Fourth Conference of Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration

Past Events

04/12/2017 – 08/12/2017, Nouakchott, Mauritania

The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the ECA the AfDB as well as other partners, is organizing the Fourth Conference of Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration, on the theme: ‘Accelerating a coordinated improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) for implementation and monitoring development in Africa: Review of progress and the way forward’. The overall objective of the conference is to deliberate on the possible ways of making strategic shifts to move the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI-CRVS), to the next level of maturity through taking stock of the achievements and challenges…more

African Economic Conference 2017

Past Events

04/12/2017 – 06/12/2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Hosted by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa, and UN Development Programme, the African Economic Conference provides a forum for leading thinkers and practitioners to dis­cuss the emerging issues in Africa. The specific objectives of the Conference series are the following:

  • Promote knowledge management as an important driver of policy dialogue, good policy planning and implementation;
  • Foster dialogue that promotes the exchange of ideas and innovative thinking among re­searchers, development practitioners and African policymakers;
  • Encourage and enhance research on economic and policy issues relating to the develop­ment of African economies;
  • Provide an opportunity for young African researchers, Africans in the diaspora and regional and subregional organizations to disseminate their research findings and share information with African policymakers on the work that they do in the region…more