Carbon tax on fossils fuels, marine and aviation transport could generate additional development financing for Africa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )A carbon taxation regime covering carbon tax on fossil fuel, maritime transport, and aviation could generate additional funds to support the Africa energy transition, says Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of ECA
ECA urges African countries to adopt technological solutions to monitor their development strategies
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )To bolster national planning activities, policymakers have been urged to embrace digital tools to foster greater transparency, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Money is Power: Leveraging Finance to Strengthen Women’s Financial Resilience in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Money makes the world go around, as they say. Conversely, the world stops if you do not have that resource.
Timely reforms of the global financial institutions and architecture crucial for sustainable development and financing for development in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )African ministers and senior officials are calling for timely reform of the global financial institutions and architecture for sustainable development and financing for development in Africa.
Placing Farmers at the Core of Development Efforts is important to Achieve Food Security
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )As Africa races against time to meet the SDGs, the continent faces formidable challenges aggravated by climate change, inflation, and regional conflicts.
ARFSD Spotlights Critical Role of Voluntary Local Reviews in SDGs and Agenda 2063 Progress
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The 10th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) convened a session focusing on the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) and Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs),
ECA’s Claver Gatete urges youth to raise their voice in shaping Africa’s development
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Economic Commission for Africa, Executive Secretary, Claver Gatete, has challenged African youth to raise their voice in shaping the future development of the continent ahead of the Summit of the Future.
Peace and Politics: Women in Mali Persevere Through Crises
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )"If things aren't going well in town, [...] we issue alerts. Because women are afraid. The children are afraid. We get together to discuss and solve any issues so that we can move forward together."
African countries to dominate the world’s top 10 growing economies, ECA report.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )African countries are predicted to dominate the world’s top 10 highest growing economies in 2024, according to a report on Recent Economic and Social Developments in Africa.
Preparations gear up for the 10th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Addis Ababa, 8 April 2024 (ECA) - The 10th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) will be held in hybrid format on 23-25 April 2024 at the headquarters of the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia