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Shedding light on women in artisanal and small scale mining at Mining Indaba 2016
(2016-02)
The African Centre for Gender of the Economic Commission for Africa, has finalised a study on women in artisanal and small scale mining. The study looks at six countries (the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea ...
Corruption in Public Procurement: the case of infrastructure in Africa
(2015-05)
Public procurement systems in Africa have increasingly become a target for corrupt practices. Indeed, corruption in the procurement of public goods and services is a major obstacle to economic growth and development. The ...
Macroeconomic framework for structural transformation of African economies
(2015-03)
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 macroeconomic stabilization, effective macroeconomic ...
Experts in Antananarivo call for a policy handbook on the blue economy
(2015-05)
The 19th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Eastern Africa was closed after in-depth discussions debates and exchanges on Harnessing the Blue Economy for Eastern Africa’s Development. The meeting ...
People first, demand African CSOs at financing for development consultation
(2015-05)
If African development and economic transformation are to succeed, international financial institutions (IFIs) and domestic policies must reform, stated African Civil Society Organizations at the Regional Consultation ...
North Africa must participate more strongly in setting the post-2015 development agenda
(2015-05)
At the conclusion of the 30th meeting of its Intergovernmental Committee of Experts considering the theme: Implementing Agenda 2063 for the development of Africa, the ECA Office for North Africa called for stronger North ...
Key messages from experts' session on agriculture in Douala
(2016-02)
The document indicates key messages from the experts in the sessions of agriculture for structural transformation in the plight of several Central African countries. This is also why the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ...
Restoring Ebola affected Economies on growth rails
(2015-05)
The Economic Commission for Africa jointly with the African Union Commission will organize a high-level meeting on Sunday 29 March 2015 to discuss the impact of Ebola on the continent. The event will examine the current ...
African development needs a suitable finance system
(2015-05)
Speaking at the opening of the Regional Consultation towards the Third International Conference of Financing for Development held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s State Minister of Finance and Economic Development stated that ...
Integrating Africa's priorities in the post 2015 development agenda
(2015-05)
Experts discussed the common African position on the Post 2015 Development Agenda at the Committee of Experts meeting organized ahead of the 2015 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. ...