African Connections: ECA at 25

Africa in the 80s is a continent of contrasts: skyscrapers, cities and traditional villages, modern highways and antiquated transport, abundant natural resources and inadequate supplies of water, bustling markets and a dearth of food.

• Categories: News & Features / Features
• Video Length: 00:27:03
• Production Date: 31 May 1983
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA - ECA
• Subject Topical: DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; NATURAL RESOURCES
• Geographic Subject: AFRICA; KENYA; NIGER; SENEGAL
• MAMS Id: 2033064
• Parent Id: 837059

Description

To bridge the gap between insufficiency and plenty, Africans recognize that greater economic and social co-operation is an essential key. The Economic Commission for Africa, or ECA, established by the United Nations in 1958, has played a central role in sowing the seeds of this international co-operative effort, enhancing Africa's development over the past quarter century.

"African Connections - ECAat 25" shows the Commission's work against a backdrop of different countries and cultures. Ranging from the modernity of the capital cities, Dakar and Nairobi, to rural locales in Niger and Ethiopia, Kenya,and Senegal, the film points up the problems and progress of present day Africa and the connecting role of ECA helping to bring about a better life and greater opportunity for all Africans.

• Scripts: File; 682 AFRICAN CONNECTIONS ECA AT 25 SCRIPT EN 21 JUL 83.pdf (712.96 KB); File; 682 AFRICAN CONNECTIONS ECA AT 25 SYNOPSIS EN 21 JUL 83.pdf (133.32 KB)