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ECA and Sudan agree to strengthen cooperation
(2018-05)
In a bilateral meeting held today on the margins of the 51 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Economic Commission for Africa and the Republic of Sudan agreed to strengthen ...
Capacity building needed to implement AfCFTA
(2018-05)
Following the historic signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Kigali, Rwanda in March this year, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is calling on African nations to bolster their ...
Poor development outcomes reflect enduring challenges in natural resources governance
(2018-05)
Africa has been slow to convert its natural resources endowments to tangible development outcomes because of weaknesses in governance, according to the fifth edition of the African Governance Report published by the UN ...
In Beijing, UN chief urges China, Africa for a win-win collaboration for ‘the future we want’
(2018-09)
In Beijing, UN chief urges China, Africa for a win-win collaboration for ‘the future we want’. Speaking at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, in Beijing, Secretary-General Guterres underscored that it is vital that ...
Experts warn against lack of trained AfCFTA implementers
(2018-05)
Capacity building will play a key role in the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Following a panel discussion on capacity building for the implementation of the AfCFTA held experts, high ...
Given the right conditions, smaller countries could benefit more from AfCFTA
(2018-05)
ECA’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe led a High-level Ministerial Dialogue on “The African Continental Free Trade Area: creating fiscal space for jobs and economic diversification,” following the launch of the Ministerial ...
Countries must focus on macroeconomic, trade and gender policies in agriculture to achieve the SDGs – ECA Chief
(2018-09)
The food market will remain the biggest market in the world and Africa will be the biggest producer if we get our macroeconomic and fiscal policies, trade and gender policies right, said Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary ...
Experts meet to fine-tune messages for the African migration report ahead of High-Level Panel meeting
(2018-09)
A two-day meeting of the technical committee of the High Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) opened today at the headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The technical experts ...
At UN, countries pledge to be guided by Mandela’s legacy in working for a better world
(2018-09)
At the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, held in New York, Member States adopted the first resolution of the General Assembly’s 73rd session, “committing to demonstrate mutual respect, tolerance, understanding and reconciliation ...
Walking the talk crucial if Africa is going to change the fortunes of its people
(2018-09)
The joint expert group meeting on the role of small and medium enterprises in the industrialization process in Southern Africa ended here with a clarion call from Mauritius for African leaders to walk the talk on agreed ...