Severe downturn undermines African development prospects – UN report
The United Nations today warned that the devastating socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for years to
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Blockchain drives intra-Africa trade during COVID-19 pandemic
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate mining and leading
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African finance ministers reflect on Special Drawing Rights
Africa’s Finance, Development and Planning Ministers on Tuesday called for a swift, bold and positive response from international financial institutions
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Vienna Program of Action best to address LLDCs challenges
The coronavirus pandemic has deepened challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), particularly those in Africa.
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Africa still lags behind in trading within its borders
African countries continue to trade more with the outside world than among themselves, according to findings of an Economic Commission
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Africa urged to work for a green, resilient COVID-19 recovery
The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Wednesday urged African countries to adopt policy measures that encourage green investments aimed
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Experts to reflect on sustainable industrialization in Africa
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold its fifty-third session and the Conference of the African Ministers of
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Experts discuss free movement of people in Africa
Policymakers attending the meeting that discussed the partnerships for a free and regulated movement of people in Africa called for
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African women’s empowerment in the AfCFTA era
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), a unit of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in collaboration with Business
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