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Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Nov 19, 2025

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and partners to strengthen digital trade capacity for governments and the private sector, including women-led Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Featuring a variety of SMES that have been carefully selected for their desire and potential in integration of digital tools for market expansion, the training will be delivered through a hybrid format in Addis Ababa between 25-27 November

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) and the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), with the financial support of the Government of Japan, and in collaboration with TradeMark Africa (TMA) and in partnership with Google and other partners, is…

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Oct 31, 2025

Angola: Luanda infrastructure finance summit tackles funding gaps and the need to accelerate economic integration

The high-level event convened African leaders, global investors, and development partners to address the continent's infrastructure funding gap and accelerate economic integration

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) participated in the third Luanda Financing Summit for Africa's Infrastructure Development, held from October 28-31, 2025. The high-level event convened African leaders, global investors, and development partners to address the continent's infrastructure funding gap and accelerate economic integration. Organised under the patronage…

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Oct 17, 2025

São Tomé and Príncipe: High-level policy dialogue to anchor tourism at the heart of economic diversification

The High-Level Policy Dialogue on 30 October will serve as a key moment for advocacy, dialogue and political engagement

São Tomé and Príncipe is set to take a decisive step toward building a sustainable tourism sector grounded in clear economic indicators. With the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office, the country will hold a High-Level Policy Dialogue to…

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Sep 29, 2025

Eastern Africa defies global trade headwinds with resilient export growth

The region’s export performance has been buoyed by increases in key global commodity prices

Eastern African exports are demonstrating remarkable resilience amid global trade turbulence, defying expectations of decline following sweeping US tariffs and persistent geopolitical uncertainty. Recent data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) reveals that several countries in the region have not just weathered the storm but have significantly…

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Sep 24, 2025

30 years after Beijing: Slow but steady gender equality gains in East and Southern Africa

Since last year, in readiness for the 30th commemoration of the Beijing Conference, countries in the sub-region have submitted a total of 41 cross-cutting commitments towards gender equality

Policymakers and gender and statistics experts in East and Southern Africa have spotlighted the need to harmonize legal systems based on equality guarantees provided in the constitutions of countries in the sub-region, and the full implementation of all gender-related initiatives for the achievement of gender equality. The experts convened in…

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Aug 14, 2025

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)’s iconic Africa Hall wins international architecture award

An international jury composed of several distinguished designers worked remotely and selected over 250 Awards and Honorable Mentions from a shortlist of over 1,200 submitted projects

The iconic Africa Hall has won its first 2025 International Architecture Award, given by The Chicago Athenaeum - Museum of Architecture and Design; and The European Centre for Architecture Art, Design and Urban Studies - in the restoration/renovation category. Originally designed by Arturo Mezzèdimi, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa officially opened in 1961, but…

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Aug 01, 2025

Exclusion, endurance, and the fight for inclusion

Ms Le Roux had spent the day before speaking and dancing to mark South Africa’s Freedom Day in Cape Town

Marlene Le Roux has lived with the effects of disability since she was three months old. Now 57, she has spent decades confronting physical, structural, and social barriers. Resilience is part of her everyday reality, as she manages pain, stays engaged, and keeps going even when her body resists. Ms…

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Jul 31, 2025

Improved taxation systems key to reducing Libya’s dependence on oil revenues

The Libyan government has been working to diversify public revenues and reduce the national economy’s reliance on hydrocarbons by increasing tax collections and promoting non-oil exports

The ECA office for North Africa concluded in Tunisia a four-day capacity building workshop on Modernizing Libya’s Tax System focusing on E-Taxation Services. The training aimed to enhance the Libyan tax authority’s practical knowledge of international best practices in e-taxation and strengthen their ability to set an efficient e-taxation system. …

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Jul 23, 2025

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) reviews help bring youth, communities into policy making process

ECA looks forward to continuing and strengthening its partnerships with the other regional commissions to support countries preparing National and Local Reviews of sustainable development

Reviews of Sustainable Development Goal policies and progress have helped to bring young people, women, communities and marginalized groups into the sustainable development policy making and implementing process. This key message came from the 2025 Voluntary National Review (VNR) Lab hosted by ECA, the Regional Commissions New York Office, and…

Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) | Jul 22, 2025

Aid won’t close Africa’s $1.3 trillion Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) gap

Uganda chaired the ARFSD Bureau in 2025 and has introduced measures to align domestic planning with regional and global frameworks

Foreign aid is no longer a viable solution for Africa’s growing development needs. The continent’s annual Sustainable Development Goal financing shortfall has reached $1.3 trillion, and leaders are increasingly clear-eyed about the limits of donor-driven models. At a high-level session on the margins of the 2025 UN High-level Political Forum,…

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