Publication list
The main message of this second edition of the African Governance Report (AGR II) is that Africa has made modest progress in improving governance using the benchmarks of the first edition of the...
Harmonization of ICTs Policies and Programmes in Eastern Africa subregion and Prospects
While some countries in the subregion have already or are in the process of putting in place ICT development policies, strategies and programmes, others are somehow lagging behind and need to make up...
Harmonization of National Mining Policies in the SADC subregion
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Southern Africa Office (UNECA-SA) has been working with the SADC Secretariat to implement the SADC Mining Protocol. The work is part of a multi-year...
Regional Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Development of Extractive Industries
The adhoc Regional Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Development of Extractive Industries was held on 10-11 December 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The workshop was hosted...
At the core of any development effort is the need for governments and other key stakeholders to measure and benchmark progress towards regionally and internationally agreed development goals such as...
Expanding opportunities for and with Young people in Africa
This inaugural African Youth Report provides an in-depth perspective on youth issues in Africa. It builds on recent African initiatives, in particular the Fifth African Development Forum on “Youth...
The Africa Mining Vision will comprise of a:A knowledge-driven African mining sector that catalyses and contributes to the broad-based growth & development of, and is fully integrated into,...
Assessing Progress in Africa towards the Millennium Development Goals
Recent evidence suggests that progress in Africa in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the target date is picking up although a lot remains to be done. Significant progress has been...
Africa and the Monterrey Consensus: Tracking Performance and Progress
In 2007, Africa sustained the high growth momentum of the past few years, registering an average growth rate of 5.8 per cent. As in previous years, Africa’s growth performance in 2007 was driven...
Towards Monetary and Financial Integration in Africa
Regional integration remains a viable strategy for Africa to achieve sustainable economic growth and development, reduce poverty and participate effectively in the globalization process. This vision...
The African Information Society Initiative (AISI), launched in 1996 is perhaps one of the most comprehensive regional ICT-for-development frameworks of its kind. Preceding the Geneva Action Plan of...
Tanzania’s mineral endowments are considerable. It has large reserves of non-fuel resources like gold, diamonds, coloured gemstones, nickel, tin to name a few. In the wake of the liberalization of...
This executive summary draws from the Africa Review report on mining which was prepared by ECA for the Africa Regional Implementation Meeting (RIM) for CSD-18. The review was primarily based on...
Five-Year Review of the Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development Outcomes in Africa (WSSD+5)
The production of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA) was launched in the 2004-2005 biennium, as one of ECA’s flagship publications. The report is intended to be an important medium...
Accelerating Africa’s Development through Diversification
African economies continue to sustain the growth momentum of previous years, recording an overall real GDP growth rate of 5.7 per cent in 2006 compared to 5.3 per cent in 2005 and 5.2 per cent in...
The 2007 African Statistical Yearbook, the twenty fifth issue, presents data arranged on a country basis for 53 ECA Member States, generally for the years 1998 to 2006 or for the most recent nine...
ICTs are among the driving forces of globalization.African countries are facing new challenges to their socio-economic development as a result of this globalization process and the impact of the...
Geoinformation in Socio-Economic Development
Recognizing that Africa’s social and economic development is predicated on the careful assessment, identification, and operationalization of national development priorities, the role of high-quality...