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Expert dialogue to focus on youth as vehicle for economic growth
(2017-03)
The meeting, which takes place during the 2017 edition of African Development Week, presents an opportunity for the United Nations and African Union to dialogue on ways of advancing Africa's development agenda, as explained ...
Reforming and revitalizing higher education sector crucial for Africa's development, experts say
(2017-12)
The fourth Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda ended in Dakar with experts making concrete recommendations for consideration by policy makers, universities, regional and ...
Accent du Comité mis sur le genre et le progrès social
(2017-10)
La mise en œuvre des programmes progressifs mondiaux et régionaux de genre et sociaux visant la promotion du développement inclusif et durable sera au centre des travaux de la seconde rencontre du Comité sur le Genre et ...
Inception meeting for the 2018 economic report on Africa set for Friday
(2017-01)
The 2018 edition of the ERA will mark the diamond jubilee of the ECA and it builds on previous ECA thoughts captured in various editions of flagship and non-recurrent publications in each area of ECA’s programs of work ...
e-learning course on economic report on Africa 2017: urbanization and industrialization for Africa's transformation commences on Monday 23rd October 2017
(2017-10)
This e-Learning course, based on the Economic report on Africa 2017 titled “Urbanization and Industrialization for Africa’s Transformation” is finally here and starts on Monday 23rd October, to run for five weeks until the ...
Vera Songwe appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
(2017-05)
United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has appointed Vera Songwe as ECA’s Executive Secretary. The Cameroonian economist and banking executive is the first woman to ever serve in this role. She brings to the ...
ECA launches the 2016 Malawi country profile
(2017-08)
Twenty-one country profiles were released in 2016, covering Angola, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland in the Southern Africa region. Others are Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea [Spanish], ...
Vera Songwe lauds Chad for leading terror fight & pledges ECA support on economic front
(2017-09)
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday addressed a two-day round table meeting on financing Chad's National Development Plan 2017-2021 and pledged ECA support to the north-central ...
Strengthening economic corridors
(2017-02)
The Economic Commission for Africa, through the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) is holding a meeting in collaboration with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group and other Corridor management Institutions (CMIs) to establish the ...
Tourism and energy identified as drivers for economic transformation in Comoros
(2017-11)
Tourism and energy are among the sectors that can accelerate growth in Comoros and enable the country to achieve the Government strategic vision to become an emerging country by 2030. The Comoros profile produced by the ...