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Burkina Faso to host 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa
(2017-04)
The Economic Commission for Africa’s Sub-Regional Office for West Africa and the Government of Burkina Faso will in May co-host the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for West Africa in ...
Pan-African implementation and partnership conference on water ends with a water action plan for Africa:
(2003-12)
The Pan-African Implementation and Partnership Conference on Water (PANAFCON), which opened on December 8 simultaneously with the Africa Water Week, ended today in Addis Ababa with an action plan to meet Africa's World ...
Addis Ababa to showcase Africa's fashion industry with a sustainable development focus
(2012-04)
From the 24-27 April 2012, three service-industry oriented companies: Clairvoyant Marketing Agency, In the Bag and Origin Africa will be hosting The Hub of Africa Addis Fashion Week 2012. The show will take place in the ...
President Zuma opens COP 17 with call for a balanced, fair and credible outcome
(2011-11)
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa opened the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) Monday 28 November in Durban, South Africa with a call on delegates to arrive at a fair, balanced and credible outcome at the end of ...
Ministers to meet Abidjan on accelerating Africa's development through industrialization
(2013-03)
The Sixth Joint annual Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development kicks off this week on 21 March, on the theme: “Industrialization for an Emerging Africa” in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The ...
Africa's transformation must be anchored on Africa's interests, says ECA's Carlos Lopes
(2013-01)
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Mr. Carlos Lopes today urged member States attending the African Union Executive Council to celebrate Africa’s return to the path of growth with caution ...
Mauritius: Sea, Sand, Sun and why it must diversify its tourism ECA
(2012-02)
The Island of Mauritius is synonymous to leisure. Renowned for its beaches and bluest of waters, Mauritius is a destination for merry makers with 92 percent of its visitors coming purely to enjoy its sea, sun and sand in ...
Land and conflict: a complicated relationship that could be avoided
(2017-11)
During heated discussions on land grabbing, the participants at the 2017 Conference on Land Policy underlined the importance of clear laws that govern land in all the countries of the continent. Estimates say that 90 percent ...
L'Afrique de l'Est franchit une nouvelle étape pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle régionale
(2013-08)
Toutes les Communautés économiques régionales et les organisations intergouvernementales en Afrique de l'Est ont lancé une nouvelle initiative visant à renforcer la coopération dans le domaine de la sécurité alimentaire ...
High level committee on the post 2015 development agenda concludes in Ndjamena
(2014-03)
The African Union High Level Committee (HLC) of Heads of State and Governments on the Post 2015 Development Agenda held a meeting on Friday in Ndjamena, Chad. The meeting was as a result of the African Union Head of States ...