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 »

Africa: Mbeki Urges African Lawyers to Support the Crusade Against the Continent's Stolen Funds

African lawyers must strike a balance between the interests of their clients and that of society, especially with regards to the illegal outflows of money from the continent - says… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Fair Political Representativeness Crucial to Deepening Democracy in Africa

Good management of diversity and fair political representativeness remain crucial to the successful holding of elections and the deepening of democracy on the African continent,… Read more »

Africa: Common African Position On the Post 2015 Development Agenda Launched

The Common African Position (CAP) on the Post 2015 Development agenda was launched this week Tuesday, at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the presence of… Read more »

Africa: Lopes Urges Leaders to Rethink Agricultural Policies

At the 25 th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council Monday, Carlos Lopes Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa urged member states to seriously… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Reform Gets a Shot in the Arm

The Governments of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom signed a Joint Financing Arrangement (JFA) this week in support of the Economic Commission's 2014-2015 programme… Read more »

Africa: ECA Should Fill the Vacuum

ECA should fill the economic leadership vacuum on the continent says Secretary General for the Common Market for East and Southern Africa - COMESA, Sindiso Ngwenya. Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Creating Jobs but Needs to Do It in Quantity and With Speed

Kigali, Rwanda (ECA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes says that a number of people employed in decent jobs on the continent… Read more »

Africa: Capitalising On Statistics - Yet Another ECA Focus

The comparative advantage of the Economic Commission for Africa in disseminating statistics lies in its capacity to tell the story behind the numbers and its ability to capitalise… Read more »

Africa: Negotiators Prepare for the 20th Round of Climate Change Negotiations

During a workshop hosted by the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) for the African Group of Negotiators on the 12-14 May 2014, participants concurred that prospects of capping… Read more »

Africa: Regularity of Elections in Africa Yet to Deepen Democracy

Addis Ababa, 22 May 2014 -The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is launching the third edition of the Africa Governance Report (AGR III) on Thursday June 5 2014,… Read more »

Africa: Media Launch of the 3rd African Governance Report

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA Read more »

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 »

Africa: Climate Change Negotiators Explore Consensus in Advance of Cop20

During a workshop hosted by ACPC for the African Group of Negotiators on the 12-14 May 2014, participants concurred that prospects of capping temperature rise to 2 degrees above… Read more »

Africa: Joint 2014 Economic Report On Africa to Be Launched At University of Pretoria

What: The joint Economic Commission for Africa/African Union Commission annual flagship report will be launched on 27 May, 2014 at the University of Pretoria's Postgraduate School… Read more »

Africa: Adding Value to Natural Resources. a Multilevel Challenge

This article was written and Published by Mr. Antonio M.A. Pedro, Director of the Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa at the United Nations Economic Commission on Africa (UNECA)… Read more »

Africa: ECA Head to Discuss Job Creation At Kigali AfDB Gathering

ECA Head to discuss job creation at Kigali AfDB gathering Read more »

Africa: Africa's Private Sector Needs Support

Manzini Swaziland - Public-private sector partnership is indispensable in the process of economic transformation says the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Read more »

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 »

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 »

Africa: 2014 Economic Report On Africa to Be Launched in Addis Ababa

ECA's annual flagship report, the Economic Report on Africa, published in collaboration with the African Union Commission will be launched in Addis Ababa on 12 May 2014 at the UN… Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs a New Relationship Dynamic Says ECA's Lopes

At a highly engaging start of this year's New York Forum Africa (NYFA) taking place in Libreville Gabon, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ECA - Carlos Lopes… Read more »

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 »

Africa: African Ministers Make Progress On the Africa Power Vision

A ministerial consultation on the Africa Power Vision took place on the margins of the World Economic Forum on Africa on 8 May in Abuja, convened by the Coordinating Minister for… Read more »