West Africa

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, November 25, 2019 (ECA) - Effective land governance is critical to achieving Africa’s development, particularly the continent’s 50-year development plan, Agenda 2063, says Economic Commission for Africa’s Stephen Karingi.

Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), November 25, 2019 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), under the auspices of the Joint Secretariat Support Office (JSSO), the agriculture and food security joint Thematic Working Group (TWG) on the margins of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa holding in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the strategic partnership to accelerate Africa’s transformation and will serve as a platform for information and knowledge sharing.

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, November 22, 2019 (ECA) – All is set for the third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-2019) which kicks off Monday in Abidjan.

The stimulating policy dialogue that is dedicated to promoting good land governance on the continent, is this year being held under the “Winning the fight against corruption in the land sector, sustainable pathways for Africa’s transformation”.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20 November 2019 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa and its partners the Global Infrastructure Hub and the African Development Bank will convene A workshop from 26 – 28 November 2019 in Dakar, Senegal. The workshop is a part of ongoing efforts by the ECA to respond to the overwhelming demand by member States for increased mobilization of stakeholders to advocate for, standardize, capacitate and support the development of PPPs in Africa, taking into consideration the unique situations and needs of the Continent.

Accra (Ghana), November 19, 2019 – A seminar on the recent economic situation and short-term economic forecasts for Cabo Verde and the Anglophone countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was launched on Tuesday, 2019-2020, in Accra, Ghana, on the initiative of the West Africa Sub-Regional Office of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (SRO-WA/ECA).