Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 1, 2017 (ECA) - The 10th Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration (CRCI) officially kicked-off in Addis Ababa Wednesday with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, saying Africa needs to address its infrastructure gaps if the continent is to unlock its economic potential through industrial development.
Joint AfDB-AU-ECA-UNDP baseline report urges sustained commitment to reducing poverty and calls for upgrading the continent’s statistical capabilities to ensure and track future progress
Washington DC, 12 October 2017 (ECA) - The ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe has stressed the need for countries to create favorable policy environments and transparent investment frameworks to allow the private sector to participate and contribute meaningfully to the achievement of the Sustainable development goals the African Agenda 2063. Participating in a panel discussion at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF this week, Ms.
Dakar, Senegal, 29 September 2017 (ECA) – Investment in innovation is critical if Africa’s new industries, especially in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector, are to play a crucial role in promoting the continent’s structural transformation. The statement was made this week by Ms. Vera Songwe, Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Executive Secretary in Dakar, Senegal at the 3rd Investing in Africa Forum (IAF), also known as the China-Africa Forum. Speaking on the theme of the Forum, “Africa Leapfrogging through Innovation”, Ms.
Statement by the Executive Secretary at the Fourth Conference of Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration
Lusaka, Zambia, 07 December 2017
Statement by the Executive Secretary at the opening of the African Economic Conference,
Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 04 December 2017
Statement by the Executive Secretary at the opening of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-2017)
Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 14 November 2017
Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
Vera Songwe took up her role as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on 3 August 2017 at the level of Under Secretary-General.
She brings to ECA and the position of Executive Secretary, a long-standing track record of providing policy advice on development and a wealth of experience in delivering development results for Africa, as well as a demonstrated strong and clear strategic vision for the continent.