ECA sub-regional office for southern Africa transitions to clean energy with ground-breaking hybrid solar system
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The Contract Close-Out Session marked the successful completion of a pioneering hybrid photovoltaic (PV) solar system at its Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) in Lusaka, Zambia.
Monitoring progress on the 'Yamoussoukro Decision' and the Single African Air Transport Market
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The three-day technical workshop aimed at strengthening Africa’s Civil Aviation Authorities by enhancing the capacity of national aviation specialists to develop and implement corrective action plans.
Namibia validates step-by-step guide for trading in goods under AfCFTA , paving way for inclusive continental market access
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The Validation Workshop marked a significant step in Namibia’s efforts to translate AfCFTA commitments into practical, business-ready tools that support private sector participation in continental trade..
Achieving the Paris Agreement Goals: Our Race to the Top
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )On 12 December 2015, the world reached consensus on the Paris Agreement – our legally binding, universal treaty to combat climate catastrophe.
Echoes of Peace in Sudan
Stories & Blogs IOM (Story )I have always thought about the contradictions of life, how pain and comfort live side by side. Imagine this paradox for a moment.
How to end wars: Invest in the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Story )Twenty-five years since the world declared that peace requires gender equality, funds for peacebuilders are down and conflicts are on the rise.
UNHCR: Violence flares anew in northern Mozambique, forcing 22,000 to flee in a week.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing note )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned at the rapidly growing displacement in northern Mozambique as a conflict that is entering its eighth year appears to be intensifying again, forcing nearly 22,000 people to flee their homes in a single week
Togo revises AfCFTA strategy with support from ECA and UNDP.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The Government of Togo has launched a national process to revise the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Framework Agreement, its protocols and the country’s national implementation strategy.
Crucial care: Reducing maternal mortality and childbirth injury in Angola.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (Story )Childbirth: a remarkable feat of life or a deeply traumatic experience? That can depend on your access to healthcare.
Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
Stories & Blogs UN (Story )More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going hungry, according to the UN.