of Industrial Professionals of Niger Organise the 4th Edition of the Trade Fair "100 Percent Made in Niger"

On Thursday, October 1, 2020, in Niamey, the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Mr Albadé Abouba, representing Prime Minister Brigi Rafini, officially… Read more »

Africa: ECA, Smart Africa & Future State Launch Africa Data Leadership Initiative

The Economic Commission for Africa raised the flag on data governance Tuesday by jointly launching the Africa Data Leadership Initiative (ADLI) with Future State and Smart Africa,… Read more »