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ECA’s Chief Economist calls on African experts to redefine a prosperous future for Africa

Stories & Blogs ECAMar 17, 2025(Story )

“We stand at a crossroads,” Morsy said, highlighting the structural challenges facing Africa, including low levels of intra-African trade, persistent infrastructure gaps, and limited industrialization.

Africa 'brimming with hope and possibility': Guterres

Stories & Blogs United NationsFeb 15, 2025(Story )

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasized the potential of Africa and its young population and called for global reforms to right the injustices of the past, in remarks delivered to the high-level African Union (AU) summit on Saturday.

Advancing Inclusive Development: A Bold Roadmap for Transitioning Nations in Africa

Stories & Blogs UNDPFeb 14, 2025(Press Release )

A new report launched by UNDP and the Institute for Security Studies, on the margins of the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, provides a bold, data-driven roadmap for navigating complex transitions in particular country contexts.

“Bold investments” needed to address challenging nutritional burden in Africa, FAO says.

Stories & Blogs FAOFeb 14, 2025(News )

FAO Director-General addresses High-Level Side Event at African Union Summit in Addis Ababa hosted by the King of Lesotho.

How AI helps farmers adapt to climate change: The story of AgriTech Analytics

Stories & Blogs ITCFeb 12, 2025(Story )

Smallholder farmers face growing climate challenges, but AgriTech Analytics is using AI-powered data and smart technology to help them build a more sustainable future.

African youth call for bold climate action to protect their future

Stories & Blogs ECANov 19, 2024(Story )

In the words of Beza Melaku Mandefro, a youth delegate at COP29, “When you invest in a child, you’re not gifting - you’re building.” The poet from Ethiopia spoke for millions of African children whose futures are shaped daily by the worsening impacts of c

The impact of innovative evidence-to-policy approaches on accelerating nutrition-related SDGs: Can the NiPN model lead the way?

Stories & Blogs IFPRINov 15, 2024(Blog )

Evidence-based policymaking is crucial for developing cost-effective strategies that address the root causes of food insecurity and malnutrition around the world.

World must act faster to protect 30% of the planet by 2030

Stories & Blogs UNEPOct 28, 2024(Press Release )

The international community has made some headway on pledges to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030 but progress must accelerate, the official progress report from the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the Internat

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

UN leaders urge ‘maximum political will’ to rescue SDGs

Stories & Blogs ECAJul 22, 2024(Story )

Top UN officials called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.