Zimbabwe moves to streamline gender data reporting.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Zimbabwe is overhauling how it tracks gender equality, following national consensus on a unified monitoring and reporting framework to fix fragmented systems, outdated data, inconsistent and unharmonized indicators for gender equality and women’s empowerm
Libya: Sites of gross human rights violations must be sealed and impartially investigated - Türk
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday he was shocked by revelations of gross human rights violations uncovered at official and unofficial detention facilities run by the Stabilization Support Apparatus (SSA) force in Tripoli.
Tanzania hosts continental push for inclusive internet governance.
Stories & Blogs ECA (News )More than 1,000 delegates from across the continent and beyond gathered in Dar es Salaam from 29 to 31 May for the 14th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF).
Reparatory justice in the age of Artificial Intelligence
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Story )The overarching theme of the 2025 session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent was “Africa and people of African descent: United for reparatory justice in the age of Artificial Intelligence,”
Leveraging the contribution of Basotho diaspora to Lesotho sustainable development.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )“It is time for Lesotho to broaden the scope of diaspora contributions and more effectively channel them toward sustainable development,” stated Ms. Maseeiso Lekholoane (ECA).
Sudan: UN expert calls for end to attacks on critical civilian infrastructure amidst intensifying drone strikes.
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )The designated Expert on human rights in Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed deep concern at the recent intensification of drone strikes and the expansion of the conflict to Red Sea state in eastern Sudan.
WSIS+20 Africa Review in Cotonou backs continued push for inclusive digital development
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The WSIS+20 Africa Regional Review Meeting, held in Cotonou from 14 to 16 May 2025, concluded by adopting the Cotonou Declaration.
Experts highlight need to enhance transparency in sovereign credit rating methodologies.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )African policymakers are stepping up calls for greater transparency and fairness in how global credit rating agencies assess sovereign risk.
ERA 2025: With effective implementation, the AfCFTA can open alternative markets to sectors affected by the global tariff wars.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The AfCFTA is widely recognized as a game changer for Africa’s long-term growth and prosperity.