West Africa

The ECA and the UNDP support the LGA for the feasibility study of an autonomous financing mechanism

Niamey (Niger), May 6, 2020 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have provided technical and financial support to the Liptako-Gourma Integrated Development Authority (LGA) to carry out a study on the feasibility of an autonomous financing mechanism for the institution.

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The ECA and the ECOWAS join forces to strengthen the Commission's leadership and management capacities for development

Niamey (Niger), April 8, 2020 (ECA) –   The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, and the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are paving the way for close collaboration to strengthen the ECOWAS Commission's leadership and management capacities for development.

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Status of the implementation of the AfCFTA in West Africa: Significant progress thanks to the support of the ECA and its partners

Niamey (Niger), April 3, 2020 – Signed by 52 African countries, the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), judging by the number of participating countries, is the most important trade agreement since the creation of the World Trade Organisation. As of April 1, 2019, just one year and ten days after its signature, the ratification threshold of 22 countries required for the entry into force of the Agreement had been reached. The pace of this ratification is unprecedented in the history of the African Union.

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ECA Virtual Conference with African Ministers of Finance on the impacts of COVID-19: Prevention as the best weapon against the pandemic in Niger

Niamey (Niger), April 1, 2020 –  On March 19, the Deputy Minister of Finance in charge of the Niger Budget, Mr. Ahmat Jidoud, participated with his counterparts from other African countries in the Virtual Conference organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ) on the social and economic impacts of COVID-19. 
 
During this meeting, co-chaired by the Minister of Finance, South Africa, Mr. Tito Mboweni and that of Ghana, Mr.
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Key players in Guinea's economy will review their country's AfCFTA National Strategy

Conakry (Guinea), December 18, 2019 – The key players in the economy of Guinea will examine the National Strategy for the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This will take place during a validation workshop organised by the Ministry of Commerce of Guinea in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the International Trade Centre and the African Union Commission, on December 18 and 19, in Conakry.

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AfCFTA forum identifies key challenges Nigeria should tackle ahead of ratification & implementation

Lagos, Nigeria, December 6, 2019 (ECA) – Nigeria’s national African Continental Free Trade Area Forum ended in Lagos Friday with participants identifying key issues that need to be addressed at government and business levels ahead of AfCFTA implementation in July 2020 to ensure the country realizes benefits of the historic agreement.

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Complimentary policies needed to position Nigeria’s private sector for AfCTA gains

Lagos, Nigeria, December 6, 2019 (ECA) – Nigeria should invest in complementary policies to position the private sector to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as well as support groups that may be vulnerable to changes in trade, including women, the youth and micro-small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

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Dealing with land conflicts and improving land governance for peace and stability in Africa at the heart of a high-level dialogue in Abidjan

Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), November 29, 2019 - Friday in Abidjan, the conference on land policy in Africa, a high-level dialogue on ethnicity and land conflicts were held. As part of the 3rd edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa, a high-level dialogue on ethnicity and land conflicts was organized this Friday, in Abidjan.

This session was held against the background of intensified land conflicts and natural resources under the pressure of climate change, population growth, food security, migration and rapid urbanization in Africa.

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