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 14, 2023
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 »
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 »
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 »
May 12, 2023
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 »
April 03, 2023
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 »
March 21, 2023
Africa: More investment in data and statistics needed in Africa
Addis Ababa, 21 March 2023 (ECA) - Africa is set to miss most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to current research. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Africa: Fresh commitment, investment needed to achieve SDGs in Africa
Niamey, Niger, 2 March 2023 (ECA) - Africa needs a paradigm shift to deliver sustainable development by making a fresh commitment and increasing investment to realize the SDGs, the… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: Africa urged to invest in STEM education to grow scientific skills
Niamey, NIGER, 28 February 2023 (ECA) - Africa should prioritize investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education to build and retain science skills… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Africa: AFRI-RES builds capacity of African stakeholders on climate resilience
Dakar, Senegal, 30 November 2022 - Over the next decade, Africa needs an annual investment of up to USD 170 billion for long-lived infrastructure (such as roads, dams,… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Africa: Investing in resilient internet will enhance inclusive, sustainable growth in Africa
Addis Ababa, 30 November 2022 (ECA) - African countries have been urged to invest in building resilient internet infrastructure to tap digital opportunities and accelerate social… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Africa: Africa Climate Talks sets the tone for CCDA-X and outlines regional climate change challenges and opportunities as Africa goes to COP27
29 July 2022, Maputo, Mozambique - The fourth edition of the intensive and engaging Africa Climate Talks (ACT!-4) closed yesterday in Maputo, Mozambique. Read more »
June 15, 2022
Africa: Africa's energy transition calls for pragmatic measures to keep the continent competitive
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable… Read more »
October 22, 2020
Africa: AfCFTA Will Address Africa's Investment Challenges, Says ECA's Karingi At Aim2020
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a game changer for investment on the continent which in recent years has seen foreign direct investment continuing to weaken,… Read more »
October 20, 2020
Africa: AfCFTA Will Harmonize Investment Rules, Create Level-Playing Field, Says Eca Director
The African Continental Free Trade Area is going to harmonize investment rules between its member countries and the rest of the world in order to create a level playing field after… Read more »
October 16, 2020
Africa: ECA and Partners Discuss Conducive Energy Regulatory Environment to Attract Investment
The Energy sector experts from the government of Rwanda, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the RES4Africa Foundation held a virtual meeting to discuss the Rwanda Energy… Read more »
September 10, 2020
Morocco: ECA and Partners Examine Energy Regulations and Opportunities for Investment in Morocco
The Economic Commission for Africa, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco and the RES4Africa Foundation held on Thursday 10 September an online… Read more »
May 31, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Heightens the Need for More Investments in Digital Transformation
During the current crisis of COVID-19 pandemic, some sectors like health and Information & Communications Technology (ICT) are experiencing unprecedented demand. Read more »
April 20, 2020
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 »
June 17, 2019
Chad: Africa Social Protection and Social Investments Programmes in the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality
A dissemination workshop was organized by ECA Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, Plan and Development in N'djamena, Chad. Read more »
March 25, 2019
Africa: ECA's 52nd Session Opens With Calls for Investments and Productivity to African Leaders
- With a collective resolve, "Africa can raise the U$680 billion a year needed to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a decade," Vera Songwe - Executive… Read more »
December 18, 2018
Ethiopia: Digital Investment Guide to Ethiopia to Be Officially Unveiled On 19 December 2018
The electronic investment guide (iGuide) to Ethiopia is to be officially launched in United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa (UNCC) on 19 December 2018 in the presence of… Read more »
December 04, 2018
Africa: 2018 SDG Report Calls for Critical Investments in Urbanization
The 2018 Africa Sustainable Development Report calls on African governments to prioritize investments in water, sanitation and urbanization in order to leverage the health outcomes… Read more »
December 03, 2018
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 »
November 27, 2018
Africa: Investors Can Now Make Use of a New Online Guide to Mauritania
The online investment guide (iGuide) to Mauritania was officially launched in Nouakchott on 22 November in the presence of the media and representatives of the public and private… Read more »
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