Africa: Industrializing Through Trade

Launching of the Economic Report 2015 in West Africa Read more »

Africa: Africa Prepares for the Mid-Term Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action

Initiated at the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (UN-LDC IV) in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2011, the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) represents a… Read more »

Africa: Africa Proposes Sustainable Development Goals Indicators

Over 140 representatives from African National Statistics Offices, National Planning Offices along with representatives of Civil Society Organizations, the private sector and… Read more »

Malawi: New Study Reveals Huge Impact of Hunger On Economy of Malawi

Malawi's economy loses nearly MKW 150 billion (nearly US$ 600 million) annually due to the effects of child undernutrition. This is the alarming finding of a new study launched… Read more »

Africa: Experts Validate 2015 Millennium Development Goals Report

The Economic Commission for Africa and its partners, African Union Commission (AUC), United Nations Development Programme's Regional Bureau for Africa (UNDP-RBA) and the African… Read more »

Africa: Africa Looses $50 Billion a Year Through Tax Avoidance and Fraud, Report States

Africa's money that could be used to improve lives and reduce poverty is leaving the continent through illicit financial flows defined as money illegally earned, transferred and… Read more »

Central Africa: Central Africa's Resolve On Free Movement Is Laudable - Says Carlos Lopes

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has hailed the decision by leaders of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) to lift visa-based… Read more »

Africa: Train Negotiators to Get Contracts That Serve Africa's Needs, Policy Dialogue Decides

Participants at the Policy Dialogue on Challenges faced by African states in mining and petroleum contract negotiations hosted by the ECA in Addis Ababa concluded that for Africa's… Read more »

Africa: Controlling Africa's Natural Resources Needs Knowledge and Good Governance

"Growth derived from natural resources has not delivered goods in terms of addressing poverty because is it linked to exploitation," said Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, the Deputy Executive… Read more »

Africa: The ECA Through Its Macroeconomic Policy Division Will Be Co-Organizing Three Important Meetings in Algiers From 3 to 8 May 2015

A. Expert Group Meeting for the Review of the 2015 report on "Assessing Progress in Africa towards the MDGs" Read more »

Africa: ECA Signs Agreement With University of Cape Town to Promote Africa's Development Agenda

The Executive Secretary of ECA, Mr. Carlos Lopes and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, Prof. Max Price signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)… Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC Heads of State Approve Industrialization Strategy

The extra-ordinary summit of the Heads of State and Government for Southern African Development Community (SADC) approved the industrialization strategy and Roadmap was approved… Read more »

Africa: Land Policy Initiative Update - Steering Committee Lauds Progress, Approves 2015 Work Plan

The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) Steering Committee met on Friday 8 May at the African Union Commission (AUC) and approved a consolidated work plan for 2015. Read more »

Central Africa: Eccas-Cemac Restructuring - Much Awaits

Free movement of persons and goods is the most essential point of regional integration, "but this does not mean that security concerns are not taken on board", recently remarked… Read more »

Africa: Why We Need More African Women in Parliaments

An African woman has been married for 13 years and for every day of those 13 years she worked hard with her husband to cultivate a small piece of land he owned growing vegetables… Read more »

Africa: African Trade Policies Have to Match its Industrialization Imperative

While the last 15 years have seen relatively high levels of growth driven by a commodity super-cycle and strong internal demand from a growing middleclass, Africa is still… Read more »

Africa: Experts to Review Study On Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Experts will gather in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 5-7 May 2015 to review research undertaken on women in artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa. Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia - Migrants Can Help Finance Development in Their Home Countries

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) office for North Africa will organize, in partnership with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)… Read more »

Africa: African Central Bank Governors Share Perspectives On Sustainable Financing

Governor's meeting is timely - ahead of the Spring Meetings and offers an ideal opportunity to take the Africa position to the Bretton Woods institutions. Read more »

Africa: African Small Island States Meet to Address the Challenges of Climate Change and Disaster Risks

Addis Ababa, 08 April 2015 (ECA-Climdev-Africa) - Representatives of African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have convened here for a two- day workshop to develop a… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Annual Economic Report On Africa Advocates "Industrialisation Through Trade"

The 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA), "Industrialising through Trade", was launched by Dr. Ekow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Trade and Industry, Ghana and Dr.… Read more »

Africa: The Future for Africa's Think Tanks

For Africa to transform its societies and systems, think tanks, like other crucial institutions from the continent, have to partake in this vision. If think tanks are to help in… Read more »

Africa: African Think Tanks - Influence and Sustainability

With all the research and knowledge think tanks conduct and amass, it would be fair to assume they have great influence on policy. But this is not the case for all, heard the over… Read more »

Africa: Experts to Consider Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Proposed Continental Free Trade Area in Africa

Experts have gathered in Addis Ababa for a two day meeting to undertake a human rights impact assessment of the proposed African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), focusing on… Read more »

Africa: African Think Tanks Relevant Despite Challenges

Think tanks play a powerful and influencing role in Europe and North America but in Africa they struggle not only for acquiring funding but also for finding and defining their role… Read more »