Empowering Ghana’s Economic Potential through Cluster Development
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )The 3rd International Ghana Cluster Conference was held as part of the WACOMP Ghana project led by UNIDO in collaboration with the Ghanaian Ministry of Trade and Industry and funded by the European Union.
Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming 79th General Assembly session
Stories & Blogs UN (News )The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected by acclamation Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon, President for its seventy-ninth session which gets underway in September.
Ahead of the UN Summit of the Future: insights from the African Youth Consultative Forum and position paper
Stories & Blogs UNDP (Press Release )The African Youth Consultative Forum on the UN Summit of the Future convened on 26 and 27 April at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Unlocking Africa's critical mineral wealth: Energy transition can pave path to new prosperity.
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Africa holds significant reserves of minerals critical for low-carbon technologies, like cobalt and manganese, offering opportunities for economic growth and development.
How Africa can harness critical mineral wealth to revamp economies
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The continent is the centre of attraction due to its huge deposits of the world’s reserves of minerals essential for renewable energy technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles: 55% of cobalt, 47.65% of manganese and 5.9% of copper, among others
Security Council Calls for Strengthening Africa’s Role in Addressing Global Security, Development Challenges, Adopting Presidential Statement ahead of Day-long Debate
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )As speakers debated the intricate and complex dynamics between peace and development in those States and across their continent, the Security Council unanimously adopted a presidential statement aimed at strengthening the role of African countries in addr
Concerned by Ongoing Conflict in West Africa, Sahel, Security Council Adopts Presidential Statement Aimed at Tackling Political, Humanitarian Challenges
Stories & Blogs UN (Press Release )‘Members Call on Relevant Stakeholder to Engage Constructively and Fully’ With Secretary-General’s Newly Appointed Special Representative for Region
UNOAU Participates in the 20th Anniversary Colloquium of the African Union Peace and Security Council, Dar es Salaam.
Stories & Blogs UNOAU (News )The African Union (AU) marked a significant milestone commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) and Africa Day.
Making Strides in African Trade Statistics: Insights from two years with PAS II Service Contract
Stories & Blogs African Union (News )Over the past two years, the EU-funded Pan-African Statistics Programme II (PAS II) has embarked on an ambitious journey to enhance the landscape of International Trade in Goods and Services (ITGS) statistics in African Union (AU) Member States.
Continental guidelines for collecting Informal cross border trade statistics (ICBT) in Africa
Stories & Blogs African Union (News )The development of continental methodological guidelines and frameworks is essential to make sure that International Merchandise Trade Statistics are developed on an harmonized basis across the continent