June 12, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 - UN Calls On Governments to Help Landlocked Neighbours
Well-functioning transit transport services and procedures are essential to ensure people in landlocked developing countries have timely access to medical products and basic goods… Read more »
June 10, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 - Africa in Urgent Need of Affordable Broadband Internet
The director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Jean-Paul Adam, told journalists during a virtual press… Read more »
June 09, 2020
Africa: Be Bold, Seek Answers to Africa's Challenges, Vera Songwe Tells Continent's Youth
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms. Vera Songwe, on Tuesday urged African youth to be bold and seek solutions to some of the challenges… Read more »
June 08, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Aftermath - Policy Dialogue On Building Back Better With African Youth Set for Tuesday
For a continent of over 1,2 billion people, coronavirus infection and death rates have been remarkably low in Africa but the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in massive negative… Read more »
June 04, 2020
Africa: AfCFTA Remains Africa's Ambitious Plan to Prosperity Even in Midst of COVID-19
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is still the agreement with great potential to foster regional economic integration and economic growth, and take Africa to the… Read more »
Africa: Policymakers and Business Leaders to Review the Implications for E-Commerce in Africa and Beyond
The International Trade Centre (ITC) in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today will hold its first ecomConnect Day on the future of… Read more »
June 03, 2020
Africa: Africa Should Set COVID-19 Recovery Milestones Now - Vera Songwe
"We are yet to know how long the COVID-19 crisis will last, but we need to set the milestones for recovery now" said UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ECA Vera… Read more »
June 02, 2020
West Africa: ECA Supports Ecowas 2020 Vision Independent and Final Evaluation
The Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) management team chaired by its President, M. Jean Claude Kassi Brou and the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
June 01, 2020
Africa: Launch of Arii 2019 Website for Deeper Understanding of Africa's Performance in Regional Integration
Following the release of the African Regional Integration Index (ARII) 2019 Report, ECA launches a dedicated website to enable a deeper understanding of the performance of the… Read more »
May 31, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Heightens the Need for More Investments in Digital Transformation
During the current crisis of COVID-19 pandemic, some sectors like health and Information & Communications Technology (ICT) are experiencing unprecedented demand. Read more »
May 30, 2020
Africa: Central African Development Aspirations Hampered By Skills Shortages
Central African countries must upgrade the skills base, competencies and put innovation at the centre of their development if they want to remain competitive, break the vicious… Read more »
May 28, 2020
Africa: Now Is the Time for Africa to Digitize Land Registries, Says Joan Kagwanja
The ongoing coronavirus crisis (COVID-19) has added impetus to the need for African nations to create comprehensive, up to date land registries to safeguard ordinary people's land… Read more »
May 27, 2020
Africa: UN Deputy Chief - After COVID-19, Africa Can Build Back Better
These are challenging times for Africa and the rest of our global village. Read more »
May 21, 2020
Africa: A Case for Accelerated Health Integration in Africa
"Healthcare cooperation is key to achieving aspiration 1 and goal 1 of Africa's Agenda 2063 as well as SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all." This is according to… Read more »
Africa: Deputy Secretary-General Tells Africa Dialogues Series COVID-19 Poses Challenge to 'Common Goal of Silencing the Guns' On Continent
Following are Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed's remarks, as prepared for delivery, to Session 2 of the Africa Dialogues Series 2020 on COVID-19 and Silencing the Guns in… Read more »
Africa: "Global Solidarity With Africa Is an Imperative"
As COVID-19 spreads across the continent, Africa has responded swiftly to the pandemic, and as of now reported cases are lower than feared. Even so, much hangs in the balance. Read more »
May 20, 2020
Africa: Initiative On Model Provisions for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic in Regional and Other Trade Agreements
Following the raft of ad-hoc trade measures taken by countries in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations has put in place a new initiative to develop model provisions… Read more »
Africa: Stand in Solidarity to Preserve Africa's Hard-Won Progress, Urges UN Chief
The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, the UN chief said on Wednesday, urging the world to stand in solidarity with… Read more »
May 22, 2020
Africa: Africa Regional Integration Index Calls On Continent to Build More Resilient Economies Through Integration
The second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) was launched today by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank and the African Union… Read more »
Africa: Africa Regional Integration Index Says Continent Can Build More Resilient Economies Through Integration
The second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) was launched today by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank and the African Union… Read more »
May 21, 2020
Africa: United Nations Launches Global Initiative to Combat Misinformation
- Today the United Nations is launching 'Verified', an initiative to combat the growing scourge of COVID-19 misinformation by increasing the volume and reach of trusted, accurate… Read more »
May 25, 2020
Africa: Announcing an ECA Webinar On Economic Diversification in Central Africa
The Subregional Office for Central Africa of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be organizing a webinar on "Skills for Economic diversification in Central Africa:… Read more »
May 18, 2020
Africa: Africa's Finance Ministers and Private Sector Group Seek to Rapidly Resolve Commercial Debt Service Obligations Together
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Monday convened a meeting between African Finance Ministers, the Africa Private Sector Working Group and the African… Read more »
May 15, 2020
Africa: Electronic Trade Rekindling Sales for African Businesses During COVID-19
Imagine using one second to sell three thousand (3000) bags of a coffee produce which lay fallow hitherto in storehouses in Rwanda for months due to freighting stand-stills caused… Read more »
May 14, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 and Export Restrictions - The Limits of International Trade Law and Lessons for the AfCFTA
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today released a Policy Brief which provides a preliminary analysis, from an African perspective, of the limits of international trade law… Read more »
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