Executive Secretary

Addis Ababa, 22 August 2017 (ECA) – “Continued strong cooperation and collaboration between our two institutions is crucial for advancing Africa’s structural transformation and industrialization agenda,” said Ms. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), during her first official meeting with the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Tuesday 22 August, 2017.

Pretoria, South Africa, August 19, 2017 (ECA) - Africa cannot afford to leave its development agenda to the whims of unpredictable factors that are beyond its control, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, said Saturday at the 37th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government Summit in Pretoria.

Addis Ababa, 4 August 2017 (ECA) - As part of activities marking her second day in office as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe today met, separately, with representatives of the African Union Commission (AUC), the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, and with the dean of the diplomatic corps.

Addis Ababa, August 3, 2017 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Ethiopian government on Thursday renewed their commitment to working together for the economic and social transformation of Ethiopia and the African continent at large.

The commitment came from the new ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, when they met at his offices in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa, 3 August 2017 (ECA) - The new Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, officially took office Thursday and is set to meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, among other senior dignitaries in Addis Ababa today.

Ms. Songwe, who arrived in Addis Ababa Wednesday night, was appointed earlier this year by United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, and takes over from former Executive Secretary, Carlos Lopes.

Abdalla Hamdok has been acting as Executive Secretary since Mr. Lopes departed the ECA.