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.
Bridging Africa’s financing gaps through better planning.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 19, 2025(Press Release )With just five years left to meet global and continental development targets, African governments are shifting the way they plan and finance national priorities.
UNDP joins the African Union and Partners to launch the Continental Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) for Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNDP-AfricaJul 18, 2025(News )The plan aims to support Africa’s shift toward a circular economy that promotes green growth, resource efficiency and inclusive development.
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.
ECA and ARSO mark major milestone in advancing sustainability standards across Africa.
Stories & Blogs ECAJul 17, 2025(Press Release )The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) have reached a major milestone in their joint efforts to promote environmentally sustainable trade in Africa.
Pioneering the Future: How UNDP's timbuktoo is Redefining Development Finance at FFD4
Stories & Blogs UNDP-AfricaJul 17, 2025(Story )On the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Seville, UNDP hosted a high-level side event titled “Building the Future of Engagement with the Private Sector.”
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.
Tanzania hosts continental push for inclusive internet governance.
Stories & Blogs ECAJun 09, 2025(News )More than 1,000 delegates from across the continent and beyond gathered in Dar es Salaam from 29 to 31 May for the 14th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF).
Tackling Illicit Financial Flows: Africa's Path to Reparatory Justice.
Stories & Blogs ECAMay 31, 2025(Story )“Africa is experiencing significant losses, estimated at around $40 billion annually, due to illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the extractive sector” Antonio Pedro, (ECA).
Experts highlight need to enhance transparency in sovereign credit rating methodologies.
Stories & Blogs ECAMay 20, 2025(Story )African policymakers are stepping up calls for greater transparency and fairness in how global credit rating agencies assess sovereign risk.