Comoros: Leveraging Remittances to Finance Development

Between 2000 and 2013, remittances from Comorian nationals living in France (estimated between 150,000 and 300,000 people) have increased from 12.5 billion to 59 billion Comorian… Read more »

Africa: UN Report On World Economic Situation Launched in Ethiopia

The 2018 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report (WESP2018) was launched in Addis Ababa on 16 January under the auspices of the Macroeconomic Policy Division… Read more »

Africa: UN-AU Leaders Sign Framework for Implementation of Agenda 2063 and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Stress Importance of Partnerships to Accelerate Africa's Transformation

(ECA) - In keeping with the enhanced and mutually reinforcing partnership between the two organizations and to further accelerate the implementation of the sustainable development… Read more »

Africa: Contemporary Exchange Rate Policies in Eastern Africa - Helping or Hindering Development?

For the past year, a debate has raged over the role and impact of the CFA franc in West Africa. Supporters of the controversial exchange rate arrangement argue that the peg to the… Read more »

Central Africa: Experts to Deliberate On Pathways to Economic Diversification in Central Africa

A brainstorming session dubbed "Pathways to economic diversification in Central Arica" has been scheduled for 31 January 2018 at the Hilton Hotel in Yaounde, Cameroon. Participants… Read more »

Africa: Data Can Help Manage Human Mobility, Says ECA's Chinganya

The ECA's African Centre for Statistics (ACS) this week participated in the first ever International Forum on Migration Statistics that was held in Paris, France. Read more »

Africa: WTO Ministerial Conference Failure Accentuates Need for Cfta, Says Eca's Karingi

The 11th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11), which took place in Buenos Aires from 10 to 13 December 2017, failed to reach a consensus on key issues such as a curb on subsidies for… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Next Generation Has Big Dreams That Need the Right Environment to Be Realized - Says IMF Chief

At a special event hosted by the Economic Commission for Africa on the theme: Economic Challenges and Opportunities facing the African Continent; the role of technology in… Read more »

Africa: Update On the Progress Being Made in the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiations

In 2012, the African Union Summit made a decision on boosting intra-African trade and fast-tracking the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA). To achieve the objective, the decision… Read more »

Africa: Historic Meeting of ECA and IMF Chiefs Looks to Forge a New Relationship for Africa's Long-Term Sustainable Growth

The Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe has warned about a demographic trap for African countries if appropriate policy measures are not put in place… Read more »

Namibia: Pida Model Law for Infrastructure Development in Africa Endorsed At 2017 Pida Week in Namibia

The 2017 PIDA Week ended in Swakopmund, Namibia, Wednesday with delegates calling on Member States to commit themselves to the development of Programme for Infrastructure… Read more »

Africa: Africa Set for Big Things With Cfta Operationalization, Says ECA's Gatera

Africa's integration agenda is experiencing a critical and momentous epoch with the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) scheduled for operationalization next year and with the… Read more »

Africa: Adeyemi Unpacks Pida Model Law for Transboundary Infrastructure Projects in Africa At Pida Week

Economic Commission for Africa's Adeyinka Adeyemi, on Monday unpacked the PIDA Model Law for private sector investment in transboundary infrastructure in Africa for participants at… Read more »

Africa: Pida Week - Improving Project Bankability Key to Bridging Africa's Infrastructure Gap

Preparing a pipeline of bankable sustainable infrastructure projects is vital, participants of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week heard as it opened… Read more »

Africa: Governance - African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Crucial for SDG Implementation in Africa

"African States have not benefited from the SDGs enough for a simple reason: the lack of follow up", said on Sunday APRM member Youssouf Khayal. "I am drawing your attention to… Read more »

Africa: Ministerial Conference On Civil Registration Kicks Off in Nouakchott

The Fourth Conference of African Ministers in charge of Civil Registration kicked-off Thursday 7 December in Nouakchott, under the theme "Accelerating a coordinated improvement of… Read more »

Africa: African Ambassadors Briefed On Climate Information Services (Cis)

On this day, the African Climate Policy Center (ACPC) hosted delegations from African embassies based in Addis Ababa to a briefing on the role of climate information services (CIS)… Read more »

Africa: Reforming and Revitalizing Higher Education Sector Crucial for Africa's Development, Experts Say

The fourth Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda ended in Dakar Friday with experts making concrete recommendations for consideration… Read more »

Africa: Experts Push for a Single African Air Transport Market

The 3rd Ministerial Working Group Meeting on the Single African Air Transport Markets (SAATM) kicked off in Addis Ababa on 5 December 2017, with participants calling on African… Read more »

Africa: Message From ECA Executive Secretary On 16 Days Activism On Violence Against Women

MESSAGE FROM VERA SONGWE, ECA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Read more »

Africa: Africa's Negotiating Capacity Determines Its Future Prosperity

African countries are constantly engaged in negotiating bilateral and multilateral treaties and several contracts for the exploration and development of extractive resources.… Read more »

Africa: 2017 PIDA Week

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Namibia: Namibia to Host Infrastructure Development in Africa Week

All is set for the 2017 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week which takes place from 10 to 14 December in Swakopmund, Namibia, on the theme, "Regional… Read more »

North Africa: Cairo Hosts APRM for North Africa On 10-11 December

The ECA Capacity Development Division (CDD), the Continental Secretariat of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the APRM Focal Point for Egypt will organize, on 10-11… Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs to Fix Its Energy Problems to Accelerate and Sustain Growth, Says Eca's Songwe

Africa will not be able to accelerate and sustain growth without adequate access to energy, says Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe. Read more »