Africa: Continued Investment in Infrastructure Could Address Missing Inputs for African Transformation

A series of Economic Reports of Africa published by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) between 2013 to 2016 argue that infrastructure development has a direct effect on… Read more »

Africa: All Is Set for 2017 Conference On Land Policy in Africa

All is set for the Land Policy Initiative Centre's (LPIC) second Conference on Land Policy in Africa that seeks to deepen capacity for land policy in Africa through improved access… Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs to Build Capacity to Curb Illicit Financial Flows, Says Eca's Opoku-Mensah

A four-day workshop on protecting the tax base of developing countries opened here Tuesday with Aida Opoku-Mensah, ECA's Special Adviser on the Post-2015 Development Agenda,… Read more »

Africa: East Africans to Discuss How to Pave the Way for Transformative Growth

Industrial-led growth is an important driver in achieving national development targets. This was underscored at the 21st meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE)… Read more »

Comoros: Moroni Meeting - How to Unlock the Full Potential of the Blue Economy?

Globally, ocean wealth is valued at $ 24 trillion. If oceans were a country, they would constitute the seventh largest economy in the world. These resources of the blue economy… Read more »

East Africa: ECA Appeals for Stronger Growth in Eastern Africa

The economic performance of Eastern Africa has been impressive over the past decade and a half. Yet economic growth moderated markedly in 2016 and 2017, with an average growth rate… Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs Shared Strategic Vision to Promote Structural Transformation, Says ECA's Dimitri Sanga

Africa needs a shared strategic vision if its economies are to be transformed to meet the needs of its population, says Dimitri Sanga, the Director of the West African Regional… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Youth Are a 'Ticking Time Bomb'

A representative from Namibia's Ministry of Land and Resettlement at the 2017 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA2017) in Addis Ababa, Prisca Mandimika, has urged African… Read more »

Africa: Experts Discuss Future of Africa-UK Trade Relations

'Getting the Future Africa-UK Trade Partnership Right' was the subject of an expert group meeting held during the just-ended 10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation… Read more »

Southern Africa: Experts to Discuss the Challenges and Implications of Declining Commodity Prices in Southern Africa

The ECA Office for Southern Africa in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) will organize the Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) on the theme "Promoting Growth… Read more »

Africa: Africa Spending More Than Its Fair Share for Climate Adaptation, a New Study Reveals

Findings of a new study jointly commissioned by the UNDP Regional Office for Africa, and the African Climate Policy Centre at the Economic Commission for Africa, is dismissing the… Read more »

Africa: Bribery Levels Still High in Land Sector

study by Transparency International shows that in some parts of Africa, about 70 percent of the citizens have paid a bribe to access a service, at the various stages of the land… Read more »

Africa: Agribusiness Could Be the Next Gate to Youth Employment in Africa

More than ever, African youth have to overcome a long and hard journey to enter the labour market. Out of 11 million young people entering the job market in Africa every year, only… Read more »

Africa: Second Land Policy Conference in Africa Discusses Youth Role in Land Governance

Africa's land policy conference opened in Addis Ababa Tuesday with a clarion call for governments to properly manage land for the benefit of its people, in particular ensuring… Read more »

Africa: An African Conference Debates Youth Role in Land Governance

The Second Conference on Land Policy in Africa was opened with a call to properly manage land to benefit current and future generations of Africa. Read more »

Africa: Good Governance Key to Accelerated Growth

"It is difficult nowadays to imagine inclusive growth without economic and structural transformation, and without an inclusive public policy. Our countries can only achieve… Read more »

Sudan: Statistics - ECA Initiates Research in Preparation for Sudan Country Profile

A delegation of experts from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) initiated on 11 November a one week working visit to Sudan, to prepare the second… Read more »

Africa: 50 Experts Meet At Idep to Reflect On New Agricultural Development Approaches

-- Policy makers, academia, researchers and experts from African governments, international organizations and private sector met at IDEP, in Dakar, on October 25, 2017, in a high… Read more »

Africa: 10th Session of the Committee On Regional Cooperation and Integration Ends On High Note

The 10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI) ended in Addis Ababa Thursday night with participants adopting recommendations that will go a long… Read more »

North Africa: Structural Transformation Key for Rise of North African Economies

The Economic Commission for Africa is focusing on essential components of structural transformation, such as sustainable investment in infrastructures and new industries, which are… Read more »

West Africa: Strengthening the Contribution of Minerals to Development in West Africa

Strengthening the mining sector's contribution to local and national development is the theme of a 1-2 November 2017 meeting in Accra. With annual mining procurement exceeding $1… Read more »

Africa: New ECA Publications Put in Focus Human Rights Perspective of Cfta - Smart Trade & Industrial Policy in Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) on Wednesday launched joint reports on transforming… Read more »

Comoros: Attaining Transformative Growth in Eastern Africa - The Focus of Discussions in Comoros

The growth rate of Eastern African countries has been among the fastest in the world in recent years, averaging 6.8% between 2012 and 2015. However, in 2016 and 2017, the regional… Read more »

Africa: Women and Resources in Eastern and Southern Africa Urged to Work With Small Scale Farmers

Speaking at the official opening of the workshop on women and youth in agriculture in Zambia, Minister of Agriculture, Honourable Dora Siliya, urged Women and Resources in Eastern… Read more »

Africa: Overcoming Infrastructure Deficit Will Unlock Africa's Potential, Says Songwe

The 10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI) officially kicked-off in Addis Ababa Wednesday with the Executive Secretary of the Economic… Read more »