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30 Years Post-Beijing: slow but steady strides in East and southern Africa, more policies and implementation needed to expedite gender equality.

Stories & Blogs ECASep 23, 2025(Story )

30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), East and southern Africa has made commendable progress in gender equality demonstrated by improved education, health, and women’s public and private sector leadership.

Why do millions still live without electricity in Africa?

Stories & Blogs ECASep 23, 2025(Story )

Hundreds of millions of Africans still live without electricity, relying on kerosene, candles and firewood.

ECA Develops an Automotive Policy Framework to support Namibia and Lesotho’s Integration into the Automotive Regional Value Chain.

Stories & Blogs ECASep 05, 2025(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

13th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XIII) opens in Addis Ababa

Stories & Blogs ECASep 05, 2025(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.

WHO updates list of essential medicines to include key cancer, diabetes treatments.

Stories & Blogs WHOSep 05, 2025(News )

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated editions of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc), adding new treatments for various types of cancer and for diabetes with associated comorb

Statement on behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General by Mr. Claver Gatete at the Africa Food Systems Forum Annual Summit.

Stories & Blogs ECASep 03, 2025(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.

IFAD President: "Rural youth need investment to build their own future" – Africa Food Systems Forum.

Stories & Blogs IFADSep 01, 2025(Press Release )

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is stressing that investing in rural development and transforming food systems is essential to ending hunger, reducing poverty, and building long-term resilience to any type of shocks.

Experts validate report on cross-border cocoa and rice value chains between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

Stories & Blogs ECAAug 14, 2025(Story )

In a pivotal move to strengthen regional trade and agricultural development, stakeholders from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana gathered to review a draft assessment report on cross-border cocoa and rice value chains.

Sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreaks in Africa

Stories & Blogs WHOAug 14, 2025(News )

One year since World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), African countries have scaled up response measures and made progress to curb the spread of the virus.

The Secretary-General's message for International Youth Day.

Stories & Blogs ECAAug 12, 2025(Story )

On International Youth Day, we celebrate the determination, creativity and leadership of young people everywhere.