Africa: African Leaders Hail Lopes for Championing Continent's Development

African Heads of State and Government at the weekend lauded Mr. Carlos Lopes of the Economic Commission for Africa for his active role in promoting and strengthening of African… Read more »

Africa: Launch of the MDGs to Agenda 2063/SDGs Transition Report 2016

ECA and its partners (AUC, AfDB and UNDP-RBA) will on October 2 launch a report, which looks at Africa's performance on the MDGs to date. The report is the last in a series of MDGs… Read more »

Africa: Lopes Bids Farewell to Ethiopia's Leaders

Outgoing Economic Commission for Africa's Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes, this week bade farewell to Ethiopia's Prime Minister and President respectively as he nears the end of… Read more »

Africa: ECA Rebrands - Introduces New Visual Identity

The Economic Commission for Africa has unveiled new guidelines on the proper use of its brand identity. The guidelines are contained in a brand book launched on Monday and aimed at… Read more »

Africa: Cameroon and ECA Hitch Horses for Further Development Cooperation

The Government of Cameroon and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have recommitted to work hand in glove for both the structural transformation of the country and the… Read more »

Africa: Africa Urged to Address Challenges That May Affect Paris Agreement Implementation

There is an urgent need for African countries to review and revise their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to address challenges that can affect the… Read more »

Africa: Measurement of Corruption in Africa Needs to Be Revisited - ECA Report

Existing measures of corruption in Africa are predominantly perception-based, and ignore the international dimension of corrupt acts and practices, such as illicit financial… Read more »

Africa: For an Integrated Approach to the SDGs and Agenda 2063

Africa needs an integrated approach to implement its development agenda. The year 2016 marks a double transition period, from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the… Read more »

Africa: Collaboration, Not Competition, Is Key to a Successful Regional Integration

Africa's progress towards regional and global economic integration was the theme of a policy dialogue organized at Kigali Convention Centre by the Eastern African Office of ECA,… Read more »

Africa: Conciliating Sustainable Development and Growth - Implications for Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa, the WTO Chair of the Mohammed V University of Rabat and LEAD (University of Toulon Laboratory for Applied Economic Research in Development),… Read more »

Africa: Statistics Officers Attend Population Estimates & Demographic Indicators Workshop

As part of its capacity building programme, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations Population Division, in partnership with the Economic… Read more »

Africa: A New Urban Agenda for Africa's Structural Transformation

A New Urban Agenda is set for adoption during the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 - 20 October 2016. Read more »

Africa: Ccda-Vi in Africa to Discuss the Implications of Implementing the Paris Agreement

The Sixth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-VI), the continent's premier climate change conference will take place here from 18-20 October, bringing… Read more »

Africa: An Update On Elearning Course On ECA's Flagship Economic Report for Africa 2016

Africa's growth continued to increase rising from 3.7 per cent in 2013 to 3.9 per cent in 2014. The performance was underpinned by improved macroeconomic management, diversified… Read more »

Africa: International Colloquium of Rabat to Study Links Between Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development

The Economic Commission for Africa is organizing, in partnership with the WTO Chair of the Mohammed V University of Rabat and LEAD (University of Toulon Laboratory for Applied… Read more »

Africa: Land and Agriculture Ministries Commit to Integrate Land Governance Concerns in Agriculture

African ministries of agriculture and land have welcomed the launch of pilot projects to mainstream land governance in agricultural strategies and plans, committing to ensure the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Lopes Sends Condolences Message Following Ethiopia's Deadly Festival Stampede

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes, on Tuesday expressed his deepest condolences to the government of the Republic of Ethiopia and the people of… Read more »

Africa: Press & Media Accreditations At Cop22 - Registrations Open Until 17 October

African and international journalists still have until 17 October to apply for their press and media accreditations to attend the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22/CMP12).… Read more »

Africa: Consultative Forum On Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

The Consultative Forum on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment under the theme "The Role of Research Institutions and Universities in Harnessing the Potential of Agendas 2030… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Economic Progress Requires Investment in People, Says Hamdok

Addressing a high-level segment of the inaugural session of a series of events focused on Africa at the UN headquarters in New York, ECA Deputy Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok… Read more »

Africa: Consultative Forum On Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment "The Role of Research Institutions and Universities in Harnessing the Potential of Agendas 2030 and 2063"

The Consultative Forum on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment under the theme "The Role of Research Institutions and Universities in Harnessing the Potential of Agendas 2030… Read more »

Africa: Launch of MDGs-Agenda 2063/SDGs Transition Report

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners, African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Development Programme's Regional… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Partners Launch Africa Development Agendas Transition Report

The Economic Commission for Africa and its partners recently launched a new publication, the Millennium Development Goals, Agenda 2063, Sustainable Development Goals Transition… Read more »

Africa: Carlos Lopes to Step Down from ECA End of October

Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes, of the Economic Commission for Africa officially told ECA staff Thursday that he was stepping down from the organization he has led for the past… Read more »

Africa: Africa Mining Vision Plays a Critical Role in Region's Development Trajectory

Participants of the Second Africa Oil Governance Summit unanimously recognized that the African Mining Vision could facilitate Africa's accelerated development through value… Read more »