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 »

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 »

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: LAPSSET Ministerial Council Adopts "Juba Commitments" to Fast-Track Infrastructure, Trade and Integration

Juba, 19 May 2023 (ECA) – The Government of the Republic of South Sudan has pledged to establish a coordinating structure to accelerate infrastructure… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Antonio Pedro calls for investments in infrastructure to accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, 12 May 2023 (ECA) - Africa should promote supportive policies and infrastructure development to attract green investment and boost trade through… 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: Research and development: key to Africa's industrialization and economic diversification

Niamey, 26 February 2023 (ECA) - Investing in research and development by African countries will deliver sustainable industrialization and economic diversification on the… Read more »

Africa: ECA Working to Foster Sustainable Industrialization and Economic Diversification for Africa's Prosperity

Addis Ababa, 6 January 2023 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is streamlining its operations to support member states accelerate industrialization and economic… Read more »

Africa: With the right policies, the AfCFTA can drive Africa's industrialization

London, UK, 25 November 2022 (ECA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will spur Africa's industrialisation and deepen regional integration provided the continent… Read more »

Africa: Africa should accelerate industrialization while pursuing low carbon transition

Niamey, Niger, 23 November 2022 (ECA) - African countries should articulate effective policies, strategies and programmes and take action to promote trade and exports in order to… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopian Coffee Brands Launch on China's Largest e-Commerce Platform, Alibaba Group, in a Joint Effort with ECA and the Ethiopian Government

Addis Ababa, 21 January 2022 (ECA) - Imagine using one second to sell more than 11,200 bags of Ethiopian coffee. That is what happened on January 19, 2022, during the Ethiopian… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Moving Africa up the Ladder in the Battery, Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Renewable Energy Value Chain and Market

President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will, from 24 to 25 November 2021, host and officiate a… Read more »

Central Africa: A Rendezvous to Transform Central Africa's Routes Into Development Trajectories

How can Central African countries reconfigure existing transport highways which interconnect them, while building and linking new ones in a way that engines and supports… Read more »

Africa: Infrastructure & PPP Delivery a Key Focus At Global Infrastructure Hub's Workshop

Over 70 participants from 13 countries met in Dakar, Senegal this week to participate in a three-day infrastructure and PPP workshop, led by the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub). Read more »

Africa: Working Towards a Win-Win Infrastructure Partnership With Non-African Countries

The continent has many partners working with governments on many infrastructure projects, however, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission argue that… Read more »

West Africa: ECA and Partners Convene Capacity Building Workshop On Infrastructure Delivery and PPPs in West Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa and its partners the Global Infrastructure Hub and the African Development Bank will convene A workshop from 26 - 28 November 2019 in Dakar,… Read more »

Africa: ECA's 2020 Conference of Ministers to focus on industrialisation in the digital era

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 02, 2019 (ECA) – The fifty-third session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the Economic… Read more »

Africa: Strengthening Intra-UN Collaboration Through the Sub-Regional Coordination Mechanism (Srcm) for Eastern and Southern Africa

- UN meets in Livingstone from 11 to 13 June to discuss strengthening Intra-UN collaboration through the Sub-Regional coordination Mechanism (SRCM) for Eastern and Southern Africa… Read more »

Africa: Infrastructure Worth Over a Billion Dollars Lost to Cyclone Idai, Says ECA Chief

Africa could have lost infrastructure worth more than a billion dollars following Cyclone Idai, the storm that battered Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar and Zimbabwe last week,… Read more »

Africa: Experts Weigh in On New Strategy for Financing Africa's Infrastructure

A draft report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) titled, "Attracting Institutional Investors in Africa's Infrastructure," has undergone a thorough review… Read more »

Africa: Private Sector Urged to Invest in Africa's Transboundary Infrastructure Projects

A senior adviser on regional integration and trade at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Adeyinka Adeyemi, has assured private sector investors that… Read more »

Africa: Pida Week Ends With Calls On Africa to Accelerate Implementation of Game-Changing Infrastructure Projects

Addressing Africa's infrastructure gap remains an imperative that African governments should continue to take seriously if the continent is to realise the aspirations its people as… Read more »

Africa: Let Us Make Africa's Infrastructure Competitive, Zimbabwean Minister Urges Continent At Pida Week

Africa needs to unite and work hard to reverse colonial infrastructure systems which promoted the extraction of profitable agricultural and mineral wealth for export at the expense… Read more »

Africa: ECA's Soteri Urges African Countries to Sign the Luxembourg Protocol

Railways are the key to open and free trade across Africa and their development is critical to the continent's sustainable development agenda, Soteri Gatera, Chief of… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Infrastructure Deficit Under Spotlight As Pida Week 2018 Opens in Victoria Falls

The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week 2018 opened in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Monday with a media breakfast that brought together journalists,… Read more »