July 26, 2023
Africa: Joe Attah-Mensah, outgoing regional integration champion, offers his parting shot on Africa's economic transformation
Addis Ababa, 25 July 2023 (ECA) - Africa's regional integration realized through the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is imperative to the… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Africa: African leaders call for more investments in green energy and water infrastructure to accelerate sustainable development
New York, 19 July 2023 (ECA) - In New York, African leaders have called for concerted investment in energy and water infrastructure to accelerate the achievement of UN’s… Read more »
July 19, 2023
Africa: ASEA and ECA Sign Agreement to Strengthen Development and Integration of Africa's Financial Markes
Addis Ababa, 17 July 2023 (ECA) The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding… Read more »
Africa: Africa Day at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF): Harnessing Water and Energy for Africa's Sustainable Industrialization and Inclusive Economic Transformation
New York- 18 July 2023 - Under the theme: "Harnessing water and energy for Africa's sustainable industrialization and inclusive economic transformation," the Africa Day… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Africa: Stakeholders provide inputs to the UN Global Digital Compact for an inclusive and equitable digital future
Cape Town, 14 July 2023 – A regional review meeting recently took place in Cape Town to incorporate Africa's perspective into the United Nations Global Digital… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Africa: Bank of Tanzania, ECA, and Frontclear launch efforts to strengthen domestic market resilience
Dar es Salaam, 11 July 2023 (ECA) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with Bank of Tanzania and Frontclear – an institution… Read more »
Africa: Conducive regulatory policies needed to attract private sector investment in Africa's energy transition
New York, 13 July 2023 (ECA) – Infrastructure experts have reiterated the need for conducive policy and business environment in Africa, which they say, is a critical… Read more »
Africa: Mauritius' researchers and policy makers undergo training on ECA's forecasting and policy simulation tool
Port Louis, Mauritius, 14 July 2023 (ECA) -The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with Maurice Stratégie, convened a training workshop in Port Louis from… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Africa: Officials in the Central African region to benefit from ECA's integrated development planning toolkit
From 17-21 July, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the Ministries of Planning of Democratic Republic of… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Africa: Setting the Stage for Implementation of the Financing Model for MSMEs for the Kingdom of Eswatini
Mbabane, Eswatini, July 5, 2023 - An inclusive financing model for MSMEs was developed with technical assistance from the Economic Commission for Africa to alleviate a key… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Africa: Enable West African countries to capture the demographic dividend and achieve the SDGs
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Sub-Regional Office for West Africa in partnerships with the Consortium Régional pour la Recherche en Economie… Read more »
July 04, 2023
Africa: Towards a UN Global Digital Compact: ECA to gather insights for an open, inclusive, and secure digital future
Cape Town, 3 July 2023 – As part of the efforts to ensure inclusive global digital development, a regional review meeting on Africa's Contributions towards the Global Digital… Read more »
Africa: Reforming the Global Debt Architecture
The sovereign-debt crisis is hitting Africa particularly hard and could lead to a lost decade of development. While the G20 has tried to ease the burden, its Common Framework has… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Africa: In Paris, African Leaders call for affordable financing to recover economies and put the SDGs back on track
Paris, France, 26 June 2023 (ECA) - Developing country leaders rallied in Paris, highlighting the urgency for reform of the global financial architecture to counteract economic,… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Africa: Experts convene to review upcoming African Women's Report on costing SDG 5
Addis Ababa, 23 June 2023 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosted an expert group meeting in Addis Ababa this week, bringing together policy… Read more »
Eswatini: Kingdom of Eswatini launched its first national Road Safety Strategy and Center of Excellence on Road Safety
Manzini, Kingdom of Eswatini, 22 June 2023 - To guide its national road safety agenda, the Kingdom of Eswatini launched a road safety strategy for the period 2023-2030.… Read more »
Africa: ECA partners with SADC Business Council to stimulate discussions on technology and innovation for MSMEs in Southern Africa
Cape Town, South Africa, 23 June 2023 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Sub regional Office for Southern Africa (ECA SRO-SA) in collaboration with the SADC… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Africa: Capacity development on gender responsive economic policies for inclusive development in Africa
Dakar, 21 June 2023 - The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) in collaboration with The United Nations Development Program Regional Service Center for… Read more »
Africa: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Highlights Practical Proposals for the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 14th, 2023 (ECA) - Ahead of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris on 22-23 June 2023 , the Africa High-Level Working Group on the… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Africa: In Comoros, leaders outline a common vision to harness Africa's maritime potential
Moroni, 19 June 2023 (ECA) - A historic ministerial meeting took place on 14 June in Moroni, the capital city of the Comoros, where blue economy experts and government officials… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Africa: Export & Digitalization: Kick-off in Rabat of the ECA - EU - EBRD Capacity Building Workshops for Women Led Enterprises
Rabat, 16 June 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union representations in Morocco and the ECA Office for North Africa… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Africa: African leaders to advance the blue economy and climate action in Moroni
Moroni, Union of Comoros, 10 June 2023 (ECA) - A three-day ministerial conference on " The Blue Economy and Climate Action in Africa: Island and Coastal States at the Forefront "… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Africa: Measuring ICBT is key to monitoring intra-African trade
Lusaka, Zambia, 5 June 2023 (ECA) - Timely data collection on informal cross-border trade is critical to informing intra-African trade on the back of the implementation of the… Read more »
Africa: Involving civil society actors in the implementation of the AfCFTA in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 05 June 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa and the European Union (EU), the… Read more »
Africa: Enabling West African countries to take full advantage of the AfCFTA
Dakar, Senegal, 02 June 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, in partnership with the Economic… Read more »