Why economic inequality matters for development
Stories & Blogs World Bank (World Bank Blog )Decreasing high levels of inequality can spur economic development, strengthen human capital, and speed up poverty reduction.
Africa’s landmark museum at the heart of global discussion about restitution.
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )Senegal’s Museum of Black Civilisations is asserting Africa’s right to secure its cultural heritage and tell its own story.
From water to electricity: The rural-urban infrastructure gap in seven charts.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )In Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, rural areas still house the majority of the population.
Gorée, between remembrance and living: a vibrant world heritage site.
Stories & Blogs Africa Renewal (Article )An emblematic site of African history and the memory of the slave trade, Gorée Island is much more than a monument frozen in the past. It is also a living, breathing community, where heritage and everyday life must coexist.
People-centered AI in education: Five lessons from the Global South.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )In just six weeks, secondary school students in Edo, Nigeria participating in an after-school program combining AI tutoring with teacher guidance, achieved learning gains of 0.31 standard deviations, equivalent to roughly 1.5–2 years of typical schooling.
Statement on behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General by Mr. Claver Gatete at the Africa Food Systems Forum Annual Summit.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Africa holds more than 60% of the world’s arable land and has the potential to build a US$1 trillion agri-food industry by 2030.
13th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XIII) opens in Addis Ababa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )“This year’s CCDA comes at a pivotal time. The climate crisis is accelerating — but so is Africa’s determination to lead with solutions grounded in equity, innovation, and resilience.” Jihane El Gaouzi , AUC.
ECA Develops an Automotive Policy Framework to support Namibia and Lesotho’s Integration into the Automotive Regional Value Chain.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Sub Regional Office for Southern Africa (ECA SRO SA) organised a virtual workshop on 2nd September 2025 to review and validate the draft automotive policy framework for Namibia and Lesotho leveraging feed
ECA leads development of SADC just energy transition framework in Windhoek
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, has convened a consultative meeting of experts from 5 to 7 August 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia, to advance the development of a regio