West Africa

Developing an international partnership for civil registration systems

Niamey, June 29, 2015, (ECA) From June 16-20, 2015, Dr. Dimitri Sanga, the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the Economic Commission for Africa, led an inter-agency mission to meet with the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF), the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF) and the Consortium Paris 21 in Paris (16-18 June),  France, followed by a site visit to Slovenia (19-20 June).

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Acceleration of the implementation of the Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP)

Dakar, June 4, 2015 (ECA) - On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Hotel Terroubi in Dakar, the Coordinator of the General Directorate for Planning and Economic Policies of the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Planning of Senegaland the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africaof the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa proceeded with the launching of thecapacity strengthening project for development planning in Senegal.

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ECA country profiles to help countries tell their own development narratives

Addis Ababa, 28 March 2015 (ECA) -“Africa must be in position to tell its own story, but it won’t be able to do so if it doesn’t have the data to tell this story. […] The ECA country profiles will be assisting member states to take control of their own narratives, they will also place them in a better position to take evidence-based decisions”, said ECA Deputy Executive Secretary Mr Abdalla Hamdock, at the launch of the ECA Country Profiles.

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18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts for West Africa

ECA, through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA) will hold the Eighteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for West Africa from 18 to 19 March 2015 in Dakar, Republic of Senegal.

The ICE is the statutory organ of the ECA for West Africa.  It brings together representatives from the fifteen West African member States as well as Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) of the sub-region, development partners, academia, research centres and other stakeholders. 

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