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What is influence and how do you measure it? It will always be hard to agree on a common understanding and meaning of influence. Understandably, this always generates wide debate. How do we determine these people’s influence? And why does it matter that we assemble this list, you may ask. One yardstick we used was to emphasise that influence is not about popularity and popularity is not always...

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The 14th session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) kicked off on Thursday at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

“Africa has within its reach, the capacity, the people, resources and opportunities to lead the way on sustainable development,” Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, stated at a recent African Regional Consultative Meeting. New Business Ethiopia reports that Mr. Lopes told African ministers in attendance at the conference that Africa can become a leader in...

Carlos Lopes is Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Tony O. Elumelu is an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and the chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited, a pan-African investment company committed to driving economic prosperity and social wealth in Africa.

Addressing Ministers at the Africa Regional Consultative Meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa has urged Ministers to be guided by a moral compass of ensuring the "greatest good for the greatest number."

The 14th session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) kicked off on Thursday at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Half the population of Africa is under 20. By 2050 a quarter of the world will be African and by the end of the century half the young people in the world will live on our continent. This demographic dividend could place Africa at the centre of the global economy.

The 14th Session of Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa is being held at the African Union Conference Centre in Addis Ababa on the theme: "Agenda 2063".

Addis Ababa, 21 November 2013 - Speaking at the Headquarters of the African Union on the theme, United Nations Support to the African Union Agenda 2063", Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa urged participants attending the 14 th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) of United Nations agencies and organizations working in...

Addis Ababa, 21 November 2013 - Speaking at the Headquarters of the African Union on the theme, United Nations Support to the African Union Agenda 2063", Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa urged participants attending the 14 th Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) of United Nations agencies and organizations working in...

Warsaw, Poland, 21 November 2013 (ECA) - Benin's minister for environment and forestry, Mr. Raphael Edou, says his country will look towards every relevant regional institution, including the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), to realize President Yayi Boni's dream of getting each souls in his country plant a tree each year.

by Carlos Lopes and Tony Elumelu Carlos Lopes is Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Tony O. Elumelu is an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and the chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited, a pan-African investment company committed to driving economic prosperity and social wealth in Africa.The economic performance of Africa in the last few […]

Five years after the global financial system came perilously close to collapse, the global economic outlook is still uncertain. In Europe, GDP is still below pre-crisis levels and unemployment is at a record high. Recovery in the United States, although stronger, remains weak by historic standards, and even China, which has done so much to drive global growth, is slowing down.

Gold is among the resources spurring economic growth in Africa. Pictured, the Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso. Editor's note: Carlos Lopes is Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Tony O. Elumelu is an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and the chairman of Heirs

Addis Ababa — Addressing Ministers at the Africa Regional Consultative Meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa has urged Ministers to be guided by a moral compass of ensuring the "greatest good for the greatest number."

(CNN) -- The economic performance of Africa in the last few years has been remarkable. The continent has consistently defied the global trend.

Warsaw, Poland 14 November 2013 (ECA) – As negotiators and experts prepare to enter the high level segment of the 19th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP19), which opened in Warsaw this week, the mood among African delegates here is one of confidence and determination to defend the continent’s interest at all costs.

Agriculture in Africa may prove to be pivotal in the continent’s development, much more so than oil, gas or minerals. It has the potential to transform Africa’s role in the international economy and its internal political cohesion. But this potential comes with huge challenges, because before agriculture can be transformative for African societies and economies, it needs to be transformed itself.

ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) -- Energy, agriculture and manufacturing are key sectors to ensure sustainable development in Africa, the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said on Monday.

Mo Ibrahim speaks at the closing session of the 2013 Ibrahim Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The other panellists are: Amadou Mahtar Ba (Chief Executive Officer, African Media Initiative), Elsie Kanza (Director, Head of Africa, World Economic Forum), Mamadou Toure (Founder, Africa 2.0). The Forum focused on the challenges and opportunities facing Africa and African unity...