WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

WHERE WE ARE

Social Affairs

ECONOMIC AFFAIRSAUCC(New Building) - 6th Floor

DREA

HRST

Infrastructure & Energy

Trade & Industry

Peace & Security

Political Affairs

CORE MANDATE

Developing regional cooperation

Initiate and promote policies and strategies aimed at

strengthening coordination

Harmonising continental initiatives as regards economic integration

CORE AREAS

Investment and Resources mobilization.

The African Monetary Fund

Private sector development

African Central Bank

Economic integration Monetary Affairs

The African Investment Fund

Article 12 of the Commission’s statutes defines the portfolio of the Department

of Economic Affairs as follows:

This portfolio equally endeavours to promote policies that support investments

and mobilize development funding and accelerate the establishment of joint

institutions such as :

OBJECTIVES OF THE

DEPARTMENT

Promote the effective establishment of institutional links between the organs of the African Union and the RECs.

Mobilize ressources with the view to funding economic development

projects

Develop strategies aimed at resolving the debt crisis in Africa

Assist Members States in finalizing appropriate poverty-

eradication policies

Coordinate, harmonize and facilitate all activities aimed at consolidating the integration process at regional and continental levels.

Promote international economic Cooperation particularly with economic groupings from other regions of the world

Assist in the establishment of appropriate economic and financial institutions, particularly those provided for by the constitutive Act of the Africa Union

Facilitate the adoption of joint macroeconomic and sectoral policies adapted to the needs of the Continent

MAIN FUNCTIONS

Ensure coordination of activities relating to development of the economic integration process

Strengthen the ECOSOC for active participation of the civil society

Ensure coordination of development frameworks of

African economies at national and regional levels

Promote and facilitate economic policies that have an impact

on the different stages of development between the RECs

with the aim of realizing the Common African Market

Develop policies and strategies to accelerate economic integration

Develop monetary and fiscal policies and strategies and propose measures to resolve the debt problem

Assist in promoting the private sector at national regional and continental levels

Promote domestic savings in Africa as well as international financial contributions

MAIN FUNCTIONS

Undertake actions to mobilize direct domestic and foreign investment for the development of all economic sectors

Initiate policies and strategies in order to accelerate the implementation of the Abuja Treaty instituting the African Economic Community (AEC) and facilitate the adoption of viable economic development Programmes for the Continent

Ensure follow-up of initiatives to which Africa is committed namely, TICAD, the China-Africa Forum and

the Africa-Europe Summit

Assist member states in international negotiations, particularly those that take place

within the framework of the Cotonou Accords

Coordinate the joint AUC/ECA/AfDB Secretariat.

MEET THECOMMISSIONER &

DIRECTOR

H.E. Victor HarisonCommissioner, Economic Affairs

Dr René N’Guettia KouassiDirector, Economic Affairs

STRUCTURE OF THE

DEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC

AFFAIRS

Private Sector Development Investment & Resource Mobilization Division

Economic Integration & Regional Cooperation Division

Statistics Division

Economic Integration & Regional Cooperation Division

STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

Clerk

Mail Runner

Commissioner for Economic A� airs

Special Assistant forthe Commissioner

Head of Economic Integration & Regional Cooperation Division

Senior Economist

Head of Statistic Division

Senior Statistician

Policy O� cerPolicy O� cerPolicy O� cer Policy O� cerPolicy O� cer Policy O� cerData Base Administrator

MDG O� cerStatistician Economist

Statistician Statistician Secretary Fiscal EconomistEconomist

Editorial O� cer

Head of Economic Policies and Reaserch Division

Head of Private Sector Development, investment and Resourse Mobilization

Senior Policy O� cerSenior Economist

Private Secretary forthe Commissioner

Secretary forthe Director

Director

FOCUS AREAS

Implementation of MIP through its various plans of action

Follow up of the Organization and the Report on the implementation of the recommendations of the COMAI

Implementation of the African Charter on Statistics and the

Strategy for the Harmonisation of Statistics in Africa

Establishment of financial institutions (African Monetary Fund, African Investment Bank, African

Central Bank)

Creation of the Pan African Stock Exchange

FOCUS AREAS

Promoting ideas for the African Integration and Development Review

Alternative sources of funding for AU programmes/activities and innovative financing for African economies

Follow-up on Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs) /

Sustainable of the development Goals (SDGs)

Promotion of Africa Private Sector Forum

Identification of Economic best Practices and their

Dissemination

KEYS MEETINGS AND

CONFERENCES

The Fridays of the Commission/ Conference-Debate (Every last Friday of the quarter)

Seminar on Quality Matters in Statistics

African Group on National Account (AGNA)

African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD – Annual)

The Congress of African Economists (Triennial)Review and Validation Meeting of African

Statistical Yearbook (ASYB-Annual)

African Statistics Coordination Committee (ASCC - Annual)

Scientific Committee Meeting of The African Integration and Development Review (Biannual)

Meeting of the Committee of Directors General of National Statistics Offices (CoDGs - Annual)

KEYS MEETINGS AND

CONFERENCES

Workshop SDGs StatisticsWorkshop on data collection and validation for KeyStats on African

Integration (Annual)

African Working Group on External Trade and Balance of

Payments (Annual)

Meeting on Plan of Action for the Second Decade of the Education in

Africa/ SHaSA on Education (Annual)

Meeting to validate the MDGs/SDGs report on Africa (Annual)

Workshop on data collection and validation for KeyStats on African Integration (Annual)

Meeting on Panafrican Training Center

Regional Workshop on Use of Mobile Technologies for Data Collection and Statistical Production in Africa

African Group on Statistical Harmonisation (AGSHa) Action Plan of the Institute (Annual)

KEYS MEETINGS AND

CONFERENCES

Conference of Ministers responsible for civil registration (Annual)

African Private Sector Forum

Training Program on integration in Africa

Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical

Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and

Integration and the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning

and Economic Development

Meeting on methodology to capture unregistered cross-border trade and smuggled goods and ‘’African Trade Statistics Yearbook’’ and Africa-Trade DatabaseAfrica-EU Business Forum

AU-RECS-UNECA-AfDB Coordination Meetings (Biannual)

Joint Session of the African Union Committee of Directors Generals of the National Statistics Offices (CoDG) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom-Africa)StatCom Africa (Biennial)

Conference of African Ministers in charge of Integration (COMAI) (Annual)

KEYS MEETINGS AND

CONFERENCES

Africa-Arab Economic Forum Workshop on Restricted Technical Committee Meeting (RTC) on Education

Africa-EU Joint Task Force

Africa-Turkey Business Forum

Africa- Indian Business Forum

Commission to Commission AU-EU Meeting (Biennial)

Africa-Turkey Business Forum

Africa Investment Forum

ACHIEVING AGENDA 2063

AND

Supporting the development and implementation of the M & E framework of Agenda 2063 and various other specialised AU Programmes and activities

Implementing the African Private Sector Development Strategy 2016-2020

OTHER STRATEGIC

DOCUMENTS

LAST 5 YEARSMAJOR

ACHIEVEMENTS

African Charter of Statistics enforced

African Private Sector Foras

Common African Position on Post 2015 Development Agenda

African Charter of Statistics enforced

Partnership Institutional Business Bodies were created and

strengthened ( Africa-EU Business Forum, Africa-India Business Council, Africa Arab

Economic Forum)

African Investment Promotion Network (AIPN) created

African Integration and Development Review

PIPELINE PROJECTS

African Business Directory ( two editions 2014 and 2015)

African Inclusive Markets Excellence Center (AIMEC) (Due 2017)

Pan African Statistical Training Centre (Due 2016)

Data Portal (Due 2016)

African Union Institute of Statistics - STATAFRIC

(Due 2016)

KEYS PUBLICATION

Proceedings of the Congress of African Economists (Every 2 years)

Assessing Regional Integration in Africa(Annual)

African Statistical Yearbook (Annual)

Harmonizing, Governance, peace and security Statistics in Africa (Annual)

Bulletin of the Fridays of the Commission (3 publications / Year)Economic Report on Africa (Annual)

African Charter on Statistics

Strategy for the Harmonisation of the Statistics in Africa ( SHaSA)

MDG/SDG Report (Annual)

KEYS PUBLICATION

Eurostat yearbook (Annual)Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA) (Annual)

Statistical Laws

Minimum Integration Programme

Status of Intra-Africa Trade

KeyStats on African Integration (Annual)

Business Directory

The European Union and African Union, a Statistical Portrait

KEYS PARTNERS

UNDPPARIS 21

ECA

AfDB

European UnionCHINE

WORLD BANK

BADEA

IDEP

KEYS PARTNERS

ILORECs ( ECOWAS, ECCAS, AMU, SADC, COMESA, EAC, IGAD, CEN-SAD)

Japan

Pan African Chamber of Commerce & Industry

( PACCI)

EUROSTATINDE

Turkey

BID

IDEP

KEYS PARTNERS

ASEAN

IsDBKuwait Fund for Arab Economic

and Development

AFRISTAT

League of Arabic State (LAS)

ACBF

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