Africa: Enhancing Global Partnerships for Idda III

- To further foster the implementation of the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III), a high level event will be organized on 26 September 2018 in New York to… Read more »

Africa: ECA Senior Official Makes a Case for Using the Afcfta to Support Africa's Industrial Exports

- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a unique and timely opportunity for the continent and offers more benefits than other trading arrangements with regions… Read more »

Southern Africa: ECA to Continue Supporting Southern Africa's Quest for Sustainable Economic Growth

The Economic Commission for Africa's Sub-regional Office for Southern Africa will continue to push for the region's structural transformation through inclusive industrialization… Read more »

Southern Africa: Southern Africa Urged to Re-Orient National Policies to Incorporate Blue Economy Opportunities

The 24th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of Southern Africa (ICE) ended in Mauritius Friday with delegates urging member States to create stable policy… Read more »

Africa: Walking the Talk Crucial If Africa Is Going to Change the Fortunes of Its People

The joint expert group meeting on the role of small and medium enterprises in the industrialization process in Southern Africa ended here with a clarion call from Mauritius for… Read more »

Africa: Africa's City Indicators Validated By National Statistical Offices

On September 18th to 19th, participants representing twenty-eight African National Statistical Offices (NSOs) met to critically review and validate the Indicator set and Reference… Read more »

Southern Africa: SMEs Key to Unlocking Southern Africa's Economic Potential, Says Mauritian Minister

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) should develop a comprehensive programme to consolidate small and medium scale enterprises if SMEs are to play a key role in… Read more »

Southern Africa: Partnerships and Collaboration Essential for Development of SADC's Blue Economy

Southern African countries need to collaborate more in their quest to exploit opportunities presented by the blue economy, a ministerial high level roundtable agreed Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: ECA Studies Impact of Resource Allocation On Structural Transformation

Rabat, 19 September (ECA) - The ECA Office for North Africa is holding, on 26-27 September in Rabat an expert group meeting on "Ressource allocation, distortions and structural… Read more »

Central Africa: Member States Urged to Explore Non-Traditional Sources of Financing in Central Africa

ECA www.uneca.org/sro-ca) - "Financing industrialization is not only about chasing money," said Antonio Pedro, Director of the ECA Subregional Office for Central Africa. Read more »

Africa: The Status Quo Is Unacceptable - It's Time to Normalize the Narratives On African Migration, Experts Urge

Technical experts to the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) concluded a two-day meeting with a strong call for a new narrative on African migration based on the notion… Read more »

Africa: Mauritian Prime Minister Calls On African Nations to Enhance Economic Cooperation

Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Thursday said there was need for enhanced economic cooperation amongst African nations as the continent strives for inclusive and… Read more »

Africa: Afcfta Will Spur Africa's Industrialization and Economic Development, Says ECA's David Luke

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a tool that countries can use to create opportunities for African businesses and through them drive the continent's… Read more »

Africa: Timely and Reliable Data Crucial for Africa's Development, Says Adejumobi At Mauritius Country Profile Launch

The key to Africa's inclusive development lies in the availability of timely and reliable data that can be used by policymakers to develop informed policies, says Mr. Said… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Geg-Africa Organize Joint Workshop On "Digital Transformation in Africa

Pretoria, 10 September - The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with the UK Department for International… Read more »

Africa: Blue Economy Can Be Engine of Africa's Economic Growth If Well Utilized, Says ECA's Adejumobi

The Economic Commission for Africa is fully committed to supporting the African Union, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and member States to ensure that the untapped potentials… Read more »

Africa: Intra-African Trade Key to Continent's Economic Growth, Says Mauritian Minister At Ice 2018

The 24th Session of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Southern Africa opened in Mauritius Tuesday with an impassioned plea from Foreign Affairs, Regional… Read more »

Africa: Stakeholders At the Annual Ethiopian Road Safety Conference Commit to Reducing Road Traffic Accidents

The Second Annual Ethiopian Road Safety Conference (RSC2018) took place at the ECA Conference Centre on 23-24 August 2018 under the themes: "Together, We Can Save Lives on… Read more »

Africa: UN Supports Member States to Align National Development Plans With SDGs

The United Nations will continue to assist member States in their quest to align national development plans with the sustainable development goals to ensure their successful… Read more »

Africa: Experts Meet to Fine-Tune Messages for the African Migration Report Ahead of High-Level Panel Meeting

A two-day meeting of the technical committee of the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) opened today at the headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in… Read more »

Central Africa: Central Africa Can Only Fully Industrialize If ...

- Low tax burdens, prohibitive conditions for access to loans, weak national saving ratios, unsustainable public debt, narrow funding funnels, negative policy perception indexes… Read more »

Central Africa: Experts to Weave Strategy for Financing Industrialization in Central Africa

- The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Chad are convening government representatives and experts in various development fields from across Central… Read more »

Africa: ECA Calls for Improved Access to Data for a Deeper Analysis of Economic Distortions

At the conclusion of its expert group meeting on quality of institutions and structural transformation, the ECA Office for North Africa called on countries to facilitate… Read more »

Africa: Countries Must Focus On Macroeconomic, Trade and Gender Policies in Agriculture to Achieve the SDGs - ECA Chief

The food market will remain the biggest market in the world and Africa will be the biggest producer if we get our macroeconomic and fiscal policies, trade and gender policies… Read more »

Africa: Forum On China-Africa Cooperation Charts 3-Year Cooperation Plan

The 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held on 3 and 4 September 2018 under the theme "China and Africa: Toward an Even Stronger Community with Shared… Read more »