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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Ethiopia, most African nations offtrack of achieving SDGs
Ethiopia and most African countries are not on track of attaining any of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
AfCFTA-anchored Pharma Initiative holds consultative meeting
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)’s led AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative held a virtual induction meeting for…
Spanish Language Day celebrated in Ethiopia
Spanish Language Day is celebrated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)…
Three Ethiopian peacekeepers honored at UN ceremony
The UN Headquarters today observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday, 26 May 2022. Secretary-General…
African countries advised to speed airline liberalization deal
African countries, which signed single African air transport market agreement to liberalize air transport of the continent, are…
Ethiopia set to host African youth summit
Ethiopia is set to host the 4th African Youth Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit scheduled to take place…
UN agency launches AfCFTA Country Business Index Report
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) unveiled today the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Country Business…
AI research center goes operational in Brazzaville
Prime minister Anatole Collinet Makosso of the Republic of Congo has expressed “immense gratitude” to the leadership of…
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…
Kigali set to host regional forum on sustainable development
The capital of Rwanda, Kigali is set to host the 8th Session of Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable…
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…
African countries call for transformation of air transport, tourism
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with Google Africa and Africa 24, held the fifth…
UN agency to host Africa Business Forum in Ethiopia
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is pleased to announce that it will host, along with its…
Ethiopia sells 11,200 bags of coffee in a second on Alibaba
For the first time Ethiopia sold more than 11,200 bags of coffee online in one second during the…
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa Park in Addis Ababa
Constructed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, near the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) compound, Africa Park today…
UN agency establishes $30 billion debt sustainability fund for Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) announces at COP 26 it is establishing a Liquidity and…
Eastern Africa experts discuss COVID-19 economic impacts in Kigali
Experts assembled in Kigali, Rwanda to reflect on COVID-19 economic impacts and resilience experiences at the sub-continental 25th…
New report reflects on electricity market regulatory assessment in Africa
A High-Level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE) held last week on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly,…
UNECA, University of Cabo Verde host Africa Climate Talks
Africa Climate Talks (ACT!) is here again. The second session of the third edition of the highly intensive…
ECA leads Africa’s fight against climate change
By Anwar Hussen Mohammed – The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says it is working with sister…
African finance minister meeting opens in Addis
Organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) the 53rd session of the Conference of African…
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…
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…
African ministers discuss economic response to COVID-19
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, on Friday 5 February 2021 met…
Infrastructure key to African Continental Free Trade Area
The 6th PIDA Week opened virtually on Tuesday, 19 January 2021, with key speakers stressing the need for…
Africa common market needs public private partnership to succeed
The success of African Continental Free Trade Area, which goes operational on Friday January 1, 2021, depends on…
UN agency donates vehicles supporting COVID19 response in Ethiopia
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) today donated vehicles to support COVID19 response in Ethiopia.
UN report focuses on private sector’s resilience to COVID-19
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday launched its flagship Economic Report on Africa, titled: “Innovative Finance…
UN agency to host geospatial information for Africa meeting
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is ready to host the sixth United Nations Global Geospatial…