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The first innovation prize for Africa to be awarded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2012-03)
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) are delighted to announce the establishment of the African Innovation Prize worth USD 100,000 for the winner and USD 50,000 ...
ECA gears up for Sixth session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, 31 March - 2 April 1997
(1997-04)
Some 30 African Ministers of Finance and 20 Governors of African Central Banks are to meet top-level policy makers from the world's major financial institutions in Addis Ababa, Headquarters of the Economic Commission for ...
Experts agree that the future of democracy in Africa depends on the youth
(2012-11)
Experts at the International Conference on Youth and Democratization which kicked off in Addis Ababa today agreed that African youth are in the vanguard of political and governance changes in the continent. In a statement ...
Nouvel élan pour les données en Afrique
(2015-05)
"La véritable révolution consiste a savoir comment nous nous assurons que nos données statistiques sont modernisées, plus précises, que nous partageons des expériences entre nous pour faire de ce réseau un groupement ...
COP 18 opens in Doha, ECA gears up to support Africa's participation
(2012-11)
The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) and the eighth meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 8) opened at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). The United Nations-sponsored conference ...
Experts confident that Africa can claim the 21st Century
(2012-03)
African Economic Policy experts opened their annual meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today with the firm belief that the continent can become a pole for global growth and thereby claim the 21st century. United Nations ...
Experts review ECA's flagship report on value-addition
(2012-11)
Experts from academia, industry, government and private sector began a meeting in Cape Town to review the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) much-awaited 2013 Economic Report on Africa (ERA) which examines how African ...
Intra-African trade restrictions impact regional trade cooperation: report says
(2012-11)
Countries should correct systemic restrictions on the length of intra-African export relationships in order to deepen regional trade cooperation among African countries, says a paper presented today at the African Economic ...
Media urged to change Africa's story from one of risks to opportunities
(2014-02)
"Africa's story told to the rest of the world is one of risks and conflict but a lot of people don't know that at this time conflicts account for 5 million deaths in Africa, but they account for 200 million deaths in Asia," ...
President Alpha Condé praises the efforts of the ECA in Guinea
(2015-11)
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Mr. Carlos Lopes, undertook an official visit to the Republic of Guinea on November 22-23, at the invitation of its Head of State, His ...