Rabat, 04 October 2016 (ECA): Applications for media or press accreditation to attend the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22/CMP12) will remain open until 17 October.
Tunis, 20 September 2016 (ECA): The Economic Commission for Africa launched today the first African Social Development Index report on North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia). The report reveals that while growth has been fairly strong in North Africa, it has not necessarily translated into commensurate social outcomes.
Social Development: ECA’s African Index to be presented in Tunis
Rabat, 14 September (ECA):The Economic Commission for Africa will launch, Tuesday 20 September in Tunis (Tunisia) the African Social Development Index (ASDI) Sub-Regional Report for North Africa.
Africa Pavilion at COP22
Theme: Implementing the Paris Agreement for sustainable development in Africa
Introduction
Rabat, 31st August 2016: The African Development Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa held today in Rabat, in partnership with the COP22 Steering Committee, an information session for African Ambassadors based in Morocco, in preparation for the upcoming Climate Change Conference. The meeting aimed to present the stakes for Africa at COP22, to prepare countries’ participation and to support existing efforts to coordinate the African participation at COP22.
Rabat, 29 August 2016 (ECA): Rural women’s access to finance in Mauritania is an area where detailed, updated and reliable statistics are still lacking, a situation which does not facilitate the formulation and implementation of the much needed recovery strategies to address the issue. Various structural and institutional obstacles do hamper women's access to funding, despite ongoing efforts for the implementation of the National Microfinance Strategy (2012-2016).
The Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa and African Center for Trade Policies) is organizing, on 27-29 October 2016 the 10th International Colloquium of Rabat, under the theme: “Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development.” This event is being organized in partnership with the WTO Chair of the Mohammed VI University of Rabat and the Laboratory for Applied Development Economics (LEAD – Toulon University).
The ECA office in North Africa is organizing, on 24-25 November in Tunis (Tunisia), an Expert Group Meeting under the theme: “Territorialisation of industrial policy and inclusive growth.”
This meeting will take place with the participation of academics and experts specialized in public policy territorialization and inclusive development and experts from ministries of industry, local authorities, institutions responsible for the territorial planning of public policies.
Nouakchott, 30 April 2016: A multidisciplinary team from the Economic Commission for Africa (Office for North Africa) carried out a data collection mission in Nouakchott on 25-29 April, in preparation for the ECA Mauritania Country Profile.