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We need your assistance to stop illegal capital flight : Congolese officials tell a Mbeki mission to Kinshasa
(2013-08)
Top Government officials, heads of Parliament as well as leaders of the civil society and the private sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they are eagerly anticipating the recommendations from a High Level ...
New publication stresses policy harmonization to transform and boost intraregional trade
(2013-10)
Recent developments show that Africa’s political leaders have taken bold steps to strengthen and promote production and competitiveness, with the result that regional integration is seeing increasing momentum. Yet, according ...
Framework of hope launched to equip women in transparent use of DRC resources
(2014-01)
At the Official Launch of the Women’s Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes, dubbed, the ‘framework of hope’, Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic ...
Calls made to integrate, industrialize and add value
(2012-04)
As part of the developing South, Africa has little choice but to industrialize, create bigger markets and minimize fragmentation as a means to deliver more balanced growth", said panelists at a special session held this ...
ECA Economists Discuss Industrialization and Trade with DFID in Kigali
(2015-09)
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 subjects that will help DFID to design ...
Nigeria to host 3rd African internet governance forum
(2014-04)
The third African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) will take place in Abuja, Nigeria from 10 to 12 July 2014. According to the Secretariat of the African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) at the United Nations Economic ...
African countries urged to join efforts in shaping the post-2015 development agenda
(2012-11)
The 13th session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism kicked off in Addis Ababa with a strong call to clearly identify Africa’s priorities for the post-2015 development agenda and ensure that the continent’s perspectives ...
Global economy is improving, but remains vulnerable to new and old headwinds that could derail growth, says UN report
(2013-12)
Global economic growth should increase over the next two years with continuing signs of improvement, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 (WESP) report, launched this week. The world ...
Small Island developing states to draw attention to climate change vulnerabilities
(2013-07)
The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa, to be preceded by activities related to the conference from 28 to 30 August 2014, also in Apia, ...
CWD session calls for an end to violence against women, presents UNiTE Campaign and interregional project on data collection
(2011-05)
The ongoing 7th Session of the Committee on Women and Development (CWD) dedicated its afternoon session on Thursday to current initiatives that strive to end Violence against Women and Girls (VaW&G) in Africa. Tikikel ...