Zambia: Zambia Finalizes the AfCFTA Strategy and Implementation Plan

Speaking during the closing session of the Experts Meeting to Finalize Zambia's AfCFTA Strategy and Implementation Plan organized on 5th and 6th November 2019, Mr. Paul Mumba,… Read more »

East Africa: East Africa Needs a Better Quality of Economic Growth to Tackle the Job Challenge

With a rapidly growing population, East Africa is facing a pressing employment challenge, and the current economic growth, albeit impressive, is not enabling the creation of enough… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Mining Sector Has Potential to Stimulate Economic Growth & Poverty Reduction, Says Chinganya

Ethiopia's mining sector has strong potential to contribute to the country's long-term development, social progress and economic growth, says Oliver Chinganya, acting Director of… Read more »

Africa: Enlarging Group of AfCFTA State Parties Crucial Ahead of Operationalisation

With the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) set to officially start operating from July next year, there is need for concerted efforts to enlarge the group of State… Read more »

East Africa: Effective AfCFTA Implementation Can Create 2 Million Jobs for East Africa, Says Songwe

The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could result in welfare gains amounting to USD 1.8 billion and create two million jobs for Eastern Africa, a… Read more »

East Africa: East Africa Needs More Inclusive Growth to Achieve the SDGs

East Africa remains the fastest growing region in Africa, but despite this impressive performance, the pace of economic transformation is too slow to ensure the region can achieve… Read more »

Africa: Experts Meet to Finalize AfCFTA Strategy and Implementation Plan

Government stands ready to finalize the Zambia's Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) strategy and implementation plan. Read more »

East Africa: East African Countries Gather in Asmara to Discuss Regional Integration

Further regional integration is key to sustain the exceptional economic growth experienced by East Africa over the past decade. How to leverage new opportunities for regional… Read more »

Cameroon: Towards Cameroon's Final Sprint Into Africa's Free Trade Area

Cameroon's comprehensive plan for tapping into a 1.2 billion people Africa-wide market and a more than US$2.5 trillion continental GDP, in the advent of the African Continental… Read more »

Africa: ECA and UMA Examine Potential Impact of AfCFTA On Maghreb Economies

The Economic Commission for Africa and the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) will hold, on 11-12 November in Rabat (Kingdom of Morocco) a regional seminar on the potential impact of the… Read more »

Africa: AU Led-Beijing + 25 Review Opens in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, October 282019: The Experts Meeting of the 4th African Union Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment opened on 28 Oct 2019, at… Read more »

Africa: 'When Journalists Are Targeted, Societies As a Whole, Pay a Price' - UN Chief

"Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a world of confusion and disinformation", UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned in a… Read more »

Zimbabwe: ECA and AUC Pledge Full Support to Zimbabwe On AfCFTA Implementation

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) on Wednesday assured Zimbabwe of continued technical support in assisting the country… Read more »

Zambia: Zambian Technocrats Set for More Accountability in Development Planning

Delegates at the just-ended workshop say they have gained insights into ways of optimising their work by routing key accountability factors into Zambia's development planning… Read more »

Africa: Strengthen Accountability and Evidence Based Policy-Making Senior Official Says

Strengthening accountability and evidence-based policy-making in development planning is essential for maximizing development outcomes and impact in the face of resource scarcity. Read more »

Africa: As Urbanization Grows, Cities Unveil Sustainable Development Solutions On World Day

Over half of the world's population now live in cities, with numbers expected to double by 2050, but while urbanization poses serious challenges, cities can also be powerhouses for… Read more »

Africa: Women's Advancement in All Areas of the Beijing Platform for Action Must Be Seized By a Sense of Urgency

With 10 years to the SDGs implementation deadline, Africa's agenda for women's advancement in all the areas of the Beijing platform for action must be seized by a sense of urgency… Read more »

Africa: Land Policy in Africa Conference to Focus On Fighting Corruption

Preparations are underway for third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-2019) which will convene under the theme, 'Winning the Fight against Corruption in the… Read more »

Africa: AU Led Beijing +25 Africa Review Opens in Addis Ababa

- The 4th African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment focus on the Africa Beijing + 25 review report Addis Ababa, October 28th2019… Read more »

Africa: Integrating Climate Resilience Into Development Plans Crucial for Africa's Development

Integrating climate resilience into development plans ensures returns on investment in today's and tomorrow's climate. This requires robust data, tools and capacity, yielding a… Read more »

Nigeria: 'A Trip to Seme-Krake - Mending the Cracks in the Benin-Nigeria Trade Relationship'

On 21 August this year, the Seme-Krake border between Nigeria and Benin was closed without prior notice. This was part of a broader crackdown by the Nigerian authorities to close… Read more »

Africa: Sao Tome and Principe Urged to Workout African Free Trade Strategy

- The United Nations System has urged the Government of Sao Tome and Principe, a small island state located off the Gulf of Guinea, to "take deliberate action and make the… Read more »

Africa: To Achieve Greater Gender Equality, Transformative Policies & Results Needed, Says ECA's Ruzvidzo

Next year the global community will mark the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). Read more »

Africa: Demographic Dynamics and Sustainable Development At the Heart of a Scientific Conference On Nta-Africa in Senegal

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, is co-organising with the Regional Centre of Excellence in Generational… Read more »

Africa: Countries Need to Understand Risk Better for Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Says Gfcs Head

With southern African countries constantly on the front lines of intensifying climate change, there is need for nations in the region to understand risk better for adaptation and… Read more »