President Museveni stresses value addition, expanding markets and better infrastructure for Africa’s sustainable future April 7, 2025
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged African leaders to dismantle the continent’s bottlenecks to socio-economic transformation.
The UN and AU collaborate for sustainable development in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The United Nations and the African Union (AU) are creating synergy in implementing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Agenda 2030, described as "Two agendas, One framework."
UN peacekeeping challenged as conflicts and ceasefires grow more complex
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )As ceasefires grow more fragile and conflicts more unpredictable, UN peacekeeping is having to adapt faster amid rising political tensions, disinformation and confusion over mandates.
Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.
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
Crowdfunding Impact: The Power of the Right Energy to Transform Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Blog )For too long, development financing has been centralized, relying on large-scale donors and institutional funding. But crowdfunding flips the script; it allows anyone, anywhere, to be part of the solution.
Women in HealthTech: 10 Women Shaping the Future of Health in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Blog )Research consistently shows that investing in women and girls is a powerful driver of the Sustainable Development Goals.
What works for women at work
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )Across the globe, I’ve met countless men and women driven by the conviction that when policies work for women, societies move forward. Here is a world tour of policies that are opening the gates to greater economic empowerment of women. For the benefit of
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.”