East Africa: Regional Cooperation in East Africa Set to Tackle Energy Insecurity

The Energy Security Policy Framework launched today in Kigali by the East African Community in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Africa, ECA will help East African… Read more »

Africa: ECA Supports Member States Develop Afcfta Implementation Strategies, Says Biha

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is working with member States on the continent to ensure they make the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) a reality, says Deputy… Read more »

Africa: Continent Free Trade Area Should Help Close Gender Equality Gaps in Africa

The signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in March 2018 in Kigali set the stage for the integration of the African continent into a single market. Read more »

East Africa: East Africa the Fastest Growing Region in Africa, With People Leading Longer and Healthier Lives

- With an average growth rate of 6.7% between 2013 and 2017 - double the African average - East Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world, accompanied by rapid… Read more »

Africa: Rwanda's Finance Minister Calls On Africa to Speedily Ratify Continental Free Trade Agreement

The 22nd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of the Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa (ICE 2018) opened in Kigali Tuesday with Rwanda's Finance and Economic… Read more »

Africa: It's Time to Implement the Afcfta to Stimulate Economic Transformation in Africa

Kigali, Rwanda, 20 November (ECA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, could boost regional trade and industrialization, especially in East Africa. Effective… Read more »

Africa: ECA to Launch Campaign Targeting Violence Against Children and Adolescents With Disabilities

The Social Development Policy Division (SDPD) of the Economic Commission for Africa is co-organizing the launch of a global campaign for the "Good Treatment of Girls, Boys and… Read more »

Africa: ECA and AUC to Host High-Level Digital Identification Meeting in Addis Ababa

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) will on Sunday convene a high-level meeting on the need for Africa to embark on a digital… Read more »

Africa: Countdown to Cop24 - ECA Supporting Member States At Every Level, Says Murombedzi

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), is fully committed to supporting member States in their efforts to implement their… Read more »

Ethiopia: Vera Songwe Discusses Women's Empowerment With Ethiopia's New President

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Tuesday met with the new Ethiopian President, Sahle-Work Zewde, and discussed a number of issues, in… Read more »

Africa: African Trade Agreement - Catalyst for Growth

Africa is growing, but not fast enough. In order for more than 400 million Africans to rise out of poverty, continued economic growth across Africa's 54 nations will have to… Read more »

Africa: Experts Meet to Set the Stage for Afcfta Phase II Negotiations

A meeting of experts was hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) from… Read more »

Southern Africa: Experts to Discuss Land, Identity and Socio-Economic Transformation in Southern Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA) is organizing an Ad Hoc Experts Group Meeting (AEGM) on the theme "Land, Identity and Socio-Economic… Read more »

Africa: Steering Committee Commends the African Land Policy Centre for Building Synergies of Partner Initiatives On Land Governance in Africa

The second Steering Committee Meeting for the AU-ECA-AfDB African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) for 2018 was held at the African Union headquarters on 09 November 2018. Read more »

Africa: Private Sector Urged to Invest in Africa's Transboundary Infrastructure Projects

A senior adviser on regional integration and trade at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Adeyinka Adeyemi, has assured private sector investors that… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Partners to Establish Continent-Wide Digital Identities

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Omidyar Network have announced a partnership to establish legal digital identities in Africa. The partnership, will go towards… Read more »

Africa: Omidyar, ECA Announce Partnership to Establish Continent-Wide Digital Identities

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Omidyar Foundation have announced a partnership to establish legal digital identities in Africa. The partnership, which comes with… Read more »

Central Africa: Central Africa's Free Trade Instruments Gaining Traction in DR Congo

A total of 49 leaders from the public and private sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have completed a two-day training to appropriate rules of origin procedures… Read more »

Africa: Mainstreaming Climate Information in Agricultural Policies to Develop Resilience and Better Productivity Through Idep Course On Agricultural Policy in Africa

From 7 to 18 May 2018, the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) organized a course on Agricultural Policy in Africa for the benefit of 28 public officials… Read more »

Africa: Africa Seeks to Make International Trade Cheaper, Faster and Easier At Addis Ababa Forum

African countries seeking to reduce the cost, time and complexity of interregional and international trade in goods and services will gather for the First African Forum for… Read more »

Africa: Qualified Human Capital, Key Factor for International Market Integration and Inclusive Growth

The key role of human capital in the growth of Developing and Emerging Countries (DEC) within the current, transforming, global context is at the heart of discussions at the 12th… Read more »

West Africa: Conclave to Promote the Synergy of Actions of the UN and Intergovernmental Organizations in the Sahel and West Africa

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its West African Sub-regional Office, is organising, in Dakar, Senegal, alongside the United Nations System… Read more »

Africa: Private Sector Crucial to Successful Afcfta Implementation, Africa Trade Forum Delegates Agree

The 2018 Africa Trade Forum ended in Lagos, Nigeria, with delegates agreeing that while governments need to set a conducive environment through collective and coordinated actions… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Partners Meet for Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi

The two-day event kicks off on 26 November with focus on the priorities and challenges of establishing a sustainable blue economy and its contribution to the implementation of the… Read more »

Africa: ECA Urges Local Authorities to Harness Economic and Social Transitions for Sustainable Development

Local governments have a tremendous opportunity to engage, own and translate Africa's macroeconomic and social transitions into their own development strategies, said Lilia Hachem… Read more »