West Africa

Strengthening artisanal and small-scale mining for socio-economic development, poverty reduction and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in West Africa

Niamey, 28 June 2013 (ECA) - The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA) will organize an ad hoc experts group meeting on the theme “strengthening artisanal and small-scale mining for socio-economic development, poverty reduction and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in West Africa”, from July 9 to 10, 2013 in Dakar, Senegal.

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Ghana hosts discussions on 2013 Economic Report on Africa, supports its recommendations

Accra, 04 June 2013 (ECA) – A meeting organized by the National Development Planning Commission (NPDC) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) took place in Accra on June 4, this year, as part of a series of ongoing dissemination events on the theme of this year’s Economic Report on Africa 2013 on the theme, Making the most of Africa’s commodities.: Industrialising for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation.

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Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala to Launch Africa Economic Report

Abuja,  10 July  2013 (ECA) – The 2013 Economic Report of Africa jointly produced by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) will be launched in Abuja on July 11. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will deliver the keynote address at the public presentation in Nigeria at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, starting at 9 a.m., ECA said today in a statement released in Abuja.

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Annual Meeting in Dakar of the Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism of United Nations System support in West Africa

The annual meeting of the Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism (SRCM) of United Nations System support for the implementation of priority projects of the NEPAD and of the Community Development Programme (CDP) of the ECOWAS will be held in Dakar, Senegal,onSeptember 9-10, 2014.  

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Towards dynamic industrial policies in West Africa

Niamey, 20 June 2014 (ECA) - “The enhanced structural transformation of the African continent requires the adoption of credible industrial policies and the creation of efficient structures to implement them”. This was the point made in the speech by the Minister of State, Minister of Planning, Land Improvement and Community Development of Niger, His Excellency Mr.

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