Executive Secretary

Lagos, Nigeria, July 7, 2018 (ECA) – Namibian President Hage Geingob on Saturday paid tribute to the late former Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, by lauding the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and on-going African Union reforms.

Prof. Adedeji is known as the leading proponent of regional integration in Africa, a dream Mr. Geingob said was now coming to fruition with the signing of the continental free trade agreement by over 48 countries now.  

Lagos, Nigeria, 7 July 2018 (ECA) – Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Saturday urged Nigeria to join the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) movement after appropriate consultations and offered ECA support to help the West African country join South Africa and 48 other countries in signing the AfCFTA.

Nouakchott, 30 June 2018 (ECA) - ECA’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe announced that plans are underway to set up the African Women Leadership Fund to help speed up the growth of women-led businesses around the Continent.

Speaking in Nouakchott at a joint AU-EU High Level side event titled, “Women in Power”, Ms, Songwe said, “Depending on the resources we raise, and with our target being five hundred million dollars, we will create a network of young women fund managers, train them for two years and put them out in the market.”

Nouakchott, 30 June 2018 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched today in Nouakchott, Mauritania, the #HonestService campaign which aims to celebrate positive, corruption-free interactions between public servants and users of public services in Africa.