October 18, 2019
Africa: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 October
"One of the keys to ending child poverty is addressing poverty in the household, from which it often stems. Access to quality social services must be a priority." Read more »
Zambia: ECA's Chinganya Briefs Zambian VP Wina On Com5
Oliver Chinganya, the Director of Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) African Centre for Statistics, had the opportunity to brief Zambia's Vice President,… Read more »
October 17, 2019
Africa: Togo's AfCFTA Implementation Strategy Shows How It Will Make the Most Out of the AfCFTA
The Togolese strategy for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Zone (AfCFTA) was presented today in Lomé, during a validation workshop held from 17 to 18… Read more »
Africa: Civil Registration Important for Africa's Economic and Social Development, Says Songwe
Civil registration is a subject that is of crucial importance to Africa's economic and social development and is at the core of the realization of the continent's ambitions to… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Vision for Prosperity & Inclusiveness Requires Timely and Accurate Statistics, Says VP Wina
African leaders have a great vision of building an integrated, prosperous and peaceful continent that is driven and managed by its own citizens, and represents a dynamic force in… Read more »
Africa: Zambian Minister Says Nation Committed to Recording Vital Events of Refugees in the Country
Zambia is committed to the registration of vital events occurring among refugees and internally displaced persons with 1,465 refugees provided with identity cards in 2018,… Read more »
Africa: Leveraging Partnerships to Support Innovative Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
High-level participants at the ongoing fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) had the opportunity to focus on leveraging partnerships in… Read more »
Africa: Scribes Trained in Effective Use of Data in Public Health Journalism At Com5
Twenty journalists from newsrooms across Africa this week received training on effective use of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) data in public health journalism at… Read more »
Africa: Cameroon Functionaries Set for More Accountability in Development Planning
Scores of policy and programme planners, statisticians and other national professionals say they have gained considerable insights into ways of optimising their work by routing key… Read more »
Africa: The ECA and the Creg Are Working Together in Partnership to Promote the Nta Methodology in Measuring the Demographic Dividend in Africa
For the first time, Africa is hosting the Scientific Conference on the "Comptes de Transferts Nationaux - National Transfer Accounts (NTA-Africa)". Read more »
October 16, 2019
Zambia: UN Official Lauds Zambia for Efforts to Ensure Everyone Has Legal Identity
The United Nations Resident Coordinator to Zambia, Ms. Coumba Mar Gadio, on Wednesday lauded the southern African nation for how it is seriously dealing with civil registration and… Read more »
October 15, 2019
Africa: Civil Registration Conference to Benefit African Nations Seeking to Address 'Scandal of Invisibility'
African countries are expected to continue strengthening their civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems as a foundation for robust and sustainable legal identity… Read more »
October 14, 2019
Africa: Africa Has Made Progress in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics but Much Remains to Be Done
Africa has made impressive progress in revamping its Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems in the past few years, says William Muhwava, Chief of the Demographic… Read more »
Africa: Validation Seminar for the AfCFTA National Strategy, 17 and 18 October 2019 in Lomé
Togo is developing its national strategy for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), to be presented for for discussions during a validation seminar… Read more »
Africa: Africa Urged to Harness Digital Technology for Legal Identity
Advances in technology present Africa with an important opportunity for the digitalization of its civil registration and vital statistics systems through which the strategic… Read more »
Africa: ECA Presents Progress Report On the Status of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) presented the report pursuant to ministerial declarations and on the status of Civil registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Africa,… Read more »
Africa: ECA & Partners Assure AU Member States of Continued Support to Modernize Africa's Crvs Systems
The Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration opened in Lusaka, Zambia, Monday with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its key partners,… Read more »
Comoros: Workshop On Capitalizing the Opportunities of the AfCFTA in the Union of the Comoros, From 18 to 19 October 2019
In support of the efforts to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and build the capacity of the Comoros to benefit from the opportunities offered by a… Read more »
October 11, 2019
Africa: Statement Attributable to the Secretary-General On the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize
I have said often that winds of hope are blowing ever stronger across Africa. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is one of the main reasons why. Read more »
October 09, 2019
East Africa: Kenya to Host Symposium On Strengthening Capacities of Public Institutions in East Africa
Kenya will next week host a three-day symposium on Strengthening Capacities of Public Institutions for Transformation, Innovation and Ethical Leadership to Realize the 2030 Agenda… Read more »
Africa: Work and Reforms of the UN 'At Risk', Guterres Warns Member States, Amidst 'Record-Level' Cash Crisis
The United Nations is facing a severe shortage of cash, and unless more Governments pay their annual dues, "our work and our reforms are at risk", the UN chief António… Read more »
October 08, 2019
Africa: African Ministers to Discuss Innovative Ways to Close Identity Gap in Fifth Crvs Conference
All is set for the Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) which takes place from 14 to 18 October 2019 in Lusaka, Zambia. Read more »
October 04, 2019
Africa: Media Has an Important Responsibility to Unpack Africa's Free Trade Story
The critical role of the media in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) underlined an intense two-day workshop organised by the Economic Commission… Read more »
October 03, 2019
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's AfCFTA Strategy Under Spotlight As Nation Eyes Significant Gains
A two-day workshop to validate Zimbabwe's strategy for implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ended in Harare Thursday with participants agreeing to fine… Read more »
October 02, 2019
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Expects Positive Transformation of Its Economic Landscape With Full AfCFTA Implementation
Zimbabwe anticipates that the game-changing African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will create new impetus for investment, trade and industrialization in the country in line… Read more »
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