Africa: Africa urged to investment robust social policies to accelerate continental transformation

Addis Ababa, 26 April 2023 (ECA) - Africa should invest in the design and implementation of effective social policies that address specific challenges on the continent in order to… Read more »

Africa: Malawi takes critical step towards the validation of a successor Industrial Policy

Lilongwe, Malawi, 10 May 2023 – “Industrialisation is central to the Government agenda of structural transformation of the economy. It is envisaged that… Read more »

Africa: Informal sector: ECA in West Africa to address the challenge of formalization

Lome (Togo), May 08, 2023 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, organized from 4 to 5 May in… Read more »

Africa: Achieving food security will require revamping our production and consumption patterns

Tunis, May 5, 2023 - In partnership with the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Tunisia and the ECA Office in North Africa, the UN-Habitat Office in Tunisia held a dissemination… Read more »

Africa: AfCFTA Agreement provides opportunities for Eswatini to expand her intra-African trade beyond the traditional markets

Ezulwini, Eswatini, May 05, 2023 (MCIT/ ECA SRO SA) – The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade of the Kingdom of Eswatini, in collaboration with the United Nations… Read more »

Africa: ATPC Reaffirms Its Commitment To Contribute To The AU Theme Of The Year 2023 – "Acceleration Of AfCFTA Implementation"

Stephen Karingi, Director of Regional Integration and Trade Division at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), called on African countries to expedite the reform of their… Read more »

Africa: ECA supports Benin in the formulation process of its AfCFTA National Strategy

Cotonou, Benin, April 28, 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, is supporting Benin in its drive to make… Read more »

Africa: Harmonised methods for informal cross border trade data collection critical in monitoring intra-African Trade

Kampala, Uganda, 28 April 2023 (ECA) - Informal cross border trade in Africa is known to be large and an important contributor to the livelihoods of millions of Africans but there… Read more »

Africa: Inclusion and equity tops agenda as ECA celebrates Spanish Language Day

Addis Ababa, 26 April 2023 (ECA) - In an effort to promote cultural exchange and mutual learning among civilizations, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa celebrated… Read more »

Africa: African Ministers call for "an IMF that is fit for the 21st Century"

Washington DC, 10 April 2023 – African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for reforms aimed at strengthening the International Monetary… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Antonio Pedro urges Africa to cooperate for sustainable development

Maputo, Mozambique, 24 April 2023 (ECA) - United Nations agencies should cooperate and coordinate their work to help member countries achieve sustainable development, the Economic… Read more »

Africa: ECA Marks the 13th anniversary of International Chinese language day

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 April 2023 - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) marked the thirteenth anniversary of the celebration of the Chinese language by the United… Read more »

Africa: Amid a global crisis of economic inequality, gathering at UN to call for bold measures to close finance divide

NEW YORK, 17 April –  With more than 50 countries held hostage by debt distress or at the risk of debt distress — triggering a great finance divide — world… Read more »

Africa: Supporting African States to design and implement sustainable and resilient development plans to crisis

Since 3 April 2023, more than 100 participants from 25 African countries (Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic… Read more »

Africa: African enterprises set to expand business engagements through continental trade agreement

40 women and youth-owned businesses attend a three-day masterclass series organized by ITC, AfCFTA Secretariat, ECA, OWIT and CLDP through AWYEG ahead of the AfCFTA Business Forum.… Read more »

Africa: UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals

NEW YORK, 5 April 2023  – Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the UN today said… Read more »

Africa: ECA celebrates International French Language Day

Addis Ababa, 30 March 2023 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), its multilingualism… Read more »

Africa: Member states urged to institute debt management strategies to boost economic growth

Lusaka, Zambia, 3 April 2023 (ECA) - African countries should institute effective debt management strategies to boost economic growth and avoid falling into the debt trap, the… Read more »

Africa: African Ministers call for a reformed global debt architecture

Addis Ababa, 20 March 2023 (ECA) - African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for decisive action to reform the global debt architecture to enable… Read more »

Africa: Regulatory reforms will help attract private sector investment in Africa's energy market

Addis Ababa, 31 March 2023 (ECA) -  A timely regulatory overhaul of Africa’s fledgling electricity sector will attract private sector investment and ensure energy… Read more »

Africa: ECA launches program to modernize statistical production processes in Africa

Yaounde, 29 March 2023 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched a program to support Member States in modernizing administrative data for statistical purposes. Read more »

Africa: ECA and RES4Africa Foundation identify key steps to advance Africa's electricity sector reform agenda, in a dedicated Public-Private Dialogue

The event highlighted the importance of public-private cooperation for shaping an effective reform agenda and scaling up infrastructure investments to drive transformational… Read more »

Africa: Namibia applauds ECA for supporting the development of the country's Draft National Trade Policy

Windhoek, Namibia, 27 March 2023 - The Namibian Government through the Ministry of Industrialization and Trade, in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the… Read more »

Africa: Africa urgently needs concessional financing to build resilience against shocks, experts say

Addis Ababa, 27 March 2023 (ECA) - With financial, health and climate shocks threatening to reverse two decades of development progress in Africa, experts have called for urgent… Read more »

Africa: Without good governance, development in Africa is dead on arrival, says Mohamed Ibn Chambas

Addis Ababa, 21 March 2023 (ECA) - Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns campaign, has emphasized the vital role of good… Read more »