Africa: Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Zacci) Urges Government to Expedite the Implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

- The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa's Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA)… Read more »

Africa: Angola and Senegal to Champion Sdg7 Initiative for Africa for 10,000 Mw of Clean Energy Capacity By 2025

9. On the margins of the United Nations Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General,Antonio Guterres to drum up support for climate action, a group of like-minded… Read more »

Africa: Island Nations On Climate Crisis Frontline 'Not Sitting Idly By'

Small island nations are "not sitting idly by" but are emerging as "frontrunners" in the fight against climate change according to Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu, the UN High… Read more »

Africa: Advisory Board of ECA's Centre of Excellence for Digital Identity, Trade and Economy Meet to Review Progress

The second meeting of the Advisory Board of the ECA's Centre of Excellence for Digital Identity, Trade and Economy held on the margins of the 74th session of the UN General… Read more »

Africa: African Governments Are Committing More Domestic Resources, Increasing Social Assistance to the Poor, Report Reveals

New York - African governments are increasingly committing domestic resources to social protection and delivering more social assistance programmes to their poor and vulnerable… Read more »

Africa: Trade for Her Conference - Empowering Women Through International Trade

September 30, 2019, Brussels, Belgium - ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, joined a panel of the Opening Session, Empowering Women through International Trade - challenges and… Read more »

Africa: Advisory Board of ECA's Centre of Excellence for Digital Identity, Trade and Economy meet to review progress

New York, NY (September 26, 2019): The second meeting of the Advisory Board of the ECA’s Centre of Excellence for Digital Identity, Trade and Economy held on the margins of… Read more »

Africa: Angola and Senegal to champion SDG7 Initiative for Africa for 10,000 MW of clean energy capacity by 2025

New York, 26 September 2019-  On the margins of the United Nations Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General,Antonio Guterres to drum up support for climate… Read more »

Africa: Sustainable Development Summit a Reminder of 'The Boundless Potential of Humanity'

The first UN summit on the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development closed on a hopeful note, with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed declaring that the two-day… Read more »

Africa: Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Examines Canada, Africa and the Inclusive Trade Agenda

Carleton University has released the newest issue of CFPJ examining Canada, Africa and the inclusive trade agenda. The issue was prepared through a partnership between the African… Read more »

Africa: Actions Not Words - What Was Promised At the UN's Landmark Climate Summit?

UN Secretary-General warned leaders not to come to his landmark Climate Action Summit with beautiful speeches, but to present concrete plans for cutting harmful greenhouse gas… Read more »

Africa: Partnerships At the Cornerstone of Moving Forward the AfCFTA Agenda

Collaboration between Trademark East Africa (TMEA) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa resulted last week in a dinner roundtable to discuss how to make the African… Read more »

Africa: Greta Thunberg Tells World Leaders 'You Are Failing Us', As Nations Announce Fresh Climate Action

Speaking at the beginning of the UN's Climate Action Summit on Monday, the 16-year-old acclaimed climate activist Greta Thunberg, was unsparing in her criticism of world leaders,… Read more »

Africa: In 'World of Disquiet', UN Must Deliver for the People, Guterres Tells General Assembly

We are living in "a world of disquiet", the United Nations chief told the High-level session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, urging the Heads of States present to advance… Read more »

Africa: Central African States Urged to Be More Productive in the Digital Economy

"We produce raw materials here in Central Africa, which are being used to boost the digital economy at the global level," said Equatorial Guinea's Minister of Finance, Economy and… Read more »

Africa: "Private Sector Needs to Produce and Export High Quality Products to Reap the Benefits of the AfCFTA" Says Malawian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) held an AfCFTA Sensitization Workshop in… Read more »

Africa: Shifting From Rhetoric to Smart Actions Would Salvage Central Africa's Digital Economy

It is urgent to break away from generic and unproductive approaches towards digital transformations in Central Africa that have caused no real change on the ground for the last two… Read more »

Africa: At UN, Youth Activists Press for Bold Action On Climate Emergency, Vow to Hold Leaders Accountable At the Ballot Box

Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to United Nations Headquarters next week for high-level climate talks, demanding that they… Read more »

Africa: UN Chief Calls for 'A Fair Globalization' With First-Ever Global Goals Summit

"We need more investment, more political action, more priority for a fair globalization", said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an interview on Thursday, when asked… Read more »

Africa: With 5 Billion Set to Miss Out On Health Care, UN Holds Landmark Summit to Boost Coverage

Some five billion people risk missing out on health care in 2030, unless countries close glaring gaps in health coverage, a new report revealed on Sunday, as the UN prepares to… Read more »

Africa: Niamey Hosts the Regional Workshop for the Western African Countries in the Production of Geospatial Information

The proceedings of a workshop for the Western African countries in the production of geospatial information were launched on Tuesday in Niamey, Niger, on the initiative of the… Read more »

Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo Conducts National Consultation On the AfCFTA

By establishing a single market of 1.2 billion individuals representing $ 2.5 trillion of cumulative GDP, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an important lever to… Read more »

Africa: Vibrant Discussions Take Place Around Kenya's AfCFTA Strategy

To accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Trademark EastAfrica and the Kenya State Department for Trade organised a Forum together to… Read more »

Africa: Zimbabwe to Host 6th Africa Regional Forum On Sustainable Development

Zimbabwe has confirmed that it will host the 6th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) which will be held in the resort town of Victoria Falls from 24-27… Read more »

Africa: The 25th Icsoe of Southern Africa Concludes With a Commitment to Boost Msmes

- The Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) Meeting of Southern Africa ends today with a strong commitment from all stakeholders to boost the role of… Read more »