Study confirms the significant potential for job creation in West Africa's cotton-producing countries, particularly for women and youth, through the development of cotton-to-clothing industries
Stories & Blogs UNIDOJun 10, 2024(News )The international workshop reviewed the findings and main recommendations of a study on the cotton-to-clothing industries in Africa’s main cotton-producing countries- namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire and Mali, also known as the C4+
Critical minerals: Africa holds key to sustainable energy future
Stories & Blogs UNCTADJun 05, 2024(News )The continent’s abundant mineral wealth also offers an opportunity to generate revenues for governments, finance development and improve living standards.
The Startup Act takes shape in Côte d’Ivoire
Stories & Blogs ITCJun 05, 2024(Update )Adopted in November 2023, the Startup Act continues to roll out in Côte d’Ivoire. The Ministry of Digital Transition and Digitization organized a roundtable on implementing the Act.
How Africa can harness critical mineral wealth to revamp economies
Stories & Blogs UNCTADJun 03, 2024(News )The continent is the centre of attraction due to its huge deposits of the world’s reserves of minerals essential for renewable energy technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles: 55% of cobalt, 47.65% of manganese and 5.9% of copper, among others
Africa’s Economic Sovereignty: The time is now for African-Led Solutions
Stories & Blogs Africa RenewalMay 24, 2024(Article )We need to gradually divest from systems that extract value from Africa and invest in systems that cultivate Africa and propel it towards a future where it is truly sovereign
Unlocking Africa's critical mineral wealth: Energy transition can pave path to new prosperity.
Stories & Blogs UNCTADMay 24, 2024(News )Africa holds significant reserves of minerals critical for low-carbon technologies, like cobalt and manganese, offering opportunities for economic growth and development.
Small Island Developing States summit: UN experts urge States and development banks to support endangered islands
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 23, 2024(Press Release )UN human rights experts* today called for urgent action by States, financial institutions and development banks to support small island developing countries struggling with the triple burden of climate disasters, debt crisis and the aftermath of the COVID
5 ways that free trade can boost sustainable agriculture in Africa
Stories & Blogs World Economic ForumMay 21, 2024(Article )Africa could become the world's powerhouse, particularly with the African Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) seeking to remove trade barriers.
AFCFTA-Anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative Ministerial Meeting on the endorsement of the Centralized Pooled Procurement Framework and signature of its Legal Instrument
Stories & Blogs ECAMay 16, 2024(Event )The implementation of the Pharma Initiative is anchored on the Africa Medicines Agency (AMA) and AfCFTA, geared towards fostering inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic development through a single market of approximately 1.4 billion people.
Money is Power: Leveraging Finance to Strengthen Women’s Financial Resilience in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAApr 25, 2024(Story )Money makes the world go around, as they say. Conversely, the world stops if you do not have that resource.