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11th Regional Forum on Sustainable Development to focus on driving jobs and economic growth

African States need to take bold, ambitious and accelerated transformative measures to improve development outcomes

The Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) is set to take place in Kampala, Uganda, from April 9 to April 11, 2025, preceded by pre-events, such as the Africa Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Forum. This multi-stakeholder forum will be jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission…

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
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Africa: Unpacking the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) tax conundrum

Research showed that a 10% increase in broadband penetration could produce additional GDP growth of between 0.8% and 2.46%

The issue of how much, or how little to tax the ICT sector to optimise performance of the economy, improve digital access and create jobs came under the spotlight at the ECA’s 2025 Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic development. In a presentation, Mactar Seck, Chief Emerging…

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Togo advances commitment to integrating demographic dividend-sensitive budgeting into the 2026 budget cycle

This evolving demographic profile presents both opportunities and challenges, particularly in the delivery of essential services in education, health, and employment

As part of the implementation of the African Union's Roadmap on «Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth," the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s Subregional Office for West Africa (ECA/SRO-WA) is providing technical assistance to support the operationalization of the Budgeting Sensitive to Demographic Dividend (BSDD) approach in Togo. In…

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Demand for training and learning for African member states exceeds expectations

Programmes were being designed in response to member states’ concerns and aligned to their development needs

The African Institute for Development and Economic Planning, the ECA’s training arm, provided training for 5,000 people in 34 courses in 2024 - more than the 3,000 it initially planned to, said its director, Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane. She said programmes were being designed in response to member states’ concerns…

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Quality statistics and sustainable funding critical for effective policymaking in Africa

Relying on international financial support to produce critical information for and about Africa is impeding statistical development

Africa faces immense challenges in adequate and skilled human capital to produce quality statistics for evidence-based policymaking, says Tinfissi-Joseph Ilboudo, Officer in Charge of the African Centre for Statistics. Relying on international financial support to produce critical information for and about Africa is impeding statistical development, he told delegates attending…

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Sub-regional development banks urged to scale up financing to accelerate Africa’s development

MDBs must be empowered to mobilize long-term resources and provide more affordable financing to African economies, particularly in light of the tightening global financial conditions

The role of sub-regional multilateral development banks (MDBs) in advancing Africa’s development objectives took center stage during a high-level panel discussion held on the sidelines of the Fifty-Seventh Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (COM2025). The event, convened…

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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) celebrates 25 years of International Mother Language Day: promoting multilingualism for a more inclusive world

The event, held at the United Nations Conference Centre at ECA, underscored the vital role of mother tongues in education, social integration, and identity formation

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the League of Arab States, UNESCO, the International Organisation of La Francophonie, the Embassy of Bangladesh, the Embassy of Armenia, and other diplomatic missions in Ethiopia, marked the Silver Jubilee of International Mother Language Day with a celebration dedicated to…

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Zanzibar hosts senior officials and experts meeting on Dar es Salaam's financial performance assessment

The financial assessment report highlighted several critical challenges, including the city’s dependency on central government transfers, high operational costs, and the need for better integration of revenue collection systems

A Senior Officials and Experts Meeting on the Financial Performance Assessment Report for Dar es Salaam City concluded today, with the active participation of key experts from across Africa. The meeting, which brought together high-level representatives from Tanzania and beyond, aimed to review and validate the financial health of Dar…

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Only 13 of the 195 Parties to the Paris Agreement communicated their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) 3.0 by the deadline of 10 February 2025

From the African region, only Zimbabwe made its submission on time

Parties to the Paris Climate Agreement are required to submit updated national climate plans or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) every five years to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat. The second iteration of the NDCs was reviewed at the first Global Stock-take (GST1) at COP 28.…

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Africa should transition to “a just and inclusive circular economy model” to stimulate sustainable growth and reduce pressure on natural resources

ECA is already engaged in several initiatives aligned with the principles of the circular and blue economy

Transitioning to a just and inclusive circular economy in Africa presents a unique opportunity to create jobs, stimulate sustainable economic growth, and reduce pressure on natural resources, say experts and representatives attending a two-day validation workshop for the review of a Circular Economy Action Plan in Port Louis, Mauritius. In…

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