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Dakar, Senegal, 30 November 2022 - Over the next decade, Africa needs an annual investment of up to USD 170 billion for long-lived infrastructure (such as roads, dams, irrigation systems, and power stations) to close the vast infrastructure services deficit on the continent.At the same time, failure to integrate climate change in the planning and design of power and water

Addis Ababa, 30 November 2022 (ECA) - Director of the African Centre for Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oliver Chinganya, explains the need to increase vaccine supply chains in Africa and advance equitable access to vaccines across the continent.Mr. Chinganya spoke at the first virtual webinar under the “Equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccines in

Luanda, 28 November 2022 (ECA) - Members from the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Macroeconomics and Governance Division (MGD) will accompany eight senior government officials from the São Tomé and Príncipe's Tax Direction and Customs Administration from 5-8 December on a study tour to the Angola Revenue Authority.

Luanda, 28 November 2022 (ECA) - Members from the Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Macroeconomics and Governance Division (MGD) will accompany eight senior government officials from the São Tomé and Príncipe's Tax Direction and Customs Administration from 5-8 December on a study tour to the Angola Revenue Authority.

Addis Ababa, 30 November 2022 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Director for Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management, Jean-Paul Adam, flagged the importance of building the information and communication sector (ICT) infrastructure in Africa to address the digital divide at the upcoming World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum

Addis Ababa, 30 November 2022 (ECA) - African countries have been urged to invest in building resilient internet infrastructure to tap digital opportunities and accelerate social and economic transformation on the continent.Global leaders attending the 17th Internet Governance Forum being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, underscored the importance of digital technologies as

Addis Ababa, 28 November 2022 (ECA) - Internet access is pivotal to Africa’s economic and social transformation making it vital for governments to invest in digital technologies, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Acting Executive Secretary, Antonio Pedro, has urged“Digitalisation is key to achieving the SDGs and Agenda 2063 and achieving that requires the

Addis Ababa, 28 November, 2022 (ECA) - Economic Affairs Officer at the Economic Commission for Africa, Mactar Seck, highlights the need to promote the representation of women in information and communication technology (ICT), at the Internet Governance Forum’s (IGF) Women’s Summit.In his remarks during the session, Mactar Seck notes, “only 12% of women currently operate in the

Addis Ababa, November 23, 2022 (ECA):Land stakeholders in Africa, through the support of the Africa Land Policy Centre at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), held a validation workshop on the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA) strategy for 2023 – 2027.

Niamey, Niger, 23 November 2022 (ECA) - African countries should articulate effective policies, strategies and programmes and take action to promote trade and exports in order to realize the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Economic Commission for Africa, Acting Executive Secretary, Mr. Antonio Pedro, said.Mr. Pedro told participants at the opening