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 »

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: 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: 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 »

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 »

Africa: COVID-19 - Revamping Africa's Telecoms Infrastructure Crucial for Digital Health Services

Africa's telecoms infrastructure services need to be revamped if the continent is to effectively deliver digital health services, a new paper from the Economic Commission for… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Responses to COVID-19 Must Be Gender Responsive

UN Women and the African Union, in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), on Tuesday hosted the inaugural meeting of African Ministers for Gender and Women's… Read more »

Africa: Webinar Discusses Coronavirus Impact On Macroeconomic Planning

The ongoing coronavirus crisis is making economic planners rethink the world's economy and macroeconomic planning, from both regional and country perspectives, says Institute of… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 - Trade Expert Says AfCFTA Could Help Africa Bounce Back

Addis Ababa 11 May 2020 (ECA) - The director of regional integration and trade at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Stephen Karingi, told an online group of journalists on… Read more »

Africa: ECA Proposes COVID-19 Exit Strategies to Bring African Economies Back On Track

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has released a new report proposing to African nations various coronavirus disease (COVID-19) exit strategies following the imposition of… Read more »

Africa: ECA Leads Discussion On Africa's COVID-19 Lockdown Exit Strategies

African countries are turning their attention to lockdown exit plans as they seek to limit economic and societal damage with figures from the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »

West Africa: UN Resident Coordinators in West Africa and Ecowas Call for Partnership With ECA for Harmonized and Coordinated COVID-19 Response At the Regional Level

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its sub regional office for West Africa (SRO-WA) met virtually on 23 April, under the lead of the Development… Read more »

Africa: Idep to Host Webinar On Efficient Macroeconomic Planning in Light of COVID-19

The Institute of Development and Economic Planning (IDEP) is this Thursday hosting a webinar to provide a platform for high level participants to discuss the various challenges… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Aggravates Plight of Women in Africa

As governments divert resources to deal with the public health crisis, safety, security and access to justice services will no longer be readily available to victims of domestic… Read more »

Africa: ECA Media Invitation - a Global Debate On Africa's COVID-19 Lockdown Exit Strategies

WHAT: A global debate on Africa's COVID-19 lockdown exit strategies Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 - Civil Registration As an 'Essential Service'

African Registrar Generals responsible for civil registration met in a virtual conference organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Friday 24 April 2020, to assess… Read more »

Africa: Coronavirus Pandemic Won't Affect Africa-EU Relations

The coronavirus crisis will not affect ongoing efforts to strengthen the relationship between Africa and the European Union, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and… Read more »

Africa: Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, the SDGs Are Even More Relevant Today Than Ever Before

Op-ed by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana and Co-chair of the UN Secretary-General's Eminent Group of Advocates for the SDGs, and Erna Solberg, Prime… Read more »

Africa: Momentum On Climate Action May Be Hampered By the COVID-19 Crisis

In addition to the public health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has also been a big slowdown in the global economy, resulting in improved air quality and reduced… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Lessons Offer Hope for Global Efforts to Address Climate Change Impacts

Lessons learned from the global response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic give positive signals on how the world can deal with the devastating impacts of climate change. Read more »

Africa: UN Sets Up Regional Knowledge Hub to Fight COVID-19

As the world grapples with an unprecedented global health crisis of COVID-19, the United Nations (UN) development system stepped its concerted efforts in providing valuable… Read more »

Africa: Innovative Tech and Connectivity Key to Fighting COVID-19 in Africa

Dealing with the health and economic challenges of COVID-19 has made one point abundantly clear for African countries - "that we need broadband, faster, cheaper, and expanded to… Read more »

Africa: African Union Commission, Afreximbank, Afrochampions and Uneca Joint Communique On the Need for a Holistic and Coordinated Trade and Investment Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis that is both unprecedented and with many ramifications. The Pandemic poses significant health and social risks to the entire globe. In… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 - Data for a Resilient Africa

Joint press release) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) have unveiled an initiative to… Read more »