July 19, 2022
Africa: An Economic Tsunami Is About to Hit the Poorest Countries: Inaction by the G20 Will Make it Worse
When G20 Finance Ministers meet this weekend in Bali, their meeting will likely be no more harmonious than their Foreign Minister counterparts managed ten days ago. But the world,… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Africa: The Financial System Africa Needs
Africa's vast economic potential is no secret. But tapping it will be possible only if major developed countries and emerging economies work together to design a more inclusive and… Read more »
February 09, 2022
Africa: Africa's Transport Sector to Strongly Benefit from African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to increase intra-African trade in transport services by nearly 50%, according to the latest estimates by the… Read more »
July 21, 2021
Central Africa: Using What You Have to Get What You Want: Why Central African Countries Must Put Natural Capital Accounting at the Centre of Their Development
By Nadia Ouedraogo, Issoufou Seidou, Abel Akara Ticha and Antonio Pedro* Read more »
February 10, 2021
Kenya: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta prioritizes investing in women in tech
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 9, 2020 (ECA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says he is determined to double down on efforts to back women entrepreneurs in Africa. Read more »
December 10, 2020
Africa: Experts Push for Strong Public-Private Partnerships to Build Resilient Post-Covid-19 Economies
Experts have called for strong collaboration between the public and private sectors in Africa to strengthen economies in the post-COVID-19 period. They believe this will help… Read more »
Africa: How AfCFTA Can Help Solar Power Penetration in Africa
Only about 43% of Africa's population has access to electricity, a number that is half the global access rate of 87%. This is according to the 2019 World Bank World Development… Read more »
December 09, 2020
Africa: Calls for African Governments to Intensify Efforts to Build Resilience and Protect Livelihoods
Governments have been urged to intensify efforts to build resilience in businesses and people as they shift to a new normal that includes safe co-existence with COVID-19.… Read more »
Africa: Experts Urged to Ensure Recovery Policies Are Inclusive
African governments have been cautioned to ensure recovery policies are inclusive and address the existing gender inequalities to mitigate the adverse impact of the COVID-19… Read more »
December 10, 2020
Africa: African Countries Must Be Transparent and Accountable in Managing Sovereign Debt
African countries must be more transparent and accountable when managing sovereign debt amid rising concerns of impending debt distress engulfing the continent. Experts issued the… Read more »
December 08, 2020
Africa: Africa Is More Prepared to Fight New Covid-19 Wave
Africa is better prepared to deal with a second wave of COVID-19 after stakeholders put measures in place to counter the initial pandemic's adverse health effects. This is… Read more »
December 09, 2020
Africa: Data, Platforms and Analytics Helping Africa Combat Covid-19, Says ECA's Chinganya
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) on Wednesday hosted a virtual webinar showcasing the power of data… Read more »
Central Africa: Planners, Others Welcome ECA's Push for Development Corridors in Central Africa
Transforming Central Africa's transport corridors into all-encompassing development corridors is crucial for moving to the region's next development and integration frontier,… Read more »
Mauritius: Mauritius Holds a Meeting to Review Its National AfCFTA Response Strategy
The government of Mauritius, with technical assistance from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and financial support from the European Union (EU), is holding a one-day… Read more »
December 08, 2020
Africa: African Economic Conference Opens With Calls for African Solutions to Covid-19 Challenges
The 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference (AEC) opened virtually on Tuesday with calls for the continent's policymakers, researchers, development partners, and champions… Read more »
Africa: How the Digitalization of African Trade Will Help Realise the AfCFTA
Participants at the 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference have been told that digitalization of trade across the continent can significantly boost free trade in Africa,… Read more »
December 09, 2020
Nigeria: Nigeria Becomes 34th Country to Ratify AfCFTA Agreement
Addis Ababa 5 December 2020, (ECA) - Nigeria deposited its instrument of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement on 5 December, becoming the 34th member… Read more »
December 08, 2020
Africa: Dealing With the Micro - and Macroeconomic Impacts of Covid-19 On Africa
Experts agree that Africa's governments will have to strike a balance between health, economic and social policy interventions in the coming months to mitigate the negative impact… Read more »
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 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 »
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 06, 2020
Africa: African Economic Conference 2020 - Africa Beyond Covid-19: Acceleration Towards Inclusive Sustainable Development
WHAT: African Economic Conference 2020: Africa beyond COVID-19: acceleration towards inclusive sustainable development Read more »
December 04, 2020
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 »