The 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) officially opened on 5 July, with a call to action to…
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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 Development and…
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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 the transport…
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African leaders met to discuss cybersecurity
The First African Summit of Heads of State and Government on Cybersecurity officially began its work this Wednesday in Lomé,…
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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 Centre in…
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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 for Africa…
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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 rise, spurred…
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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 member States…
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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 marked yesterday…
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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 Africa, under…
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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 projected total…
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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 joint report…
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