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Preface
MESSAGE FROM ES
During the past six decades, there have been many developments on the continent and a shift from a doctrine of political liberation through one of self-determination to a pan-African economic agenda uniting all the children of African soil.
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Chapter 1
BIRTH OF THE ECA
On 29 April 1958, the United Nations Economic and Social Council convened in New York for its twenty-fifth session to deliberate on a favourable consideration to supporting African Governments,...
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Chapter 2
HOW ECA WORKS
The services offered by ECA to its clients can be broadly grouped within the following four knowledge-based areas:...
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Chapter 3
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES OF ECA IN THE FIRST 60 YEARS
- Mr. Abbas Mekkis
- Mr. Robert K.A. Gardiner
- Prof. Adebayo Adedeji
- M. Issa Ben Yacine Diallo
- Mr. Layashi Yaker
- Mr. Kingsley Y. Amoako
- Mr. Abdoulie Janneh
- Mr. Carlos Lopes
Chapter 4
TIMELINE OF LANDMARK DECISIONS,REGIONAL POLICES AND FRAMEWORKS
- 1957-Requests for establishment of the Economic comission for Africa
- 1961-The African hall building formally opened
- 1964-African Development Bank (AfDB) established
Chapter 5
60 YEARS OF ECA PROGRAMMATIC ORIENTATION
1958-1968: Institutional Development
The first decade coincided with the independence of the majority of countries in Africa and during its first decade, ECA placed special emphasis on ...
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Chapter 6
ECA'S PROGRAMMATIC SUCCESS STORIES
- Trade,Finance and Economic Policy
- Promoting the Advancement of Women and Social Development
- Food Security and Sustainable Development
- Success stories From (SROs)
- ECA sponsored Institutions
- ECA leveraging on Partnerships
Chapter 7
WAY FORWARD:REORIENTING ECA'S WORK PROGRAMME TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF A RESILIENT AND CHANGING CONTINENT
Africa finds itself in a new macroeconomic environment where shifting domestic policies of emerging countries and regional dynamics are shaping global discourse.
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