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Strategic partners want Africa to drive its own development agenda
(2011-04)
In less than two years the Strategic Partners’ Dialogue on Africa’s development has made significant strides in such key areas as results-based management and the establishment of joint financing arrangements between AUC ...
Private sector in Southern Africa tackles tripartite free trade area
(2011-12)
Private Sector representatives met in Johannesburg at a forum to discuss experiences of doing business in the Tripartite Free Trade Area (T-FTA). The Private Sector Forum was organized by the United Nations Economic ...
Amidst Africa's energy crisis, optimism abounds with public-private partnerships
(2011-07)
Experts meeting in Addis Ababa to address Public-Private Partnerships for Africa’s struggling energy sector have underscored that no other infrastructure sector inhibits GDP growth across the African continent more than ...
ECA and the Gambia sign agreement in support of the Gambia's programme for accelerated growth and development
(2011-03)
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Government of the Gambia and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to support the Gambia’s Programme for ...
UN official predicts higher growth for Africa in 2011
(2011-03)
The Information and Communication Service (ICS) of ECA reports that Mr. Janneh was speaking to experts in Addis Ababa today as they began preparations for the Fourth Joint Annual Ministerial meetings of the African Union ...
ECA's 2011 economic report on Africa underscores need for greater state role in development effort
(2011-03)
Participants and stakeholders at the Fourth Joint Annual Meetings of African Ministers in charge of Finance, Economy, Planning and Economic Development burst into thunderous applause today in the main conference hall of ...
African journalists look to better news coverage of economic development issues
(2011-03)
Reporters and editors from across Africa are expected to cover economic development issues on the continent. The theme of this year’s edition of ERA is Governing Development in Africa. Topics lined up for the workshop ...
US committed to increased assistance to Africa through ECA, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
(2011-06)
The US government on Monday in Addis Ababa pledged to increase support to the work of United Nations in Africa by re-engaging and working closely with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and committing to the UN/AU ...
Pay attention to global challenges to Africa's development planning, Janneh tells NEPAD steering committee
(2011-01)
UN Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Abdoulie Janneh, today in Addis Ababa called on Africa’s development practitioners to factor global challenges into the continent’s ...
African group calls for more CDM projects
(2011-12)
The African Group has called for more clean development mechanism (CDM) projects to be undertaken in Africa to change the current bias towards emerging markets and more developed countries. The CDM is designed to assist ...