Addis Ababa, 17 March 2025 (ECA) - A lot of despondency is often expressed about Africa’s food security and the prospects for the continent’s agricultural sector. But such pessimism is misplaced, ...

Addis Ababa, 18 March 2025 (ECA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area is “Africa’s master plan for economic renewal,” ECA Executive Secretary Claver Gatete said at the 2025 Conference of African ...

Addis Ababa, 17 March 2025 (ECA) - Africa stands at a critical juncture in its development, with immense potential driven by a youthful population, rich natural resources, and expanding consumer ...

Africa stands at a critical juncture in its development, with immense potential driven by a youthful population, rich natural resources, and expanding consumer markets. However, while economic growth ...

The objective of this section is to strengthen the capacity of member States to design, implement and monitor policies to promote sustainable urbanization that drives inclusive economic growth and ...

Prior to his appointment as Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the ECA, Mr. Gatete was the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations in ...

Addis Ababa, 17 March 2025 (ECA) - “The priority for the African Continental Free Trade Area is full implementation of the initiative as Africa reaches for greater resilience, economic diversification ...

In her brief to the Group, Deputy Exec Secretary @HananMorsy14 highlighted the pressing challenges faced by Africa: ODA cuts, negative net financial flows, high debt ...

Addis Ababa, 18 March 2025 (ECA) - The 57th session of the Economic Commission for Africa’s Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development ended with a rousing call from ...

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the 57th Session of our Conference of Ministers under the critical theme of “Advancing the implementation of the Agreement Establishing the African ...

The Eleventh session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) will be jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of the ...

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