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Geneva, 27 September (ECA) – At a session organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) as part of the 2022 World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum, experts urged the private sector to seize opportunities brought about by the green transition in Africa. The panel discussion entitled “MSMEs: The Key to Realising Sustainable

Gaborone, 27 September 2022 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) holds an applied training workshop on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) in Gaborone, Botswana from 26 to 29 September 2022.

Seychelles, 12 September 2022 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) applied training on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) resulted in government representatives of the Seychelles deciding to create an IPRT working group to advance its application across ministries, departments and agencies in the country.

Nairobi, 21 September 2022 (ECA) – The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today spearheaded the establishment of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Business Council to facilitate the participation of the private sector in the implementation of the corridor programme.Under the name LAPSSET Business Council, the Council brings together representatives

Swakopmund, Namibia, 16 September 2022 (ECA) -The ECA collaborating with UN Namibia and the Government of the Republic of Namibia convened a workshop on Macroeconomic Modelling for Forecasting and Policy Simulation, towards Economic Transformation and the Acceleration of the SDGs in for Namibia on 13 – 16 September 2022, in Swakopmund Namibia.Speaking on behalf of the

Dar Es Salaam, 12 September 2022 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) joined hands with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the Government of Tanzania and other development partners to support the organization of the maiden AfCFTA Conference on Women and Youth in trade.The three-day conference, themed “Women and Youth: The Engine of AfCFTA

Dakar, 16 September 2022 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched a network for Francophone African journalists, dubbed “AfCFTA Media Network”, to enhance the visibility of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), following a three-day workshop held in Dakar, Senegal from 12 to 14 September.The network of journalists, supported by the European

9 September 2022, Addis Ababa, (ECA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa will hold a 3-day Technical Review Panel (TRP) Evaluation Workshop for its AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative in Kigali, Rwanda from the 13th –15 September 2022. The workshop will be held to review the Expression of Interest proposals submitted for the Local Pharmaceutical

Cairo, 9 September 2022 (ECA) — How do you finance a fair post-pandemic green and sustainable recovery? And how do you turn pledges into action? African ministers of finance, economy and the environment have been meeting in Egypt to discuss theses urgent questions. With COP27 less than two months away, Sameh Shoukry, the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP27

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 4 September 2022 (ECA) - Young girl trainees in coding and technology gathered to celebrate the conclusion of the 6th edition of the Connected African Girls hybrid coding camp.