Africa: High-Level Panel to Discuss Role of Macroeconomics in Structural Transformation

The Economic Commission for Africa will hold a High Level Forum on macroeconomic frameworks for Africa's structural transformation, Thursday 3 April 2016 in Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia),… Read more »

Africa: ECA and Badea to Sign MOU to Promote African Development

The Economic Commission for Africa and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding Sunday 3 April in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), on… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Lopes Says More Still Needs to Be Done to Uplift African Women

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will continue to work for the advancement of African women through various programmes specifically aiming to promote gender equality,… Read more »

Africa: Ha-Joon Chang to Give Annual Adedeji Lecture 2016

The 2016 Annual Adedeji Lecture will be delivered by renowned Development Economist Ha-Joon Chang and author of widely discussed policy books, most notably Kicking Away the Ladder… Read more »

Africa: Know Your Land to Develop It - Geospatial Information and Sustainable Land Management

Geospatial stakeholders are meeting in Addis Ababa from April 20-22 at the Fourth High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management. Read more »

Africa: Development Stakeholders to Scan the Future of Africa's Pharmaceuticals

On the fringe of the African Development Week to take place in Addis Ababa, the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union Commission and UNAIDS have convened a High-Level… Read more »

Africa: Ministerial Round-Table to Discuss Declining Markets and Climate Challenges

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) will hold a ministerial round-table on the theme "Addressing the Impact of Drought, Floods… Read more »

Africa: Renowned Panelists to Review the Wins and Complexities of Migration in Africa

It has been described as having a triple-win scenario for Africa: wins for young migrants, wins for their countries of origin and wins for their countries of destination. Read more »

Africa: African Economies Must Be Transformed Through Industrialization

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)'s Executive Secretary of Carlos Lopes said that although Africa has experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade, the continent… Read more »

Africa: Women's Rights to Land Must Be Strengthened - African Parliamentarians

The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) participated in a workshop organized by the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) on the theme "Strengthening women's rights to land access: a… Read more »

North Africa: Combined Efforts Necessary to Seize Green Industrialization Opportunities

The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) concluded, Friday 4 March 2016 in Rabat, its 31st Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE). During this four day… Read more »

Africa: Cop21 - Implications for Growth in Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa will hold a high-level dialogue on: "After Paris: Implications for Green Growth in Africa" on 2 April 2016 in Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia), on the… Read more »

Africa: Africa Has the Biggest Reservoir of Green Growth

The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) launched Tuesday 1st March in Rabat its 31st Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) under the theme: "Green… Read more »

Africa: ECA-AU to Host Africa Development Week

The Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union will host the Africa Development Week from 31 March to 5th April which will hold close to thirty side events on topical… Read more »

Africa: Towards an African-Driven Mineral Governance Framework

A three-day Technical Workshop on the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) is currently underway in Addis Ababa from 29 February to 2 March 2016. Read more »

Africa: Civil Society Urged to Scrutinise Africa's Continental Free Trade Area Negotiations

Establishing a continental free trade area will allow African countries an opportunity to change the structure of their trade and civil society has a role in ensuring transparent… Read more »

Africa: Mining Association Endorses the AMV Compact

Prior to the commencement of the official 'Investing in African Mining' Indaba, held in Cape Town in February 2016, the Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa (MIASA) at… Read more »

Africa: They Don't Believe in the Future!

The domino effect of five central banks - Denmark, Switzerland, the European Central bank, the bank of Japan and more recently Sweden, slashing interest rates to sub – zero… Read more »

Africa: Mbeki to Meet US Officials on Illicit financial Outflows from Africa

Following the request by African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of States and Governments for the Chair of the High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) from Africa to… Read more »

East Africa: Time for Collective Leadership in Eastern Africa

In a Davos-style debate, experts attending the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Eastern Africa, co-organised by ECA and the Government of Kenya… Read more »

Africa: The African Trade Policy Centre Launches Third Cycle With a Focused Resource Mobilization Strategy for 2016

The Steering Committee overseeing the activities of the African Trade Policy Centre, under its third programme cycle (ATPC III, 2016-19), met in Abidjan to review the outcomes of… Read more »

Africa: African Experts in Talks for a Continental Free Trade Agreement

A group of experts from seven African regional economic commissions (RECs), AUC, ADB, ECA, UNCTAD, academia, research institutions and civil society have met in Abidjan to discuss… Read more »

Africa: Addressing Inequality Is Indispensable for Better Economic Outcomes

Although most countries in Eastern Africa have experienced strong economic growth and are broadly improving the living standards of their citizens, national averages often mask… Read more »

East Africa: Experts Converge On Eastern Africa's Foremost Growth and Development Challenges

The 20th Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) opened here Monday with Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for the Devolution and Planning Ministry, Mwanji Kiunjuiri, urging African… Read more »

Africa: Launching the Fourth Edition of the African Governance Report (Agr Iv)

Corruption remains one of Africa's impediments to attaining inclusive growth and structural transformation. Read more »