December 08, 2020
Africa: Hope for a More Prosperous Africa Beyond Covid-19
Beyond the dark cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic is a silver lining of a more sustainably prosperous Africa. This was the message from the panellists who gathered virtually on the… Read more »
December 06, 2020
Africa: African Economic Conference 2020 - Africa Beyond Covid-19: Acceleration Towards Inclusive Sustainable Development
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December 05, 2020
Africa: African Union Approves Start of Trading Under AfCFTA On 1 January Next Year As Earlier Agreed
African leaders at a summit today have approved that trading should start on 1 January next year as scheduled on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement and… Read more »
December 04, 2020
Togo: ECA and Togo Train Customs Officials, Licensed Agents for AfCFTA Era Trading
The West Africa office of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Togolese government last week organized a workshop in Dapaong to enhance the capacity of its customs… 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 »
December 03, 2020
Africa: Secretary-General's Address At Columbia University - "The State of the Planet"
President Bollinger, Read more »
Africa: Disability Is Not an Illness, Webinar to Mark International Day of Persons With Disabilities Emphasizes
The ECA on Thursday joined the rest of the world in marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) with a webinar focusing on the theme of the day; Building Back… Read more »
December 02, 2020
Africa: Continental Coding Boot Camp Kicks Off the Un75 Decade of Action
Approximately 2000 African Girls are participating in a continental coding bootcamp aimed at promoting the importance of ICTs as a tool for the empowerment of women. Read more »
December 01, 2020
Africa: Geospatial Information Critical for Africa's Sustainable Development
The Sixth Meeting of the Regional Committee Read more »
November 30, 2020
West Africa: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Critical for West Africa's Successful Transformation
There can be no meaningful and successful transformational development in West Africa in the absence of inclusive growth and development, Nigeria's Minister of State for Budget and… Read more »
Lesotho: Tunisia and Lesotho Join Growing Number of Countries to Ratify AfCFTA One Month to Start of Trading
One month to the commencement of trading at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, two more countries have formalized their ratification of the agreement. Read more »
Africa: ECA to Host Virtual Sixth UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa Meeting
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is ready to host the sixth United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) Committee… Read more »
November 27, 2020
Africa: Thousands Brace for a Continental ICT Camp for African Girls
Over 3000 women and girls from across Africa are expected to participate in a hybrid (online and in-person) event scheduled to run from 30 November to 11 December 2020, focusing on… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Customs Chiefs Commit to Implementing New Continental Covid-19 Trade Facilitation Guidelines
Africa's customs experts have given their support to the adoption of continental guidelines to facilitate free and timely flow of cross-border trade amid the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »
Africa: Professor Laban Ayieko Ogallo - Message of Condolences
The Climate Science community in Africa learned with shock of the sudden passing of Professor Laban Ayieko Ogallo on the 20th November 2020 in Nairobi due to sudden illness. Read more »
November 25, 2020
Africa: Digital Transformation in a Post-Covid World - Africa Continues to Trail Other Regions Says New Report
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Portulans Institute, a research and educational think tank based in Washington DC, have teamed up to launch the results… Read more »
Africa: End Gender-Based Violence, 'Once and for All', UN Urges On International Day
Commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday, the United Nations has called on governments worldwide to redouble efforts and… Read more »
Africa: West African Think Tanks and Experts Meet Virtually to Discuss Generational Economy and Structural Transformation in the Covid-19 Era
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, in partnership with the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, today… Read more »
Africa: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
The UN Secretary-General's UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (25 November to 10 December 2020)… Read more »
East Africa: New Report Reveals How Covid-19 Has Affected Eastern Africa
When the Covid-19 pandemic sent the global economy into a recession, the East Africa region was not spared. According to UN Economic Commission for Africa's Economic and Social… Read more »
November 24, 2020
Africa: AfCFTA Will Increase Demand for Transportation Infrastructure in Africa, Experts Say
Demand for transportation services in Africa will be on the increase as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement goes into operations in January next year,… Read more »
East Africa: East Africa's Policymakers Call for Better Coordination to Build Back Better and More Sustainably
Policymakers from 14 countries of Eastern Africa kicked off their regional meeting known as 24th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE)… Read more »
November 20, 2020
Africa: Secretary-General's Remarks On Racism in the Workplace
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November 19, 2020
Africa: ECA-SRO-SA Supports the Validation of a Draft Financing Model for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in the Kingdom of Eswatini
The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini, through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade, requested for technical support from the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
Africa: ECA Launches Atex, E-Commerce Platform That Will Support Transactions When AfCFTA Starts Next Year
The Economic Commission for Africa presented an online trading platform Thursday, that will facilitate trading between buyers and suppliers when the African Continental Free Trade… Read more »