Africa: ERA 2017 Launched in Addis Ababa With Call On Africa to Link Urban and Industrial Development

The Economic Commission for Africa's flagship, the Economic Report on Africa 2017, was launched in Addis Ababa today with Deputy Executive Secretary, Giovanie Biha, calling on… Read more »

Africa: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to Launch High Level Panel On Migration

On the margins of the forthcoming ECOWAS Heads of States Summit, a High-level Panel on International Migration in Africa will be launched on 6 June 2017 in Monrovia, Liberia, with… Read more »

Africa: Not Only Employment but a Decent Work for Our Youth

The issue of youth unemployment was at the heart of the discussions at the two-days meeting of Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa. Read more »

Africa: 2017 World Hydropower Congress Opens in Addis Ababa

The 6th World Hydropower Congress (WHC) kicked-off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today with Acting Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok, calling on… Read more »

Africa: Panelists Share Experiences On the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the SDGs

As part of activities marking the two-day Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) in Addiss Ababa, high level representatives from some African countries on… Read more »

Djibouti: Towards a Regional Logistics Hub Based On the Singaporean Model?

With a level of fixed investment reaching 34 percent of GDP in 2015, Djibouti is on the track to achieve its ambition to become the logistics hub of the Horn of Africa. In 2016,… Read more »

Africa: The Vice President of Comoros Meets ECA Officials Amid Preparations for a Forthcoming Regional Meeting

H.E. Djaffar Ahmed Said Hassani, the First Vice-President of the Comoros, in charge of the Ministry of Economy, Planning, Industry, Crafts, Tourism, Investments, Private Sector and… Read more »

West Africa: Experts Seek to Accelerate Structural Transformation in West Africa

A two-day Ad hoc expert group meeting on "The impact of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET)on the structural transformation of… Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Rights Chief 'Concerned' About a 'Series of Crucial Issues' in Ethiopia

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, has expressed concern over certain human rights issues in Ethiopia, after meeting and discussing with… Read more »

Africa: Idep Organizes a High-Level Dialogue On Green Industry in Africa

IDEP) - As part of IDEP's policy dialogue series, a high-level roundtable on green industry, gathering Senegalese leaders, experts in industry, environment, energy, agriculture… Read more »

Africa: ECA, UNDP, Web Foundation and the Open Data for Development Network Unveil Inaugural Africa Data Revolution Report

The African Centre for Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the United Nations Development Programme, the World Wide Web Foundation and the Open Data for… Read more »

Africa: IDEP Builds Capacity of 25 African Policymakers in the Design of International Trade Policies

The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) recently trained 25 officials from different African countries on how to design and manage dynamic trade policies… Read more »

Africa: ECA Unveils Inaugural Africa Data Revolution Report

The African Centre for Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched the Africa Data Revolution Report 2016, a biennial report highlighting developments in… Read more »

Africa: African Chambers of Commerce Discuss Best Practices in Use of Single Windows in Enabling Cross Border Trade

The Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI), in collaboration with the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), today concluded a two-day consultative meeting that… Read more »

Africa: Addis Ababa to Host 6th World Hydropower Conference

The 6th World Hydropower Congress (WHC), a multi-stakeholder forum bringing together leaders and specialists with hydropower-related responsibilities from government, industry,… Read more »

Africa: ECA and FAO Inch Forward With Partnership Agreement

Representatives of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met in Addis Ababa on May 10, 2017 and agreed on a… Read more »

Africa: Tackling Maritime-Related Issues in Africa

Stakeholders in Africa's maritime sector will converge in Abidjan, Côte d' Ivoire, from 21-23 June 2017, for a policy dialogue dubbed, "Governance of Maritime Resources and… Read more »

West Africa: The ECA and Niger in Partnership to Promote Use of ICTs in West Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa's Sub-Regional Office for West Africa and the National Assembly of Niger have established a partnership framework to organize a Forum on… Read more »

Africa: Nordic Development Fund Teams Up With ECA and Partners On Unique Climate Resilience Facility

AFRI-RES, a unique facility to support climate proofing of Africa's long-lived infrastructure investments, was given significant impetus with the formal approval of funding of 5… Read more »

West Africa: The ECA and the National Assembly of Niger Undertake to Promote the Use of ICTs in the Ecowas Area

The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the National Assembly of Niger have established a partnership framework for… Read more »

Africa: As the Deadline for the Continental Free Trade Area Looms, Experts Consider Its Future

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) convened a two-day expert group meeting to review the Eighth Edition of the Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA) report on the… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Recovery Depends On Its Capacity to Strengthen and Expand the State

- Somalia is at a political and economic turning point, with a new government facing a serious humanitarian crisis that could hinder the ongoing recovery. While the London… Read more »

Africa: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Scoping Meeting Kicks Off in Addis Ababa

Over 200 experts from about 60 countries are meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to draft the outline of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report… Read more »

Ethiopia: Switzerland Supports Renovation of Africa Hall

A Swiss delegation met on Friday with Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdalla Hamdok, to discuss Switzerland’s support for the Africa… Read more »

Africa: ECA Hosts Workshop for Policymakers On IPCC Activities and Findings

The Economic Commission for Africa's African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) on Sunday hosted a workshop for policymakers on the activities and findings of the Intergovernmental Panel… Read more »