ECA and Africa's development agenda a briefing note by K. Y. Amoako, executive secretary, ECA: ECA and Africa's development agenda

Abstract

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) was created in 1958 at the dawn of the decolonization of Africa, to help the newly independent countries and their governments make the transition from activities dominated by the struggle for independence to systematic identification and analysis of key socio-economic development issues, and setting goals for development policy and related investment and management tasks. This briefing note highlights what ECA sees as some of Africa' critical development challenges and opportunities, and how these translate into what should be the core elements of Africa' development agenda. The note also highlights ECA' response, so as to serve Africa better into the next century.