Media Coverage
Africa urged to implement polices to tackle poverty and create jobs
Accra Daily Mail, 15 May 2006
Nigeria : Africa's poverty levels lamented
African News Dimension, 15 May 2006
African growth ‘not making a dent in unemployment’
Business Day, 15 May 2006
African ministers hone tactics to create jobs
SABC News, 14 May 2006
African ministers hone tactics to create jobs
Reuters, 14 May 2006
     Press Releases
African ministers pledge to boost employment prospects
ECA Press Release 09/2006, 16 May 2006
Ouagadougou, 16 May - African m inisters of finance, planning and economic development ended their annual conference on Monday with specific proposals to improve the employment situation on the continent.
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.
African ministers to meet in Burkina Faso to discuss job creation
ECA Press Release
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.