Carlos Lopes resigns as ECA chief, said to eye African Union role
Dr Carlos Lopes, the outgoing Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa. PHOTO | FILE
The executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Dr Carlos Lopes has stepped down, with sources saying he could be eyeing an influential position in the African Union (AU).
The Guinea-Bissau national has been at the helm of ECA for four years and has been hailed for standing firm against “bad contract negotiations and lazy fiscal reforms” in the continent.
