This is the first programme performance report of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to be submitted to the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

Rapid growth has also been associated with declining inequalities in several countries, a rising middle class, a growing youthful labour force and improvements in key social indicators. The emerging middle class in Africa, ...

Africa’s medium-term growth prospects remain strong owing to expectations of moderate global growth recovery and continued growth in industrial production and trade with emerging and developing economies, led by China. The ...

Le présent rapport fournit un aperçu des résultats des activités entreprises par le système des Nations Unies, depuis le mois d’avril 2013, en appui à l’Union africaine et au Nouveau Partenariat pour le développement de ...

La situation économique de l’Afrique a considérablement évolué depuis une quinzaine d’années : dans un grand nombre de pays dont l’économie ne repose pas sur les ressources minérales, la croissance ne faiblit pas. Le niveau ...

Les taux de croissance se sont ralentis passant de 5,4 % en 2012 à 4 %, environ en 2013, ce qui est toujours près du double de la moyenne mondiale, mais légèrement moins que la moyenne des pays en développement. L’amélioration ...

The present report provides an overview of results achieved from activities undertaken by the United Nations system in support of the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) since April 2013. ...

The vision of an African renaissance and a continent on the rise is not a mirage. It is real! Tangible and encouraging progress has been made by many African Countries in reforming their economies, and putting in place ...

Despite the improved export and still fairly strong growth performance, Africa’s financing gap remains large, against a backdrop where the global economic slowdown and more stringent budgetary consolidation in many donor ...

African countries have been unable to meet their industrialization potential as a result of poorly designed interventions, weak institutional capacities and the neglect of the critically important continuous dialogue between ...