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 ...

Cotonou (Benin), 16 May 2025 (ECA) — The WSIS+20 Africa Regional Review Meeting, held in Cotonou from 14 to 16 May 2025, concluded by adopting the Cotonou Declaration calling for the continuation of ...

Addis Ababa, 13 May 2025 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of Japan represented by the Mission of Japan to the African Union have officially launched their ...

Lomé, Togo, 12 May 2025 – Over 500 delegates, including Heads of State, Ministers of Finance, Central Bank Governors, development partners, and civil society organizations gathered in Lomé for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Washington, DC - 28 April 2025 (ECA) - The 2025 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group have been an opportunity for Africa to come face to face with the realities ...

Yaoundé, 28 April 2025 (ECA) – National and international experts from the government, the private sector and development partners will meet in Bangui on the 6 and 7 May 2025 to validate a report ...

By Lusungu Kayani* Last week, the Economic Commission for Africa - ECA - organized the annual Regional Preparatory Workshop on Voluntary National and Voluntary Local Reviews on the margins of the 11 ...

Your Excellency, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency, Robinah Nabbanja, Prime Minister of the Republic of ...

Windhoek, Namibia, 8 April 2025 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa, Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (ECA SRO-SA) organised a consultative meeting on 8 April 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia ...

Kampala, Uganda 03 April 2025 – The 7th African Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Forum (ARSTIF) will be convened in Kampala, Uganda, from April 7-8, 2025. The annual Forum is a critical ...