New UN report warns of conflict-induced famine and catastrophic hunger in 5 major hotspots alongside the looming La Niña climate threat in others.
Stories & Blogs WFPOct 31, 2024(News )Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories.
ECA's Gatete Urges African Leaders to Strengthen Regional Value Chains for Economic Integration
Stories & Blogs ECAOct 31, 2024(Story )African leaders have been called to strengthen regional value chains as part of a concerted effort to drive economic integration and reshape the continent's economic prospects.
Inaugurating Renovated Hall, Secretary-General Calls to ‘Renew Pledge to Work for People of Africa’
Stories & Blogs ECAOct 22, 2024(News )UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the inauguration of the renovated Africa Hall, in Addis Ababa on Monday 21 October 2024. It is an enormous pleasure to join all of you for this moment of history — in this house of history. I thank all o
ECA Releases Report to Propel Africa’s Progress Towards Agenda 2030 and 2063 Goals
Stories & Blogs ECAOct 22, 2024(Report )A report, "Towards Africa's Prosperity: Creating Conditions for Socially Inclusive, Environmentally Sustainable and Well-Governed Continent”, to assist African countries to accelerate and ensure the successful implementation of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063
WFP Deputy Head visits communities on the frontlines of climate extremes in Somalia
Stories & Blogs WFPAug 01, 2024(News )Somalia's longest drought (2020-2023) ended with floods in November 2023. The floods – by some estimates the worst in decades – affected two million people and drove 750,000 people from their homes.
New Africa Sustainable Development Report Shows Critical Importance of Scaled-Up Development Financing
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 16, 2024(Story )UNDP, ECA, and AfDB presented the 2024 Africa Sustainable Development Report (ASDR)
As Africa’s Population Crosses 1.5 Billion, The Demographic Window Is Opening; Getting The Dividend Requires More Time And Stronger Effort
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 12, 2024(Story )On the World Population Day 2024, the United Nations’ Population Division released the 28th edition of official World Population Prospects (WPP) and forecast.
AFCFTA: Towards the establishment of a framework for sharing best practices for the implementation of the AfCFTA in West and North Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAMay 21, 2024(Story )A mutual capitalization workshop on regional experiences in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in West and North Africa.
Sixth Africa Climate Resilient Investment Summit (ACRIS VI)
Stories & Blogs ECAMar 13, 2024(Story )ACRIS is a flagship event of the Africa Climate Resilient Investment Facility (AFRI-RES) – a joint initiative of the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union Commission, and the World Bank with initial funding support from the Nordic Development
De-risking investments in Africa to unlock the continent’s full potential of public private partnerships
Stories & Blogs ECAJan 31, 2024(Story )“Up to 80 per cent of the initiated infrastructure projects across Africa fail at the feasibility and planning stages,” noted Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)