April 28, 2017
Africa: ECA Urges IPCC Findings to Support Africa's Quest for Structural Transformation
The Economic Commission for Africa's Director for the Special Initiatives Division(SID), Fatima Denton, says recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change… Read more »
April 27, 2017
Ethiopia: Girls in ICT: ECA Professionals Inspire Ethiopian Girls to Break into Boys' Club
The Economic Commission for Africa on Thursday participated in the International Telecommunication Union’s Girls in information and communication technologies (ICT)… Read more »
April 24, 2017
Africa: Global Seabed Mining Experts to Discuss Potentials of Marine Resources
Global experts in seabed mining are gathering together in Kampala, Uganda from May 2 to 4 to discuss the potentials of marine resources in advancing the continental and global… Read more »
Africa: Global Seabed Mining Experts to Discuss Potentials of Marine Resources
Global experts in seabed mining are gathering together in Kampala, Uganda from May 2 to 4 to discuss the potentials of marine resources in advancing the continental and global… Read more »
April 17, 2017
Africa: Vera Songwe Appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has appointed Vera Songwe as ECA’s Executive Secretary. The Cameroonian economist and banking executive is the… Read more »
April 12, 2017
Africa: Regional Industrialisation - When the Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Between 1992 and 2013, Uganda reduced the proportion of people living in poverty by over half and has registered a strong growth performance, accompanied by a rapid reduction in… Read more »
April 11, 2017
Africa: Holistic and Integrated Approaches to the Implementation of the SDGs and Agenda 2063
The Renewal of Planning Section (RPS) of the Macroeconomic Policy Division of ECA organized a side event on the margins of the 2017 African development week in Dakar, Senegal. Read more »
April 10, 2017
North Africa: Nouakchott - ECA Takes Part in SDGs Follow-Up in the Maghreb
A delegation from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA, Office for North Africa) embarked on a one week visit to Mauritania, to meet high level officials from the Ministries of… Read more »
April 08, 2017
West Africa: Ad Hoc Experts' Group Meeting On the Common External Tariff and the Economic Partnership Agreements in the Ecowas Area
The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Burkina Faso are organising an Ad hoc Experts' Group… Read more »
April 07, 2017
Africa: 17 African Law Students Qualify for Final Round of 15th WTO Moot Court Competition
Seventeen African law students, including 9 women and 8 men, have qualified for the final oral round of the 15th European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Moot Court Competition on… Read more »
April 06, 2017
West Africa: Burkina Faso to Host 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa's Sub-Regional Office for West Africa and the Government of Burkina Faso will in May co-host the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee… Read more »
Africa: Member States Urged to Adopt and Implement Youth-Friendly Policies
The 18th session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) ended on 25 March 2017 in Dakar, with calls for stakeholders, including African governments, the UN,… Read more »
April 05, 2017
Ethiopia: IPCC Outreach Event Set for Addis Ababa
A two-day event to raise awareness of work done by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been scheduled for 29-30 April 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »
April 04, 2017
West Africa: Analyses and Recommendations for the Structural Transformation of West African Countries
The Economic Commission for Africa proceeded with the launching of the second generation of ECA Country Profiles on March 25 in Dakar. Read more »
April 01, 2017
Africa: 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 Hall… Read more »
March 29, 2017
Africa: Brexit and Economic Deceleration in China Pose Risks for Africa's Growth Says ECA Director
Africa's economy is set to feel the effects of Brexit following Britain's formal trigger Wednesday of the two-year exit process from the European Union after last year's historic… Read more »
March 27, 2017
East Africa: Fastest-Growing Region in Africa Suffering From Slow Pace of Structural Transformation
Despite being the fastest growing sub-region of the continent with an economic growth rate of 6.7% - second in the world to East Asia, East Africa is lagging behind in terms of its… Read more »
March 26, 2017
Africa: Cities As Frontline for Tackling Aids in Africa
A panel discussion on ways of ending AIDS in Africa took place on Sunday in Dakar, Senegal, under the theme, "Ending the AIDS epidemic as an economic investment: Creating human… Read more »
Africa: Use Innovation and Technology to Drive Economic Transformation, UN General Assembly President Urges Africa
Africa should take advantage of innovation and technology and use them to drive sustainable development, infrastructure and industrialization, the President of the United Nations… Read more »
Africa: In Dakar, Joint AU-Eca Conference Postponed to a Later Date
Following the impasse on the objections raised by Morocco and other member States on the participation of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), and the legal arguments presented… Read more »
North Africa: ECA Country Profiles Highlight North Africa's Challenges
Dakar, 26 March 2017 (ECA) - Algeria, Mauritania and Tunisia are faced with several, similar challenges and opportunities including low commodity prices, weak trade with neighbours… Read more »
Africa: Calls for Protectionism in the West Should Not Scare Africa, Says Abdalla Hamdok
Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdalla Hamdok, says there's no need for Africa to panic as sentiments of protectionism and populism grow… Read more »
Africa: ERA 2017 Launched in Dakar - Calls On Africa to Take Advantage of Rapid Urbanization
The Economic Report on Africa (ERA2017) which examines how the continent can accelerate industrialization as a vehicle for Africa's structural transformation by harnessing… Read more »
Africa: Experts Discuss Infrastructure Development and Industrializing Efforts in Africa
African experts converged in Dakar Sunday to discuss industrialization and infrastructure development on the continent with many agreeing more still needs to be done to ensure… Read more »
Africa: Joint Conference Postponed to a Later Date - Side Events Continue As Planned
March 25, Dakar, Senegal - Following the impasse on the objections raised by Morocco and other member States on the participation of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), and… Read more »
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