Africa: LATF 2018 - Intra-African Trade the Engine for Developing Africa

Africa must forge ahead with the remaining technical negotiations for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as African Union member countries continue to sign and ratify… Read more »

Africa: Smaller African Nations Should Not Fear but Embrace Afcfta, Says ECA's Songwe

Smaller African economies should not fear the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)but rather embrace the accord for the benefits it will bring to the continent through… Read more »

Africa: AITF 2018 - First Intra-African Trade Fair Opens With Call for Initiatives That Drive Afcfta

The first-ever Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) to be held on the continent opened in Cairo Tuesday with the President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Benedict… Read more »

Gambia: Development Planners From the Gambia Receive Training From Idep On Managing for Development Results

Government officials working in the development planning units of various ministerial departments of The Gambia are participating in a five-day Training of Trainers on "Managing… Read more »

Africa: FAO and ECA Train Experts for Better Food Security Monitoring in Morocco

The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) initiated today in Rabat (Morocco) a three-day national workshopon food… Read more »

Egypt: Songwe Leads ECA in Showcasing Its Work At Inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo, Egypt

All is set for the Intra-African Trade (IATF) that begins in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday with Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, set to attend three… Read more »

Africa: African Migration - No Crisis, but Regional Integration Needed

Is the world witnessing an African migration crisis? Recent facts contradict many widespread perceptions shaped by recent media coverage. Both countries of origin and countries of… Read more »

Africa: Building an African Digital Economy - ECA Signs Agreement With EU to Accelerate Creation of One Market

On the margins of the Africa-Europe conference which took place in Vienna Tuesday, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the European Union signed a… Read more »

Africa: Marrakech - ECA to Hold Event On Operationalizing the Global Compact On Migration in Africa Through Data and Research

The dearth of empirical data on African migration has resulted in programmatic and policy responses that are based on negative public perceptions rather than an understanding of… Read more »

Africa: ECA Commemorates Its 60th Anniversary - Honors Young Innovators

The Economic Commission for Africa marked its 60th anniversary this week with an official event attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps and key representatives from partner… Read more »

Central Africa: Accolades and Requests Mark ECA's 60th Anniversary

Economic diversification is a condition sine qua non for Central African countries to break from boom-bust cycles. Read more »

North Africa: ECA Presents Cartography of Regional Value Chains in North Africa

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North Africa: ECA Launches North Africa Map of Value Chains

.A result of ECA's work in support to regional integration, trade development and structural transformation through the promotion of intra-African trade, this report focuses on ten… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Afcfta Will Increase Africans' Freedoms, Says ECA's Elhiraika

The African Continental Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), if fully implemented, will not only give a substantial boost to Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) but also help expand the… Read more »

Africa: UN Regional Commissions' Role in the Follow-Up and Review of the Global Compact On Migration to Be Showcased in Marrakech

UN Regional Economic Commissions will convene a panel discussion on, 'Regional priorities, opportunities, and challenges: Prospects for achieving the objectives of the Global… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Pushing for an Inclusive African Continental Free-Trade Agreement

A truly successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement cannot be achieved without the "people dimension," ensuring that the integration process does… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Energy Integration in Africa Crucial for Regional Integration and Trade

Energy integration in Africa is crucial to catalyse regional integration while intra-African trade has been proven to reduce environmental deterioration, two new studies unveiled… Read more »

Africa: At Closing of the 2018 African Economic Conference, Economic Integration Is Seen As a Game-Changer Towards Achieving Inclusive Sustainable Development

Economic integration is a game-changing reality and African countries must fully embrace it to achieve sustainable inclusive development and reduce multidimensional poverty… Read more »

Africa: High-Level Panel On Migration Convenes Dialogue On African Perspectives in the Global Compact

The High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC), will jointly convene a side event under the… Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Africa's Private Sector Can Be Major Driver for Regional Integration

Africa's growing and vibrant private sector can be a major driver of the regional integration across the continent, according to leading experts at the ongoing African Economic… Read more »

Kenya: #hudumahalisi - Honest Public Service Campaign Launched in Kenya

Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta, launched the Huduma Halisi Public Service Campaign at the Ndumberi Grounds, Kiambu County. The event was organized as part of a wider Ministry of… Read more »

Africa: AGR-V Launched in Kigali - Emphasises Need to Improve Governance of Africa's Abundant Natural Resources

The fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR-V) was launched in discussed by delegates attending the 2018 African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: 2018 SDG Report Calls for Critical Investments in Urbanization

The 2018 Africa Sustainable Development Report calls on African governments to prioritize investments in water, sanitation and urbanization in order to leverage the health outcomes… Read more »

Africa: An External Peer Review Meeting On the Draft Economic Report On Africa 2019

An external peer review meeting on the draft Economic Report on Africa 2019 will be held on 10 and 11 December 2018 in United Nations Conference LBR from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Read more »

Africa: AEC 2018 - Africa Must Focus On Its Big Resource - Its Young People, Experts Urge

Professor Paul Collier, one of the world's most influential development economists, warns that Africa's "easy decade" of accelerated economic growth is coming to an end, and only… Read more »