The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes has stepped down after serving four years at the helm of the organization tasked with championing economic development in Africa, his office said last week. Lopes is leaving the … Read More
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Carlos Lopes, has called on Africa to determine its own future and take ownership of its development agenda. This was part of Mr Lopes’ presentation … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – External debts of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — the three West African countries which endured dramatic suffering as a result of the Ebola Virus Disease — should be written off, UN Economic Commission … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, said Monday that border closures and the suspension of flights to Ebola-affected countries in West Africa worsened the impact of the disease on the local populations than the … Read More
Photo: Huffington Post PANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- The Third Annual Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-III) kicked off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday against a background of growing sense of urgency to respond to the impacts of … Read More
Carlos Lopes By PANA Nouakchott, Mauritania – A delegation of the UN Economic Community for Africa (UNECA), led by its Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes, arrived in Mauritania Saturday, the Mauritanian New Agency, AMI, reported. On Sunday, the delegation visited the … Read More
