Central Africa remains one of the least connected regions on the continent, despite its immense potential. This webinar seeks to facilitate a strategic dialogue among policymakers, experts, and ...

New York, 16 July 2025 (ECA) - Africa is rich in solar energy but starved of investment. The continent holds 60 per cent of the world’s solar potential, yet attracts less than 3 per cent of global ...

Cairo, 10 July 2025 (ECA) – The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with Global Sovereign Advisory (GSA) and the Government of Egypt, concluded today in Cairo (Egypt) a four-day ...

The Sevilla Commitment and Platform for Action advance concrete strategic steps to fulfil the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals and chart a path for a fairer shared future, reaffirming the ...

Freetown, Sierra Leone | 10–13 June 2025 Freetown, Sierra Leone, 12 June 2025 (ECA) - The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission ...

Dar es Salaam, 9 June 2025 (ECA) — More than 1,000 delegates from across the continent and beyond gathered in Dar es Salaam from 29 to 31 May for the 14th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF), a ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 27 May 2025 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) convened a Regional Dialogue on ...

Harare, Zimbabwe, 27 May 2025 (ECA) – Hundreds of millions of people in Africa lack legal documentation, leaving migrants particularly vulnerable. Without proof of identity, they face exclusion from ...

FIRST AFRICAN UNION DEBT CONFERENCE Theme: Africa’s Public Debt Management Agenda in Restoring and Safeguarding Debt Sustainability Opening Remarks By Mr. Claver Gatete United Nations ...

Addis Ababa, 11 May 2025 (ECA) - The Strategic Planning, Oversight, and Results Division (SPORD) held a three-day retreat from May 5 to 7, 2025, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Addis Ababa, under the ...

New York, 29 April 2025 - “With the Fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) in Seville, Spain, just two months away, Africa has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rewrite the rules of ...

ERA 2025: With effective implementation, the AfCFTA can open alternative markets to sectors affected by the global tariff wars ...