New York, 17 July 2025 (ECA) - Rising debt, geopolitical instability and declining aid flows are intensifying external pressure on African economies. In a briefing to the Africa Group of ambassadors ...

Central Africa remains one of the least connected regions on the continent, despite its immense potential. This webinar seeks to facilitate a strategic dialogue among policymakers, experts, and ...

Stories Related to Tackling the Triple Crisis: Global South Policymakers Unite in Zambia for Social Protection Workshop ...

New York, 16 July 2025 (ECA) - Africa is rich in solar energy but starved of investment. The continent holds 60 per cent of the world’s solar potential, yet attracts less than 3 per cent of global ...

Stories Related to 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA2025) ...

New York, 14 July 2025 (ECA) – At the opening of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), ...

Addis Ababa, 12 July 2025 (ECA) - Long viewed as a fallback for hard times, social protection is now being reimagined as a driver of resilience. With rising costs, widening inequality, and fragile ...

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The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the main global platform for reviewing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and sharing best practices. It serves as an intergovernmental forum ...

Every two years since 2014, the African Land Policy Centre (ALPC), a joint initiative of the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development ...

Livingstone, Zambia, 9 July 2025 (ECA) - Policymakers from across Africa and Asia and the Pacific have gathered in Zambia this week to explore how data, financing and delivery models can be ...