Africa: Carlos Lopes On Africa's Course in the Climate Negotiations

ClimDev-Africa) - "Africa has played a key role in global climate negotiations. Since 2006, the African group of negotiators working hard, but it must find ways to strengthen its… Read more »

Central Africa: Central Africa Called Upon to Consolidate Consultation On Road Safety

Through the voice of a representative, Mr Zacharie Ngoumbe - Inspector General in the Ministry of Transport, Cameroon's Minister of Transport Mr Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o has… Read more »

Africa: Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) - Review of the Study On "Corruption in Local Governance in Africa"

The ECA's Macroeconomic Policy Division (MPD) is organizing an AEGM in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday December 4th 2015, in order to review the draft study on corruption in local… Read more »

Zambia: We Are Waiting for ECA's Advice, Zambian Government

The Zambian government says they are expecting ECA to provide economic advice on what direction to take following the sharp decline of Zambia's economy in the last three months. Read more »

Africa: Why African-Based Institutions Should Operate Coherently

Africa's Agenda 2063 aspires to an integrated prosperous and peaceful continent. A vision which experts say could be attained when institutions operating in Africa work together… Read more »

Africa: Africa Is the Continent of Now, Says Mme Zuma of the African Union Commission

Africa is not only the continent of the future, but mostly the continent of now, Madame Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma President of the Commission of the African Union told thousands of… Read more »

Africa: The Africa Pavilion At Cop21 Officially Opens On a High Note

Joint ECA,AUC,AfDB Press Release) - Africa today sent an unequivocal message of solidarity and unity of purpose at the official opening of the Africa Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP 21… Read more »

Africa: Africa Pavilion Inaugurated to Amplify Cop21

"Africa, came to amplify and light up COP21. It is the continent of the future, it is the continent of opportunities." Through this statement, Boni Yayi, President of the Republic… Read more »

Africa: Leaders Commend ECA Climate Change Work At Cop 21 Africa Pavilion

The President of Benin, Boni Yayi, today praised the intellectual leadership role that Mr. Carlos Lopes and his team at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)… Read more »

Africa: Carlos Lopes Joins Selected African Leaders in List of 100 Africa's 'Most Influential'

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, has once again made it on the list of Africa's 100 most influential people for 2015 by pan… Read more »

Africa: Why Africa Should Care about the Paris Climate Agreement?

The stakes are high for Africa at the forthcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP 21) in Paris, as the outcome will have… Read more »

Africa: ECA Advises Africa to Boost Trade Within to Achieve Industrialisation

The Economic Commission for Africa says intra-continental trade presents a great opportunity for the continent to improve its industrialisation drive. Africa should start… Read more »

Africa: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change in Central Africa

Convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), a panel of about 30 experts will meet from 2 - 4 December 2015 in Douala, Cameroon, to build their capacity to… Read more »

Africa: Carlos Lopes Says Paris Climate Agreement Should Aim to Save Lives

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said that unless climate negotiators and governments begin to put faces and people behind the statistics on… Read more »

Central Africa: Towards Greater Road Safety in Central Africa

What is the current situation and what are the possible implementation difficulties in Central Africa of the African Road Safety Plan? It is to answer these questions that the… Read more »

Africa: Development Effectiveness Launched

The eighth edition of Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness (MRDE) Report was launched jointly with the Africa Competitiveness Report 2015 on 3rd November 2015 at the 10th… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia's Economic Future is in Africa

Tunisia, already at a political crossroads, must now also change its economic strategy and turn more towards Africa. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission… Read more »

Africa: Africa Can Reduce Poverty, Food Insecurity Through Transforming Agriculture

"African agriculture is in urgent need of an upgrade and fast-track into 21st century productivity," said Mr. Adam Elhiraika, Director of the Macroeconomic Policy Division at the… Read more »

Africa: ECA Launches African Statistical Community

"The importance of statistics in our work and in addressing development challenges in our communities cannot be overstated," says Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, the Deputy Executive Secretary… Read more »

Africa: Africa & China - More FDI Needed to Boost Exchange

China is Africa's first trade partner but ranks behind the United States, European countries and India when it comes to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa, said ECA… Read more »

Africa: Regional Cooperation Committee to Discuss Improvements to Africa's Productive Integration and Continental Free Trade Area

Despite growth during the past decade and relatively good performance, African economies lackindustrialisation and integration. Academic evidence from the Economic Commission for… Read more »

Africa: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics - Francophone Africa Takes Action

Yaoundé, November 6, 2015 (APAI-CRVS Regional Support Group) - Experts and administrators from twenty Francophone countries have just finalized five days of proceedings on… Read more »

Africa: Regional Committee to Discuss Africa's Economic Integration

Despite growth during the past decade and relatively good performance, African economies lackindustrialisation and integration. Academic evidence from the Economic Commission for… Read more »

Cameroon: ECA and Cameroon Cement Partnership

Cameroonian authorities have once more saluted the efforts made by the Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, to accompany the country and her neighbours in the Central African… Read more »

Africa: The African Economic Conference Urges Changes in Continent's Economies

Closing the 10th African Economic Conference in Kinshasa, Mr. George Wembi Loambo, Minister of Planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo spoke of the need for shared… Read more »