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African Arguments caught up with the UN Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Director to talk about economic transformation, what’s holding the continent back, and whether leaders will really take action in the wake of the #PanamaPapers.

In a keynote address to delegates at the London School of Economics’ Africa Summit (LSE Africa Summit) on Friday, Lopes said the continent was ready for industrialisation.

Industrialization in Africa is not only possible but desirable, Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary, Mr. Carlos Lopes, said Friday.

If you don’t know the name, you should: more than any other African, Carlos Lopes is in charge of steering this continent’s economic future. As the head of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa, it is Lopes’ job to advise, cajole and direct governments into making sensible policy, and then implement it. He tells how it should be done.

“One of the main objectives of pursuing monetary unions in Africa is to boost regional integration, particularly intraregional trade and investments,”writes Carlos Lopes in a recent blog post titled Regional Integration and Monetary Unions.

A new study by the French Treasury shows that many Africa countries, majority of which have struggled to get out of debt in the past two decades, are now sliding deeper into debt at a “very sustained pace.” What’s more is that the French are not alone in their assessment.

The conference’s overall focus was good news about the business achievements of individuals, groups, and politicians on the the African continent, specifically as can be read on the official summit website, highlighting “Africa’s contributions to the world.”

Industrialization in Africa is not only possible but desirable but should be realized with bold leadership and strong policies, according to Mr. Carlos Lopes, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary said in Addis Ababa on Monday.

“Africans have not negotiated well in a number of areas…Who’s fault is it? It’s Africa’s problem and they need to address it.”

If you don’t know the name, you should: more than any other African, Carlos Lopes is in charge of steering this continent’s economic future.

Londres, 22 avril 2016 (CEA) – L’industrialisation de l’Afrique n’est pas seulement possible, mais surtout souhaitable, a déclaré vendredi M. Carlos Lopes, Secrétaire Exécutif de la Commission Economique pour l’Afrique.

From Boko Haram to ISIL and Al-Shabaab, Africa faces insurmountable challenges that obstruct the efforts made to maintain peace and security on the continent. In that regard, last week the 5th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa gathered leaders for two days to deliberate on issues that matter to the continent’s peace and security, reports Solomon Goshu.

London, 22 April 2016 (ECA) - Industrialization in Africa is not only possible but desirable, Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary, Mr. Carlos Lopes, said Friday.

Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes of the Economic Commission for Africa is holding crucial meetings with London-based institutions this week with talks centering on illicit financial flows, investment in Africa and the continent's industrialization, among other topics.

As African countries’ economies have grown in recent years, sustaining such economic development has become a new priority. Recent market downturns have highlighted the need for upgrading commodity sectors through beneficiation and upstream development, and governments need to proactively encourage the growth of the manufacturing sector. At the same time, the rise of global value chains has made...

Media reports on the so-called Panama Papers have heightened interest in illicit financial flows and global tax issues. The Panama Papers, a trove of 11.5 million leaked internal documents, about 2.6TB of data, from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, contains names of hundreds of thousands of people using anonymous shell companies across the world to hide their money.

The two major postal development projects during the 2012-2016 cycle: National Addressing and Post Codes and Electrification and Connectivity of post offices in rural areas in Africa, have received a major boost following their approval by an AU-UNECA Joint Ministerial Conference which concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 5th April, 2016.