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.
Private capital for infrastructure: Resilience amid uncertainty, urgency amid gaps
Stories & Blogs World BankAug 14, 2025(Blog )As the global economy continues to adapt to macroeconomic shifts, infrastructure investment remains a critical driver of job creation, long-term development opportunities and resilience.
Exploring How Zambia Can Leverage Energy Transition Minerals (ETM) for Economic Transformation
Stories & Blogs World BankAug 12, 2025(News )Zambia's economy showed resilience in 2024, expanding by 4% despite challenges such as drought and power outages, largely due to growth in the mining sector and services.
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.
SDG reviews help bring youth, communities into policy making process.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 22, 2025(Press Release )Every year at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York, the regional commissions host a VNR lab to highlight best practices and lessons to learn from across the globe.
Aid won’t close Africa’s $1.3 trillion SDG gap.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 21, 2025(Press Release )At a high-level session on the margins of the 2025 UN High-level Political Forum, African leaders called for structural reforms to expand domestic resource mobilization, build regional value chains and shift away from exporting raw commodities.
ECA urges unified African stance amid debt crisis and donor retreat.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 17, 2025(Press Release )Rising debt, geopolitical instability and declining aid flows are intensifying external pressure on African economies.
Hundreds of initiatives to boost investments in sustainable development emerge from Sevilla, re-igniting trust and multilateralism.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 03, 2025(Story )The Sevilla Commitment and Platform for Action advance concrete strategic steps to fulfil the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals and chart a path for a fairer shared future, reaffirming the role of global cooperation.
Unlocking Africa's Energy Future: The Role of Nuclear Power and Innovative Financing.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 02, 2025(Story )For many African nations, the challenge of energy access remains a significant barrier to development.
Coalition commits to Action Plan to increase private investment mobilization for developing countries by end of 2027.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 01, 2025(Story )A coalition of governments, international development partners and private sector groups are announcing the development of an Action Plan to increase the mobilization of private sector capital at scale in developing countries.