Africa may not meet SDG7 targets – UN study
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday 22 June 2021 unveiled findings of a study titled “Energy Prices in Africa: Transition Towards Clean Energy for Africa’s Industrialization.”
Financing climate resilience underpins Africa’s recovery
The fifth African Climate Resilience Infrastructure Summit (ACRIS5) was held virtually highlighted that integration of climate resilience in the design and implementation of key areas such as, agribusiness, hydropower plants, transport corridors,…
USAID provides $91 million to Africa for urgently needed food
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) COVID-19 Task Force Executive Director Jeremy Konyndyk announced more than $91 million to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support…
IFC to advance distributed renewable energy in Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) today announced a new partnership.
Nissan launches the all-new Note Aura in Japan
Nissan today launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn.
G7 to invest $80 billion into African businesses
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the…
ECA’s Songwe echoes Africa’s expectation from G7 summit
Leaders of the Group of Seven nations (G7) including the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States, are scheduled to meet for a three-day summit in the…
African Risk Capacity Group partners with Centre for Disaster Protection
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the Centre for Disaster Protection have entered into a partnership agreement to mutually promote technical collaboration on capacity building, research, and advocacy.
Africa gets sanitation, hygiene champion
The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) has appointed Mrs Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone as the Africa Champion for Sanitation and Hygiene.
New fund to nurture Africa’s reading culture
The International Publishers Association (IPA) will today begin accepting proposals for projects to develop reading culture beyond the classroom in Africa, with grants from the $200,000 Africa Publishing Innovation Fund (APIF) on…
Africa urged to reopen borders to foster saving lives, economies
African Ministers responsible for health, ICT, and transport have made a call to the African States to work towards harmonizing pre-entry and exit requirements for cross-border travel, increase mutual recognition, and cross-border…
Overcoming bankability to make renewable energy feasible in Ethiopia
BonelliErede an international law firm, along with the RES4Africa Foundation, an organisation dedicated to promoting renewable energy in Africa, recently held a webinar which covered the management of bankability issues regarding renewable…
ECA engages media in data production, sharing
The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday hosted a webinar on the need to improve relationship between producers of statistics and the media in…
Accelerating AfCFTA implementation key for Africa’s recovery
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says it will continue to work closely with its member States, the African Union Commission and other key stakeholders towards the effective implementation of…