New York, 17 July 2025 (ECA) - Rising debt, geopolitical instability and declining aid flows are intensifying external pressure on African economies. In a briefing to the Africa Group of ambassadors ...

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 ...

New York, 14 July 2025 (ECA) – At the opening of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), ...

The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the main global platform for reviewing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and sharing best practices. It serves as an intergovernmental forum ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a major milestone in Africa’s regional integration journey towards establishing the African Economic Community. It embodies the collective vision of ...

Addis Ababa, 12 July 2025 (ECA) - Long viewed as a fallback for hard times, social protection is now being reimagined as a driver of resilience. With rising costs, widening inequality, and fragile ...

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 ...

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Every two years since 2014, the African Land Policy Centre (ALPC), a joint initiative of the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development ...

Stories Related to 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA2025) ...