Sevilla, Spain, 30 June 2025 – The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) opened today in Sevilla with the adoption of the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla, an ...

Ethiopia validates its national AfCFTA implementation strategy: a call to action for inclusive, reform-driven trade ...

Freetown, Sierra Leone | 10–13 June 2025The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the United Nations ...

Addis Ababa, 31 May 2025 (ECA) - Mr. Antonio Pedro, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has said that Africa is experiencing significant losses, estimated at ...

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 ...

Addis Ababa, 9 May 2025 – Between the 21 April and 9 May 2025, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with various international and regional partners conducted training for 66 ...

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 ...

ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE AFRICA REGIONAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ARFSD-11)Theme:Driving job creation and economic growth through sustainable, inclusive, science and evidence-based solutions ...

Kampala, Uganda, April 9, 2025 – The Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) kicked off in Kampala, Uganda, with a powerful call to action on bold ...

Kampala, 7 April 2025 (ECA) - The United Nations and the African Union (AU) are creating synergy in implementing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Agenda ...

Addis Ababa, 3 April 2025 (ECA) - Why borrowing is so expensive for African nations is no longer just a technical debate. It is a question with billion-dollar consequences. Imagine a scenario, as of ...