October 01, 2019
Africa: Harare Urged to Deploy Strategies to Ensure Private Sector Plays Active Role in AfCFTA Implementation
To benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area, Zimbabwe must deploy deliberate strategies towards ensuring the private sector, a key stakeholder in production and trade,… Read more »
Africa: Zimbabwe's Private Sector Ready to Play Active Role in AfCFTA Implementation
Zimbabwe's private sector says it is ready and fully seized with matters to do with the historic African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that is set to create one of the… Read more »
Africa: Trade for Her Conference - Empowering Women Through International Trade
September 30, 2019, Brussels, Belgium - ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, joined a panel of the Opening Session, Empowering Women through International Trade - challenges and… Read more »
September 30, 2019
Zimbabwe: All Set for Workshop to Validate Zimbabwe's AfCFTA Implementation Strategy
All is set for an Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Union Commission and Zimbabwe government workshop to validate Harare's strategy on the implementation of the… Read more »
September 29, 2019
Africa: Island Nations On Climate Crisis Frontline 'Not Sitting Idly By'
Small island nations are "not sitting idly by" but are emerging as "frontrunners" in the fight against climate change according to Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu, the UN High… Read more »
Africa: Advisory Board of ECA's Centre of Excellence for Digital Identity, Trade and Economy Meet to Review Progress
The second meeting of the Advisory Board of the ECA's Centre of Excellence for Digital Identity, Trade and Economy held on the margins of the 74th session of the UN General… Read more »
Africa: African Governments Are Committing More Domestic Resources, Increasing Social Assistance to the Poor, Report Reveals
New York - African governments are increasingly committing domestic resources to social protection and delivering more social assistance programmes to their poor and vulnerable… Read more »
September 28, 2019
Central Africa: Calls for 'Digital Transformations Here and Now' in the Air
No more talking shops, no more feet-dragging! Now is the time to invest line-hook-and-sinker in the tools of digital transformations, as levers of Central Africa's economic… Read more »
September 27, 2019
Central Africa: Productivity Growth 'Too Sluggish' in Central Africa
Central Africa has made very little progress in terms of harnessing its plethora of natural resources for economic diversification, job creation and increased GDP over the past 30… Read more »
Central Africa: Singapore's Growth Model, Fit for Central Africa?
"It's not an economic miracle per se. It's the result of effective and efficient planning and implementation," said Mama Keita who heads the Reforms and Policies for Economic… Read more »
September 26, 2019
Africa: ECA Hosts AfCFTA Media Hub Workshop From 2-3 October 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the European Union (EU) will host a media workshop on the AfCFTA to unpack Africa's Free Trade story from 2-3 October… Read more »
Africa: Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Zacci) Urges Government to Expedite the Implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
- The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa's Office for Southern Africa (ECA-SA)… Read more »
Africa: Sustainable Development Summit a Reminder of 'The Boundless Potential of Humanity'
The first UN summit on the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development closed on a hopeful note, with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed declaring that the two-day… Read more »
Africa: Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Examines Canada, Africa and the Inclusive Trade Agenda
Carleton University has released the newest issue of CFPJ examining Canada, Africa and the inclusive trade agenda. The issue was prepared through a partnership between the African… Read more »
September 25, 2019
Africa: Actions Not Words - What Was Promised At the UN's Landmark Climate Summit?
UN Secretary-General warned leaders not to come to his landmark Climate Action Summit with beautiful speeches, but to present concrete plans for cutting harmful greenhouse gas… Read more »
Africa: Greta Thunberg Tells World Leaders 'You Are Failing Us', As Nations Announce Fresh Climate Action
Speaking at the beginning of the UN's Climate Action Summit on Monday, the 16-year-old acclaimed climate activist Greta Thunberg, was unsparing in her criticism of world leaders,… Read more »
Africa: In 'World of Disquiet', UN Must Deliver for the People, Guterres Tells General Assembly
We are living in "a world of disquiet", the United Nations chief told the High-level session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, urging the Heads of States present to advance… Read more »
September 24, 2019
Southern Africa: Ratification of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) By Zambia Will Support Government Efforts to Diversify the Economy Says ECA Regional Director for Southern Africa
MCTI, AUC & ECA) - The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa's Office for… Read more »
Central Africa: Hatching Out Digital Economy 4.0 Framework for Central Africa
Major building blocks to catalyse the entry of Central African countries into the fourth industrial revolution, induced by digital transformations, have been laid at an… Read more »
Africa: Partnerships At the Cornerstone of Moving Forward the AfCFTA Agenda
Collaboration between Trademark East Africa (TMEA) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa resulted last week in a dinner roundtable to discuss how to make the African… Read more »
September 23, 2019
Africa: Angola and Senegal to Champion Sdg7 Initiative for Africa for 10,000 Mw of Clean Energy Capacity By 2025
9. On the margins of the United Nations Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General,Antonio Guterres to drum up support for climate action, a group of like-minded… Read more »
Africa: Central African States Urged to Be More Productive in the Digital Economy
"We produce raw materials here in Central Africa, which are being used to boost the digital economy at the global level," said Equatorial Guinea's Minister of Finance, Economy and… Read more »
Africa: "Private Sector Needs to Produce and Export High Quality Products to Reap the Benefits of the AfCFTA" Says Malawian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) held an AfCFTA Sensitization Workshop in… Read more »
Africa: Shifting From Rhetoric to Smart Actions Would Salvage Central Africa's Digital Economy
It is urgent to break away from generic and unproductive approaches towards digital transformations in Central Africa that have caused no real change on the ground for the last two… Read more »
Africa: At UN, Youth Activists Press for Bold Action On Climate Emergency, Vow to Hold Leaders Accountable At the Ballot Box
Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to United Nations Headquarters next week for high-level climate talks, demanding that they… Read more »