New York, 22 July 2025 (ECA) – Reviews of Sustainable Development Goal policies and progress have helped to bring young people, women, communities and marginalized groups into the sustainable ...

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, 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), ...

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 ...

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 ...

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London and Kinshasa, November 24, 2021 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer ...

Lusaka, Zambia, 15 April 2024 – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) and Afreximbank in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and ...

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Mombasa, Kenya, 15 May 2024 (ECA) – An African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM) presents an opportunity for the continent to collectively work towards lowering the cost of pharmaceutical products, ...

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