North Africa: Lilia Hachem Naas Appointed Director of the ECA Office in North Africa

Ms Lilia Hachem Naas took up her functions as Director of the ECA Office for North Africa in Rabat (Morocco) on 2 October 2017. Read more »

Africa: SDGs Offer Unique Opportunity to Expand SDMX Reach Says UNSD's Schweinfest

The universality and cross-cutting nature of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offers a unique opportunity for international partners to expand the reach of SDMX beyond… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Partners Developing Toolbox to Respond to Needs of Africa's Youth, Says Ruzvidzo

The Economic Commission for Africa is working to develop a youth policy toolbox to support member States in developing national policies that not only meet the diverse needs of the… Read more »

Africa: Integration of Urbanization in National Development Planning Vital for Africa's Transformation - Yemeru Says

Despite the pace and magnitude of urbanization in Africa, its integration in national development and economic planning is either missing or appears as an afterthought. Read more »

Africa: ECA Finalizing Gender Development Report and Index Following Review

A two-day meeting to review a Regional Report of the African Gender and Development Index ended Tuesday in Addis Ababa with participants providing recommendations crucial for the… Read more »

Africa: States to Review Gender Development Report and Index

A two-day meeting to review a Regional Report of the African Gender and Development Index ended Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Once finalized, the report is intended to guide… Read more »

Africa: Designing the Right Policies for Private Sector Engagement Is Good for Inclusive Growth - Says ECA Chief

The ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe has stressed the need for countries to create favorable policy environments and transparent investment frameworks to allow the private… Read more »

Africa: Work On the Framing of Minerals Classification System in Africa Begins

A Pioneering Initiative Leading Towards a Framework for Mineral Resource Classification in Africa Had a Kick-Off Meeting On Monday-starting a weeklong series of deliberations of… Read more »

Africa: Senior Government Officials and Experts to Discuss Trade Facilitation in Southern Africa

The ECA office for Southern Africa will organize the Twenty Third Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Southern Africa on the theme "Trade Facilitation in… Read more »

Africa: Giovanie Biha Flaunts 'Made in Central Africa' Products At Dinner Debate

Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Giovanie Biha, got a big round of applause during a dinner debate in Douala after she displayed items… Read more »

Africa: Africa Can't Afford a Business-As-Usual Approach to Statistics Says ECA's Biha

The 6th Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) conference opened in Addis Ababa Monday with Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, of the Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »

Africa: Consensus Reached On Actions for Sustainable Industrialization in Central Africa

The 33rd meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Central Africa (ICE2017) has ended in Douala with calls for the adoption of well-targeted and sequenced… Read more »

Africa: Time to Legislate Statistics Says South Africa's Statistician-General At SDMX Conference

Statistics make a crucial contribution to good governance in modern democracy, assisting in the formulation and evaluation of policies, among others, hence safeguards should be put… Read more »

Africa: ECA Fully Engaged in Responding to Challenges Facing Africa, Says Biha

The second session of the Committee on Gender and Social Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa opened in Addis Ababa Wednesday with ECA Deputy Executive… Read more »

Africa: Strengthening African Regional Geoprocessing Centres With a Relational and Spatial Database

An African Minerals Development Centre-led (AMDC) initiative for strengthening African regional geoprocessing centres with a relational and spatial database will take place on 13… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement Will Impact Developing Nations, Says ECA's Murombedzi

The withdrawal of the United States from Paris Agreement will have massive implications on US support to the financing of climate actions in the developing world, says James… Read more »

Africa: Innovation Key to Supporting Africa's Transformation, Says Vera Songwe

Investment in innovation is critical if Africa's new industries, especially in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector, are to play a crucial role in promoting… Read more »

Africa: Experts Discuss Ways to Advance Africa's Trade Policy

Addis Ababa, 22 September (ECA) - The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently convened several meetings in Addis Ababa with trade… Read more »

Africa: Experts Discuss Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Southern Africa

A two-day consultative process on global compact for the safe, orderly and regular migration in southern Africa ended on 22nd September in Lusaka, Zambia. Five meetings on the… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Pedro Says Journalists Are 'Partners' in Central Africa's Transformation Agenda

In the run-up to the 33rd meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Central Africa (ICE2017), Antonio Pedro, Director of the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA)… Read more »

Africa: Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting to Review Study On Global Governance Architecture for Combatting Illicit Financial Flows

The Macroeconomic Policy Division of ECA will host an Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) on Thursday 28th September 2017 to review a draft study on "Global Governance… Read more »

Africa: Stakeholders Discuss Model Law for Transboundary Infrastructure Development in Africa

The proposed model law on transboundary infrastructure development in Africa was under the spotlight in New York today with Economic Commission for Africa's Adeyinka Adeyemi saying… Read more »

Africa: Heads of ECA and EU Agree to Work Towards Benefits of the EPAs for Africa's Economies

To enhance collaboration with key development partners, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe met with the European Union Ambassador,… Read more »

Africa: Ownership of Agendas 2030 and 2063 By African Countries Under Spotlight in Idep Meeting

Dakar, Senegal, September 12, 2017 (IDEP) - Within the framework of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) development seminar series, a high level… Read more »

Africa: Expert Group Meeting to Validate APRM Study On Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa Underway in Kigali

(ECA) - An expert group meeting to validate an African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Study on 'Major Bottlenecks Facing Africa' is currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more »