West Africa Regional Electricity Market Program (WA-REMP)
Event April 8, 2025 - Venue/Format: OnlineOrganizer: World Bank
Breaking Barriers: Powering Financial Inclusion in Africa with AI
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Story )“What excites me about working in a fintech startup is the opportunity to challenge the status quo. At Periculum, I get to build solutions that empower businesses and create real economic opportunities—and that’s what keeps me going every day," Oluwaseun
30 years after Beijing: High-level dialogue calls for urgent action on gender equality
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The regional commissions of the United Nations convened a high-level interactive dialogue at the United Nations Headquarters to present the outcomes of the regional Beijing+30 reviews and outline next steps to accelerate gender equality.
Opening remarks by Mr. Antonio Pedro at the committee of experts of the 2025 conference of African ministers of finance, planning and economic development.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )“A prosperous Africa is a market for businesses all over the world. We must strengthen the fundamentals to make this happen.”
In Addis Ababa, experts review the state of economic and social development in Africa and progress towards regional integration.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The theme of this year’s Conference of Ministers is “Advancing the implementation of the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area: proposing transformative strategic actions”.
Sub-regional development banks urged to scale up financing to accelerate Africa’s development
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )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 (EC
Experts call for inclusive growth and decent work under AfCFTA
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )On the margins of the 57th Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), policymakers, business leaders, and development partners gathered to discuss how African businesses can successfully trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFT
ECA's footprint in member states felt in policy, consensus-building and technical advisory services
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The Economic Commission for Africa’s footprint was visible in almost all member states during the past year and on the global stage where it helped to amplify Africa’s voice in the global arena.
Demand for training and learning for African member states exceeds expectations.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )“We will launch the ECA School of Thought and Practice to provide a platform to learn from each other’s successes and failures, and the African Development Impact Forum to give member states a platform to discuss how to transform strategies into tangible
Quality statistics and sustainable funding critical for effective policymaking in Africa.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )Africa faces immense challenges in adequate and skilled human capital to produce quality statistics for evidence-based policymaking”. Tinfissi-Joseph Ilboudo, ACS