Africa: Note to Correspondents - Joint Communiqué of the Third African Union-United Nations Annual Conference

9, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat convened the Third African Union-United Nations… Read more »

Africa: Strong Leadership Needed to Curb Traffic Accidents, Injuries and Deaths

The Fifth United Nations Global Road Safety Week, which runs from 6-12 May, kicked off today with a call for strong leadership around the globe to advance road safety in countries… Read more »

Africa: UN Global Road Safety Week Calls On the Public to Demand Stronger Leadership

The UN Global Road Safety Week ( 6th - 12th May 2019) will this year focus on the theme, "Leadership for road safety." The theme acknowledges that stronger leadership is needed to… Read more »

East Africa: ECA and Partners Organizing a Afcfta Forum for Horn of Africa Region

With the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) set to go into force soon, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners are organizing a Horn of Africa… Read more »

Africa: Coordinated SDG Implementation Required to Speed Up Mauritania's Economic and Social Take-Off (Minister)

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania conducted, from May 2 to 3, 2019 in Nouakchott, a national workshop for the consultation, review and… Read more »

Africa: Ad-Hoc Meeting of the West African Expert Group

The Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Liberia, is organizing from May 06 to… Read more »

Africa: Vera Songwe Thanks Staff for Busy and Successful First Quarter

ECA staff on Tuesday observed a minute of silence for colleagues Hind Jabir and Samira Ezzine who died in a tragic car accident in Rabat, Morocco, earlier this month. Read more »

Africa: SDGs - ECA & UNDP Support Organization of Mauritania Vnr Validation Workshop

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is organizing, with the support of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations… Read more »

Central Africa: ECA and Cemac Build Synergy for Central Africa's Emergence

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEMAC) have just laid the foundation for close cooperation to… Read more »

Africa: All Set for 26th Global Celebration of the World Press Freedom Day

All is set for the 26th World Press Freedom Day celebrations which take place at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa from 1-3… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Partners in Innovative Project to Harness Demographic Dividend and Gender Equality

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), with the support of the United Nations Population fund (UNFPA),… Read more »

Africa: ECA Hosts Meeting On Strengthening Africa's Capacities to Deal With Trade Misinvoicing

The Macroeconomics and Governance Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week held a two-day inception meeting for a project on strengthening the capacities of… Read more »

Tanzania: The East African Private Sector Discusses Their Contribution to the Afcfta in Arusha

- The African Continental Free Trade Area isn't simply a 'Free Trade Agreement' it's about establishing a unified continental market with 1.2 billion potential customers and where… Read more »

Africa: SDGs - ECA and FAO Organize Training On Environmental and Economic Statistics in Rabat

The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched on Tuesday 23 April in Rabat a joint training workshop on… Read more »

North Africa: Better Policy Coordination Needed to Boost Job Creation in North Africa

The ECA Office for North Africa and the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) of the Kingdom of Morocco held on 24-25 April in Rabat a regional high-level dialogue on… Read more »

Africa: Atpc Supporting Empowerment of Africa's Future Trade Negotiators

The African Regional Round of the global John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition, formerly known as the ELSA Moot Court Competition on the Law of the World Trade Organization (WTO),… Read more »

Central Africa: Vera Songwe Urges Cameroon to Lead Central Africa Into Continental Free Trade and Digital Economy

Much to an ecstatic applause from the academic community and members of the Government of Cameroon, the Execrative Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Ms.… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Cese Hold Regional Dialogue On Employment in North Africa

ECA's Office for North Africa will organize, in partnership with the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) of the Kingdom of Morocco, a regional dialogue on employment… Read more »

Morocco: Vera Songwe Visits Rabat Following Tragic Loss of Two ECA Staff Members

ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe visited mourning families and staff in Rabat (Morocco) Friday 19 April, in support to them, following a tragic car accident in which two staff… Read more »

Cameroon: President Paul Biya and Vera Songwe Invigorate Cameroon-ECA Relations

On her first official visit to Cameroon after her appointment as UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA - Ms. Vera Songwe met with President Paul Biya and… Read more »

Africa: 22nd Meeting of the Ice - Transforming Economies As a Means of Accelerating Sustainable Development in West Africa

The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Government of Liberia will organize, from May 08 to 10, 2019,… Read more »

Africa: ECA and ECE to Convene 4th International PPP Forum

The Economic Commission for Africa and its sister regional commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, will in May convene the 4th International Public-Private… Read more »

Africa: Water and Sanitation Interlinkages With SDGs Under Review By Hlpf 2019

A side event to discuss water and sanitation was held on the sidelines of the Africa Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD2019) under the theme 'Empowering people and… Read more »

Africa: Africa Ready for High Level Political Forum and SDG Summit

After three days of intense deliberations the fifth session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD5) came to a close in the historic imperial city that… Read more »

Africa: Time to Close Poverty Gap in Africa With Bold Actions, Says ECA's Biha At Arfsd2019

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, on Thursday said Africa was running out of time to ensure the successful implementation of the… Read more »