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Janneh on why Afro-Indian ties should be nurtured, encouraged and promoted
(2011-03)
The United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), today told the Indian media that relations between African countries and India should be nurtured, encouraged ...
“Sound Land policies, crucial for economic development in Central Africa ” say participants at a regional workshop in Yaoundé
(2008-08)
This statement was made yesterday in Yaoundé by the Director of ECA's sub-regional Office in Central Africa , Mr. Hachim Koumaré, at the opening of a three-day regional consultations workshop on land policy in the sub-region, ...
Report highlights differences in the way crisis affects African regions
(2009-06)
The 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook report provides an useful snapshot of how the current economic crisis is affecting different regions of Africa, it is learned in Addis Ababa this morning. Presenting the ...
ECA states 8 reasons why Africa could become next global growth pole
(2012-03)
A senior official of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has made a strong argument for why Africa can become the next pole for global growth. Addressing the first working session of the experts’ segment of ...
Executive secretaries brief ambassadors on regional commissions' activities
(2008-06)
The Executive Secretaries of the five United Nations Regional Commissions met with heads of diplomatic missions and United Nations agencies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss economic issues pertinent to their respective ...
African leaders, academics to debate economic transformation and empowerment at African economic conference 2012 ECA
(2012-10)
Hundreds of leaders and scholars from Africa and around the world will gather in Kigali, Rwanda,from October 30 to November 2to debate the continent’s prospects for sustainable and inclusive growth in the context of the ...
ECA to advance commodities value chains in COMESA and ECOWAS
(2013-04)
COMESA Ministerial meeting will discuss and validate with concerned transformational stakeholders, the actionable recommendations to be tabled for swift decisions and implementation from two of its recently concluded ...
"On MDGs, the cup is half-full for Africa," says ECA's Nnadozie
(2010-11)
The Director of the Economic Development and NEPAD Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, said in Addis Ababa today that African countries had made progress in their ...
Working together for the prosperity of our continent
(2016-12)
The African Union's Agenda 2063 aspires to achieve an integrated, prosperous and peaceful continent. It is a bold vision that focuses on the long-term sustainable development of the continent, similar to that spelt out by ...
Ha-Joon Chang to give Annual Adedeji Lecture 2016
(2016-03)
The 2016 Annual Adedeji Lecture will be delivered by renowned Development Economist Ha-Joon Chang and author of widely discussed policy books, most notably Kicking Away the Ladder and 23 Things They Don't Tell You About ...