Nairobi 27 November 2018 (ECA) - In her remarks during the Leaders Commitment Segment of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference on 26 November in Nairobi, Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), pledged ECA’s continued readiness to “help Member States in developing their national Blue Economy strategies.”
Addis Ababa, 26 November 2018 – African countries seeking to reduce the cost, time and complexity of interregional and international trade in goods and services will gather for the First African Forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 27–29 November.
Addis Ababa, 19 November 2018 (ECA) - Members of the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) met in Addis Ababa on 19 November to review a report that aims to buttress ongoing migration and human mobility policy agenda in Africa.
The report was commissioned by African heads of state and government and drafted by the HLPM technical team.
Addis Ababa, 18 November 2018 (ECA) - ECA and Omydiar have announced a partnership to support African countries establish digital ID systems in Africa. The partnership, will go towards ECA’s support to the African Union Commission Digital Identity Platform for Africa. The support by Omidyar Network will also be instrumental in the establishment of a Centre of Excellence on Digital Identity and Data Privacy and building the capacity of senior officials in this regard.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 15, 2018 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) will on Sunday convene a high-level meeting on the need for Africa to embark on a digital identification drive.
The meeting will be held on the margins of the Extraordinary AU Summit to discuss opportunities, risks and lessons for Digital ID in the African context.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 13, 2018 (ECA) - Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Tuesday met with the new Ethiopian President, Sahle-Work Zewde, and discussed a number of issues, in particular ways through which to empower Ethiopia’s women in decision making positions and business.
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, November 3, 2018 (ECA) – The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has huge potential to move Africa to dizzy heights of development on the platform of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, says Nigeria’s Industry, Trade and Investment Minister, Mr. Okechukwu E. Enelamah.
Speaking at the 2018 Africa Trade Forum in Lagos, Mr. Enelamah said both the AfCFTA and Agenda 2063 provide the legal and policy framework for addressing the challenges before the African Union and seizing its opportunities.
Addis Ababa, 30 October 2018 (ECA) - Against the backdrop of Afework Tekle’s stained glass mural and Sudanese oud-infused lyrics, sounds and poetry, ECA’s Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist, Abdalla Hamdok received a warm and emotional sendoff at a standing room only gathering held in his honor in Africa Hall.