March 02, 2015
Africa: North African Experts Discuss Financing of Regional Development
More than 150 specialists, government representatives, business representatives and civil society activists from seven North African countries will gather in Morocco from 3 to 6… Read more »
Africa: The Blue Economy Is Africa's Future
Antananarivo -Madagascar 3 March 2015- The four-day meeting that started on 2 March at the Carlton Hotel of Madagascar is the 19th Session of Intergovernmental Committee of Experts… Read more »
Africa: Launch of the Economic Report On Africa (ERA) 2015
The 2015 edition of the Economic Report on Africa, "Industrializing through Trade", will be launched on the side of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Economic… Read more »
Africa: Macroeconomic Frameworks for Structural Transformation of African Economies
Growth and development focused macroeconomic frameworks play a critical role in creating a conducive environment for a country's transformation. In addition to short term… Read more »
February 20, 2015
East Africa: Good Land Governance - Critical for Peaceful and Sustainable Development
Fifty-five high level representatives from the Djibouti government, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Member States, the African Union Commission, civil society… Read more »
Africa: New Programme Promotes Integrated Approach to Land Governance
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Niger, will organize a series of… Read more »
February 17, 2015
Africa: Third Conference of African Ministers On Crvs Ends With a Call for a Decade On Civil Registration 2015-2024
Ministers from African countries have agreed to launch a Decade of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), covering 2015 to 2024, with the goal of "leaving no child out"… Read more »
February 13, 2015
Africa: African Ministers Underscore Civil Registration As Vital Tool for Inclusion, Development
African Ministers responsible for civil registration and vital statistics converged on Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire from 12 to 13 February 2015 in their third Conference to… Read more »
Africa: Experts At 3rd Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration Call for Strenghtening of Crvs Systems to Achieve Good Governance
Discussions at the three-day Experts meeting that started on Monday 9 to Wednesday 11 February 2015, focussed on the reinforcement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)… Read more »
February 11, 2015
Africa: Media Workshop Holds Ahead of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Conference
Yamoussoukro, 9 February 2015 (ECA-AUC) - The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Sunday 8 February… Read more »
Africa: AU-ECA Organise Media Workshop Ahead of 3rd Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Sunday 8 February 2015 organised a pre-conference media… Read more »
Africa: African Experts On Statistics and Civil Registration Converge in Yamoussoukro to Brainstorm On Promotion of Data Revolution for Good Governance
The Experts meeting that kicked off today 9 February 2015 at the Fondation Houphouet-Boigny pour la recherche et la Paix in Yamoussoukro, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, will focus on… Read more »
February 10, 2015
Africa: Zimbabwe Will Host 21st Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for Southern Africa
Industrialization has become a major discourse and priority issue for Southern Africa in recent years as member States, Regional Economic Communities, Economic Commission for… Read more »
Southern Africa: Is Southern Africa's Agro-Industry Delivering Food Security?
Has the predominance of the agricultural sector in Southern Africa translated into food and nutrition security in the region? Evidently not! Food security remains a major… Read more »
February 07, 2015
Africa: Mano River Union's 'Zero Ebola Infection' Target Requires Long-Term Resources - Eca Chief
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has welcomed the declaration of Heads of State and Government of the Mano River Union, issued at… Read more »
Africa: Lopes Welcomes Debt Relief - Stresses Cancellation for Ebola Hit Countries
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Carlos Lopes has welcomed the decision by the International Monetary Fund - IMF that will see the three countries… Read more »
February 06, 2015
Africa: The LPI Gender Strategy - A Learning Tool for Empowering Women
The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) organized by the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) on 4 and 5 February 2015 in Entebbe, Uganda, was successful in reviewing and validating the Gender… Read more »
Africa: African Mining Vision Features At the Continent's Largest Mining Event
As the world's largest mining investment conference, the world's third largest mining conference, and Africa's largest mining event, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the… Read more »
Africa: African Ministers to Spotlight Civil Registration As Key for Good Governance
The role of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in attaining good governance in Africa as well as the need for good governance itself in conducting the civil… Read more »
East Africa: Discussing the Blue Economy. Why Is It Important in Eastern Africa?
Studies have shown that oceans, seas and lakes require more in depth attention and coordinated action to better play their role in developing African continent. Read more »
Africa: Platform for Learning and Sharing Experiences - A Must for Sound Land Governance in Africa
African countries welcome a platform for coordination and sharing of lessons, knowledge and experience in order to enhance land governance in accordance with the African Union… Read more »
February 05, 2015
West Africa: Dakar Will Host the 18th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa
On March 18-19, 2015, the King Fahd Hotel in Dakar, Senegal will host the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of the 15 Member states of West Africa… Read more »
Africa: Experts to Validate the Gender Strategy for the Land Policy Initiative
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) organizes on 4 and 5 February 2015, in Entebbe, Uganda, an Experts' Group Meeting (EGM) to revise and validate the draft Gender Strategy of the… Read more »
February 04, 2015
Central Africa: Experts to Review Forest Industry's Role in Central Africa's Transformation
How can central African economies redesign their forest industry in order to speed up structural transformation in the sub-region? This question will beg for answers and inspire… Read more »
February 03, 2015
Africa: Partners Agree On Key Steps to Implement New Land Governance Project
The Project Steering Committee (PSC) for the "Project to improve land governance in the IGAD region", jointly developed by the Land Policy Initiative (LPI), the Intergovernmental… Read more »
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