Conference of Ministers
14 - 15 May 2006

:: Programme [Arabic]
:: Agenda [Arabic]
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Annotated Agenda [Arabic]

Experts Meeting
10 - 13 May 2006

:: Programme [Arabic]
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Agenda [Arabic]
:: Annotated Agenda [Arabic]


 Information
Information for participants
[Arabic]

 

   ADB/ECA Ministerial Round Table & High Level Seminars

Infrastructure “missing component” in Africa's development
by Robert T. Lisinge, 23 May 2006

Statement by Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA, 16 May 2006, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

   Conference of Ministers 14 - 15 May 2006
Resolutions adopted by the conference

Ministerial Statement

African ministers pledge to boost employment prospects
ECA Press Release 09/2006, 16 May 2006
Opening Address by Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, 14 May 2006 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Opening Statement by Dr. Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba, Commissioner For Economic Affairs African Union Commission, 14 May 2006 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Opening Speech for Hon. Minister of Finance, Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
   Experts Meeting 10 - 13 May 2006
Report of the Committee of Experts
Africa urged to implement polices to tackle poverty and create jobs
ECA Press Release 08/2006, 11 May 2006
Ouagadougou, 11 May 2006 - Africa must urgently implement comprehensive national, regional and continental strategies to tackle the challenges of poverty eradication and job creation, Burkina Faso's Minister of Economy and Development Seydou Bouda said on Wednesday.
Opening Address by Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA, 10 May 2006, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Opening Speech for the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Baba ijo Olusegun Olujimi O. Ogunkua
   Documents
Repositioning ECA to Better Respond to Africa's Priorities: Note by the ECA Executive Secretary
ECA: Supporting Africa’s Development Agenda [pdf]
Annual Report 2006
An Issues Paper. Meeting the Challenge of Employment In Africa
Follow-Up to The 2005 World Summit Outcome: ECA's Response. Note by the secretariat
Progress And Challenges In Aligning Poverty Reduction Strategies With Millennium Development Goals
Survey of Economic and Social Conditions in Africa 2005 [Arabic]
   Press Releases

African ministers to meet in Burkina Faso to discuss job creation
ECA Press Release 07/2006, 02 May 2006
Addis-Ababa, 02 May 2006 (ECA) -- African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development are due to meet in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 14 -15 May, to discuss how to enhance the implementation of employment generating strategies in Africa.

ECA to hold annual Conference of Ministers in Burkina Faso in May
Press Advisory
Addis Ababa, 7 April 2006 - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), which has its headquarters in Addis Ababa, will hold the 39 th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso from 10 to 15 May 2006.