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 ...

Gaborone, Botswana, 6 March 2025 (ECA) – Botswana has embarked on the development of a National Implementation Strategy for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a crucial step toward ...

Lusaka, 29th April 2022 – Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has signed a historical cooperation agreement to facilitate the development of value chain in electric battery and clean ...

State of Climate in Africa Report 2020 sets stage for “Decade of Action” 20/October/2021 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The State of the Climate in Africa Report 2020, which is the second in a series ...

Mombasa, Kenya, 15 May 2024 (ECA) – An African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM) presents an opportunity for the continent to collectively work towards lowering the cost of pharmaceutical products, ...

Lusaka, 05 December 20222 (ECA) - “The private sector and more especially now, when the country is faced with a constrained fiscal position, is key to actualising our envisaged economic transformation ...

Lusaka, Zambia, 15 April 2024 – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) and Afreximbank in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and ...

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 1 March 2024 (ECA) –The African share of global trade remained at less than 3 per cent, driven largely by merchandise trade, an indicator that African countries continue to ...

17 out of the 20 countries most threatened by climate change are in Africa, but there are still solutions to this crisis ...

Addis Ababa, 18 November 2023 (ECA) - African nations can collectively drive industrialization by embracing technological diversity and fostering regional collaboration, researchers at the African ...

London and Kinshasa, November 24, 2021 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer ...

Addis Ababa, 22 December 2024 (ECA) - Africa - rich in critical minerals - will accelerate intra-continental trade and harness its natural resources for sustainable development by rolling out ...