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Kisumu, Kenya, 18 May 2022 (ECA) – Local and national governments convening at the 9thAfricities gathering in Kisumu from 17 to 21 May 2022 concluded that mid-sized cities spread the benefits of access to cities to a large and dispersed rural population in Africa, while offering critical advantages for agricultural transformation.During the gathering – the largest meeting of

Dakar, Senegal, 15 May 2022 (ECA) – The work of the ECA Young Economists Network (ECA-YEN) will be central to the macroeconomic ambitions of African countries and in their implementation of important regional and global initiatives such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and African Union’s Agenda 2063.Key among the macroeconomic ambitions is identifying the

Dakar, Senegal, 16 May 2022 (ECA) – President Macky Sall of Senegal has called on Africa’s development partners to agree to a renegotiation of the terms of the current multilateral system in light of shocks dealt to the global economy by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine.President Sall, also Chairperson of the African Union, made the call at the

Dakar, Senegal 15 May 2022 (ECA) - Digital Earth Africa is steadfastly becoming the “connecting-the-dots” part of Africa’s efforts to harness information resources for the society and knowledge-led economy, says Oliver Chinganya, Director, Africa Centre for Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).“The Programme has started paving a new way to build a robust data

Dakar, 16 May 2022 (ECA) - Africa’s finance and economic development ministers have gathered in the Senegalese capital Dakar for a conference that comes at a critical time for the continent. Organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and hosted by Senegal, the 54th session of the Conference of Ministers (CoM2022), deals with the theme “Financing

Dakar, Senegal, 15 May 2022 (ECA) - The ECA Sub-Regional Office for Southern (SRO-SA) in collaboration with the Angolan Government and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in Angola held a side event at the margins of the 54th session of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to offer African countries a platform for

Dakar, 15 May 2022 (ECA) - The private sector is the major engine for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), according to panellists at a side event at the 54th session of the Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Dakar, Senegal. It has the potential to transform African economies and position the

Dakar (Senegal), 14 May 2022 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Sub-regional Offices for North Africa and West Africa and the Institute for Economic and Development Planning (IDEP), in collaboration with the Government of Senegal, discussed on Saturday Innovative financing small and medium-sized enterprises for resilient recovery in Africa:

Dakar, Senegal, 13 May 2022 (ECA) – Opportunity and issues-based coalitions formed between entities under the UN umbrella on one hand, and the African Union (AU) and African countries on the other, were able to record significant successes over the last year.This was revealed in a progress report delivered at the ongoing 54th Session of the Conference of African Ministers of

Dakar, Senegal, 15 May 2022 (ECA) - The ECA Sub-Regional Office for Southern (SRO-SA) in collaboration with the Angolan Government and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in Angola held a side event at the margins of the 54th session of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to offer African countries a platform for