ECA Update

February 2007	Text only version
HQ News
Experts Assess EPAs Negotiations Process	Road safety, a key development priority
Capacity -Building Strategy for NEPAD implementation	Big Table addresses Natural Resource Management
National focal points discuss the accelerated implementation of APRM
Highlights from Subregions
Experts to harmonize Trade Cooperation Instruments in Central Africa	Making ICTs a Tool for Democratic Governance in SADC Region
North Africa Development Forum Calls for Integrated Trade Policies

Up Coming Events
25-27 March, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CONGO consultative regional NGOs meeting (Link to the meeting website) in preparation for global leadership forum (200 participants)
26-27 March, Johannesburg- ECA/NEPAD Secretariat consultations meeting
29 -31 March, Addis Ababa : Twenty-sixth meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance Planning and Economic Development
2-3 April, Addis Ababa: Fortieth Session of the Commission, Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Forthcoming Publications

ERA 2007
The Economic Report on Africa 2007, the 8th in an annual series that reviews the continent economic performance and near-term prospects will be launched by ECA during the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development scheduled from 2 to 3 April 2007 in Addis Ababa.
This year's report will focus on the theme: " Accelerating Africa's Development through Diversification"