Dakar, Senegal, 16 May 2022 (ECA) - Amadou Hott, Senegalese Minister of Finance says Africa had to go through the COVID-19 crisis to realise the importance of investing in strong health systems and...
ECA's Economic Report on Africa addresses continent's vulnerability during COVID-19 Dakar, Senegal, May 15 2022 (ECA) - The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic pushed an estimated 55 million...
Addis Ababa, 09 May 2022 - Two years after the emergence of COVID-19, Africa has absorbed a number of lessons which will prove crucial as the continent confronts the new food, fuel and fertilizer...
By Hiroyuki Saito - From expanding social safety nets and improving governance to boosting intra-African trade, the chief economist of a United Nations regional body in Africa proposed a series of...
Harare, Zimbabwe, 31 March 2022 – The Mayor of Harare, His Worship Councillor Stewart Mutizwa, has underscored economic recovery from COVID-19 as a priority for the city’s stabilisation plan in a...
Kigali (Rwanda), March 4, 2022 – The Eighth Session of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, organised by the Economic Commission for Africa and the government of Rwanda provided a...
Kigali, 7 March 2022 (ECA) - While domestic resources are not enough to bridge Africa’s financial gap, they still need to be on the driver’s seat as the countries strive to solve liquidity issues...
Addis Ababa, 4 March 2022– Women and girls should be at centre stage in the fight for climate justice and a transformative shift towards a disaster-proof Africa. This was a recurring message when...
Kinshasa, DRC, March 2-3, 2022 (ECA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has committed to mainstream gender in its draft National Land Policy during the training workshop on securing Women Land...
Online, March 1st, 2022 (ECA) -The socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on households and firms in Africa, a less documented aspect of the pandemic’s repercussions, was at the heart of discussions at a...