Africa’s Blue Economy: The next frontier for economic resilience beyond natural treasures.
Stories & Blogs UNDP - AfricaSep 23, 2025(Press Release )"The Africa Blue Economy Week 2025 reminds and encourages us to work collaboratively towards pooling finances and maximising the potential of the Blue Economy in Africa,” stated Dr Jihane El Gaouzi, Head of the Sustainable Environment Division at the Afri
From Landlocked to Land-Linked: Unlocking Africa’s Inland Economic Powerhouses
Stories & Blogs UNDP - AfricaAug 07, 2025(Press Release )Reframing Africa’s landlocked nations as strategic “land-linked” economies driving trade, innovation, and integration across the continent.
La CNUCED définit des pistes pour réduire la dépendance à l'égard des produits de base en vue d'une croissance plus verte et plus inclusive
Stories & Blogs CNUCEDOct 09, 2023(Communiqué de presse )Les pays en développement tributaires des produits de base peuvent parvenir à une croissance économique durable et inclusive en diversifiant leurs structures économiques, en les rendant plus résistantes et mieux préparées à un avenir à faible émission de
La CNUCED Appelle à des Actions Globales Audacieuses pour Décarboner le Transport Maritime et Assurer une Transition Juste
Stories & Blogs CNUCEDSep 27, 2023(Communiqué de presse )L’Etude sur les transports maritimes 2023 appelle à agir au plus vite et collaborer à l'échelle du système pour décarboner le transport maritime dans un contexte d'augmentation des émissions de carbone et d'incertitude réglementaire.
How can African countries improve their credit ratings?
Stories & Blogs New African MagazineSep 21, 2023(Article )It is essential to raise additional finance if Africa’s SDGs are to keep on track. Jean-Marc Kilolo outlines how the UN Economic Commission for Africa is helping countries improve their credit ratings and search out innovative ways of financing.
Africa struggles to finance Sustainable Development Goals
Stories & Blogs New African MagazineSep 21, 2023(Article )Poorer countries are facing a potentially disastrous cash crunch as aid and capital flows dry up. But innovative financing models can, with international support, bridge the gap. Report by Neil Ford.
AfCFTA to increase demand for transport by 50%
Stories & Blogs New African MagazineSep 21, 2023(Article )The transport sector is forecast to be one of the big winners from implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Busani Bafana highlights the findings of a report by the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
Africa can overcome its challenges, says AU High Representative for Silencing the Guns
Stories & Blogs New African MagazineSep 20, 2023(Article )Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas (pictured above), the African Union’s High Representative for Silencing the Guns, talks candidly about the current political and economic status quo of Africa, the decline of democracy, the marginalisation of populations and why ins