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African Regional Review Meeting of Almaty Programme of Action opens in Addis Ababa, hosted by the Economic Commission for Africa
(2008-06)
This statement was made today by the UN-Under Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Mr. Abdoulie Janneh in his welcoming address to around 80 representatives of African landlocked ...
ECA-AfDB-OECD- latest "African Economic Outlook" report forecasts stronger regional economic growth in near future
(2008-05)
The Outlook examines the theme and concludes that technical and vocational systems in Africa remain influenced by multiple constraints that limit their expansion and impact. It observes that many programmes are not adapted ...
Top African performers named in latest economic report
(2003-07)
African countries that have made the most progress in putting in place the right policies to reduce poverty top the rankings in the latest Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2003), the annual Economic Commission for Africa ...
ECA Survey finds limited progress in implementation of monetary consensus in Africa
(2007-10)
The results of a recent survey by the Economic Commission for Africa suggest that, in general, very limited progress has been made in realizing the objectives of the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development. The ...
The 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute Concludes in Durban to Resounding Acclaim
(2009-08)
The 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) 2009 concluded in Durban South Africa on the 22nd August to widespread acclaim from the statistical fraternity. The session lasted from 16th August and was ...
High ranking African women officials call for gender perspective to address economic, food and climate change crises
(2009-02)
A delegation of high-ranking African women officials attending the Commission on the Status of Women are calling for countries to take into account the unique perspective African women hold in order to address a number of ...
Experts debate policy options for beating economic crisis
(2009-06)
African experts on economic issues held a day-long debate Wednesday 3rd June on policy measures necessary to tackle the current economic crisis. The debate took place at the on-going meeting of the committee of experts ...
ECA's Amoako urges "multidimensional approach" to Africa's Information society
(2005-02)
The Executive Secretary of the UN’s Economic Commission for Africa, K.Y.Amoako has warned that actions alone will not produce the desired results for Africa’s information development. Speaking in Accra, Ghana, at the end ...
ECA and the government of Rwanda launch three economic reports
(2008-08)
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-Regional Office for East Africa (SRO-EA), in collaboration with the government of the Republic of Rwanda jointly launched three economic reports in Kigali, Rwanda on Friday 14 ...
Latest economic report on Africa to be released in May
(2002-04)
The latest Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2002), an annual flagship publication of the Economic Commission for Africa that provides a unique perspective on the continent's socio-economic development progress. ERA 2002, ...