Eastern Africa
Domestication and Mainstreaming of Regional Integration Processes Instruments and Decisions into National Policies, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks
Two Decades of Trade Liberalisation and Market Expansion in Eastern Africa
Trade liberalisation over the last two decades in Eastern Africa has been pronounced, and has resulted in significant increases in exports and imports both through inter-regional trade and intra-regional trade. Measures of diversification show that trade liberalisation has resulted in a more diversified export structure, however the regions comparative advantage has not changed significantly.
Discussing the blue economy: Why is it important in Eastern Africa?
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Discussing the blue economy: Why is it important in Eastern Africa?
Kigali, 06 February 2014 (ECA) - Studies have shown that oceans, seas and lakes require more in depth attention and coordinated action to better play their role in developing Africa.
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19th Meeting of The Intergovernmental Committee Of Experts (ICE)
The Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa (SRO-EA) is planning to hold the Nineteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) in March 2015. The 2015 ICE theme is: “Harnessing the Blue Economy for Eastern Africa’s Development”.
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Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting: Mainstreaming Gender in Bioenergy Development & Localisation of Clean and Renewable Energy Technologies in Africa
Africa’s energy sector is vital for sustainable development of the region. However, Africa remains one of the most poorly understood regions within the global energy system. Although Africa has energy resources more than sufficient to meet domestic needs, more than two-thirds of its population does not have access to modern energy. The effective development of Africa’s energy resources could unlock huge gains across the economy.
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Kenyan President urges policy makers to mitigate challenges that impede tourism growth
Nairobi, 10 December 2013 – President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E Uhuru Kenyatta, has launched the ECA commissioned publication of the Sustainable Tourism Master Plan for the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region 2013-2023.
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Workshop to validate the draft report on “Effective land administration in Africa”
Participants in the two-day workshop will review the draft report on “Effective land administration in Africa”, with a view to validate information, data and evidence included in the document. A second objective of the validation workshop is to reach consensus on follow–up activities by the Land Policy Initiative (LPI) and its partners in areas such as awareness raising and advocacy, capacity development and peer learning, and monitoring and evaluation towards effective land administration systems in Africa.
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ECA head praises Rwanda for “sailing through stormy weather” to attain transformation
Kigali, 19 December 2014 (ECA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa has said that countries that show resilience in transforming their economies cannot wait for “favourable winds”.
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