United Nations Economic Commission for Africa6d
Study Tour: Exploring Key Incentives and Requirements for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to foster Automotive Value Chains in Southern Africa
The ECA Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa is organising a study tour on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) for fostering automotive value chains in Southern Africa. The study tour will be facilitated ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa7d
Event Stories
Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa7d
Unpacking the ICT tax conundrum
Addis Ababa, 24 March 2025 (ECA) - The issue of how much, or how little to tax the ICT sector to optimise performance of the economy, improve digital access and create jobs came under the spotlight at ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa7d
Lowering costs of digital access is key
Addis Ababa, 24 March 2025 (ECA) - Instant payment systems and building digital inclusivity in Africa has cost and efficiency benefits but many issues still need to be tackled to build trust among ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa7d
OPINION: Agricultural value chains for a crisis-driven world: 22 billion reasons for Africa to invest in digital
Seven years after the signing of the AfCFTA and as countries grapple with creating jobs for Africa’s youth bulge, ECA asked thought leaders to offer their perspectives on jobs and value chains. Pamela ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa7d
11th Regional Forum on Sustainable Development to focus on driving jobs and economic growth
The Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) is set to take place in Kampala, Uganda, from April 9 to April 11, 2025, preceded by pre-events, such as the ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa13d
AfCFTA is Africa’s master plan for renewal
Addis Ababa, 18 March 2025 (ECA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area is “Africa’s master plan for economic renewal,” ECA Executive Secretary Claver Gatete said at the 2025 Conference of African ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa13d
“Africa must drive its own destiny in a fast-changing world” – Claver Gatete
Addis Ababa, 18 March 2025 (ECA) - The 57th session of the Economic Commission for Africa’s Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development ended with a rousing call from ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa8d
Unlocking Chad’s livestock potential: Turning Cattle into a catalyst for intra-African trade and sustainable economic growth
Addis Ababa, 23 March 2025 (ECA) - With an estimated livestock population of over 129 million, did you know that Chad boasts one of the largest livestock in Africa and the world? As Central Africa’s ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa12d
Implementation of AfCFTA needs patience and strategy
Addis Ababa, 19 March 2025 (ECA) - Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is not a one-time event but a comprehensive and ongoing process that requires patience, tact and ...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa14d
Despite economic challenges, Africa’s strengths can drive change – ECA’s Hanan Morsy
Addis Ababa, 17 March 2025 (ECA) - Africa needs to find ways to better leverage its strengths, such as its young and growing population and its wealth of natural resources, to enable it to better ...