Africa: The Eca Strengthens the Waemu Capacities On the Asdi

Niamey, October 16, 2015 (ECA) Providing guidance for African States and the Regional Economic Communities forms one of the mandates of the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »

Africa: Women, Rural Communities Most Affected By Human Exclusion

ECA- Lusaka 15 October 2015 - Women and rural communities have borne the most of human exclusion in southern Africa. This is according to African Social Development Index - ASDI… Read more »

Africa: Why Zimbabwe Will Welcome Ccda 5 With Fervor

ClimDev-Africa) - This year's annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa, the biggest climate change event of the continent, convenes at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe… Read more »

West Africa: Mainstreaming of International Initiatives in Mining Policies in West Africa

The domestication of international and regional initiatives in the mining sector policies, laws and programmes of actions by member countries of the Economic Community of West… Read more »

Africa: Libreville Capital of Anticorruption Network

The Gabonese capital has been chosen as seat of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in Central Africa (RINAC) after a three-day expert group meeting. Read more »

Africa: Politics and the African - Where to Now?

Africa has experienced good progress in the democratization of its states, institutions and people but democracy remains fragile and tenuous and the possibility of many reversals… Read more »

Africa: North Africans Discuss Regionalisation and the Cfta

The Economic Commission for Africa launched Wednesday 28 October in Rabat (Morocco) a North African private sector workshop on the challenges of trade integration within the… Read more »

Africa: Africa's High Stake in Climate Change

"For Africa, climate change has massive consequences, the continent contributes the least to greenhouse gases but tends to be the most vulnerable to its consequences. This climate… Read more »

Africa: Fruitful Exchanges Between Ms.giovanie Biha and the Niger Authorities

In Niger for an official visit of four days since Sunday, October 4, the Deputy Executive Secretary for Knowledge Delivery of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa… Read more »

Africa: Tripartite Agreement Could Boost Intra-Regional Trade By One Third

Reflecting efforts to boost intra-regional trade and investment, 26 African countries have recently agreed to establish a Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) by January 2016. Read more »

Africa: Praia - Actors From All Horizons and All Capacities Reflect On Trade

After Dakar in June 2015, the ECA chose the Cape Verde peninsula for a new launching of the 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA) in the ECOWAS region. This report… Read more »

Central Africa: Leaders Strengthen Their Anti-Corruption Efforts

Through his second Vice Prime Minister, the Gabonese Head of State has encouraged the establishment of a sub-regional network to combat corruption, on the initiative of the… Read more »

Africa: Ministers Call for the Establishment of an African Land Policy Centre

Ministers at the inaugural Conference of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment called for the establishment of an… Read more »

Africa: Mobile and the Citizen - the Role of Mobile Devices in Data Processes in Africa

"We need to find ways to persuade private citizens to collect data and we also have to find ways to allow people to use the data that is already available," concluded Mr. Dozie… Read more »

Africa: Look Beyond Stats Agencies - Using Mobile Phones for Data Collection in Africa

"Ours is to have the citizen to supply structured data in the course of her normal economic activity," said Mr. Dozie Ezigbalike, the Chief of Data Technology at ECA's African… Read more »

Africa: Stem Conflict, Fast-Track Development

A cream of Africa's diplomats, state functionaries and eminent scholars joined ECA, AUC and partners to quantify the cost and impact of conflict, and have suggested solutions for… Read more »

Africa: Can Trade Boost Industrialisation in Africa?

The 2015 Economic Report on Africa produced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will form the basis for discussions on trade during a Working Session at the 2015 World… Read more »

Africa: Dialogue On Conflict and Development - Unraveling Three ECA Studies

What are the root-causes of conflict in Africa? What are the political, social and economic costs of conflict on the continent? Why have situations of conflict persisted in the… Read more »

Africa: After the MDGs, Renewed Commitment and Financing Required to Spur Africa's Development

With advances made in their social indicators, African countries to focus on implementing the next generation of development goals Read more »

Central Africa: Central Africa to Network Against Corruption

A technical meeting to set up the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in Central Africa (RINAC) heralded to breathe a new lease of life into the fight against the… Read more »

West Africa: Harmonizing Policies for the Management of Mining Resources in West Africa

The meeting for the High-Level Dialogue on Harmonized Policies for Natural Resource Management in West Africa, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)… Read more »

Africa: Produce Quality Country Profiles That Conform to International Norms and Standards

Abidjan, September 16, 2015 (ECA). The Focal Points for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) from Capo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea,… Read more »

Africa: A New Management Guide for an Emerging Côte d'Ivoire

Abidjan, September 9, 2015 (ECA) On Wednesday September 9, 2015, the conference room on the 20th floor of the SCIAM building in Abidjan hosted the workshop to launch the Guide to… Read more »

Africa: Launching of the Course On Transport Infrastructure Development in Africa

Launching of the course on Transport Infrastructure Development in Africa Read more »

Rwanda: ECA Economists Discuss Industrialization and Trade With DFID in Kigali

The Rwandan office of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) praised ECA's 2015 edition of its Economic Report on Africa (ERA), saying that it contains "important… Read more »