UNECA boss stepped down after five years
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Vera Songwe, has stepped down,…
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Political forum on sustainable development kicks off in New York
The 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) officially opened on 5 July, with a call to…
Well-planned cities essential for a resilient future in Africa
The World Urban Forum (WUF) concluded on Thursday with a high-level engagement of African Ministers of Housing, Urban…
Free trade area can increase intra-African trade 40 percent
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will boost intra-African trade by around 40%, with substantial benefits to…
African leaders met to discuss cybersecurity
The First African Summit of Heads of State and Government on Cybersecurity officially began its work this Wednesday…
ECA set to launch Africa’s first AI research center
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is set to launch tomorrow Africa’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research…
ECA concludes training for women in data and statistics
Today marked the end of the Women into a leadership training program organized by the UN Economic Commission…
Interactive report shows Africa’s growing hunger crisis
A new, interactive digital report launched today shows that the number of hungry people in Africa continues to…
ECA to scale up assistance on poverty, vulnerability reduction
African policymakers have recommended strategic policy mandates for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to support…
ECA model biodiversity project takes root
The second anniversary of the “Nature-based Solutions for Water Resources Infrastructure and Community Resilience in Ethiopia” project was…
ECA, ICC launch centre of entrepreneurship in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Chamber of Commerce have jointly launched Centres of Entrepreneurship in…
Remittance to Africa projected to decrease in 2021
Remittances to African countries are expected to decrease by 5.4 percent from $44 billion in 2020 to a…
Report unveils key factors for successful job creation in Africa
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and NKC African Economics (an Oxford Economics company) launched today a…
ECA emphasizes criticality of private sector investment
The criticality of private sector energy generation investments in Africa to attain the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7…
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…
ECA commends Ethiopia’s strides in digitizing logistics
“Digitalization of logistics will be critical to match the demand and supply of transport services, thereby reducing 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,…
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…
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…
Digitization an opportunity to propel African economies
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard the economies of many African countries, and pushed many more citizens into…
UN agency to accelerate legal identity in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners have developed a new framework that is aimed at…
ECA revitalizes initiative to bridge continental digital divide
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners on Thursday launched a friendlier and comprehensive “Learning Girls…
Boosting investment for infrastructure, energy in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is working with African countries to increase investment in infrastructure and agriculture…
Ministers call for support to Africa’s COVID-19 fight
African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have unanimously called on the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)…
UN agency, PIMCO to setup liquidity, debt sustainability facility
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is to set up a Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) that…
Experts’ meeting takes stock of Africa’s achievements
The 39th ECA Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development…
COVID-19 worsens plight of Africa’s least developed countries
Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia and Sudan are in debt distress while 11 other African countries are…
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…
Africans discuss energy regulatory environment to attract investment
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), RES4Africa & Senegal discuss improving energy regulatory environment to attract investment…
Africa’s economic downturn affects SDGs progress
Before the onset of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Africa was recording positive growth rates but not enough…