The AfCFTA is an intensely negotiated package of commitments couched in legally dense text. To translate these commitments into country-level policy, regulatory and institutional reforms, our Member ...
The Africa Business Forum 2026 concluded in Addis Ababa, Tuesday with a strong call for long-term, risk-tolerant investment to unlock Africa’s innovation potential and power inclusive, job-rich growth ...
The Dialogue concluded with a call for the EAC Council of Ministers to adopt stronger enforcement mechanisms and accelerate the operationalisation of regional trade remedies to safeguard local ...
São Tomé, 18 February 2026 (ECA) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregional Office for Central Africa, in close partnership with the Government of the Democratic Republic of ...
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), represented by the Director of the Socioeconomic Development Division, Ms Zuzana Schwidrowski, has announced bold new commitments to advance ...
H.E. Dr. Gedion Timothewos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, It is an honour ...
But as noted by Gatete, millions of young Africans enter the labour market every year. If they find productive employment, Africa could become the growth frontier of the century, but if not, ...
Addis Ababa, 15 February 2026 — Speaking at a high-level side event during the 2026 African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa ...
Zanzibar, 14 February 2026 (ECA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, through the Ministry of Tourism and Heritage ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping how work is organised, how firms grow, and how economies compete. For Africa, a continent with the youngest population in the world and a labour force ...
Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, of the Commission of the African Union, In a world filled with division and mistrust, the African Union is a flagship for ...
He noted that the region is currently seeing growth rates of close to 6% %, comfortably exceeding the African average of 4.1%. According to the forecasts by the International Financial Institutions, ...