United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA; French: Commission économique pour l'Afrique,[1] CEA) was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the African continent)[2] following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly.[3]
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Abbreviation | ECA |
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Formation | 1958 |
Type | Primary Organ - Regional Branch |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Head | Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa ![]() |
Parent organization | United Nations Economic and Social Council |
Website | www.uneca.org |
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Map showing the subregions of the ECA:
North Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
Eastern Africa
Southern Africa
It is one of five regional commissions.
The ECA has 54 member states corresponding to the 54 member states of the United Nations that lie within the continent of Africa or in oceans nearby the continent.
Programme
The Commission's work is structured into seven programme divisions:
- African Centre for Statistics
- Macroeconomic Policy
- Social development Policy
- Innovation and Technology
- Regional integration and Trade
- Capacity Development
Locations
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Headquarters, Africa Hall, opened 1961)[4]
- Yaoundé, Cameroon (Central African subregional headquarters)
- Kigali, Rwanda (East African subregional headquarters)
- Rabat, Morocco (North African subregional headquarters)
- Lusaka, Zambia (Southern African subregional headquarters)
- Niamey, Niger (West African subregional headquarters)
Member States

Map showing the Member States of the ECA.
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cape Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Ivory Coast
DR Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Eswatini.
Ethiopia
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia (Republic of The)
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Morocco
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
United Republic of Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Executive Secretaries

The Commission's headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Name | Country | Years |
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Vera Songwe | ![]() |
2017–present |
Carlos Lopes | ![]() |
2012 - 2016 |
Abdoulie Janneh | ![]() |
2005 - 2012 |
K. Y. Amoako | ![]() |
1995 - 2005 |
Layashi Yaker | ![]() |
1992 - 1995 |
Issa Diallo | ![]() |
1991 - 1992 |
Adebayo Adedeji | ![]() |
1975 - 1991 |
Robert K. A. Gardiner | ![]() |
1961 - 1975 |
Mekki Abbas | ![]() |
1959 - 1961 |
See also
- United Nations System
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia overlapping membership
References
- "Commission économique pour l'Afrique". April 3, 2020.
- "Overview of the ECA". UNECA. Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- United Nations General Assembly Session 12 Resolution 1155. Proposed Economic Commission for Africa A/RES/1155(XII) 26 November 1957. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- Africa Hall, published by the Administration and Liaison Office, Addis Ababa (May 1963)
External links
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