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A week-long series of exhibitions, trainings, and hackathons titled "Mt Kenya Innovation and Investment Week" has taken place in the Kenyan counties of Nyeri, Meru, and Kirinyaga. ...

Addis Ababa, December 7, 2021 (ECA) – Africa’s future will be shaped by the young minds of the ECA Young Economists Network (ECA-YEN) who will be nurtured to take charge of the economic direction in which the continent goes. This was the conclusion drawn by the eminent panelists who were at the virtual launch of the ECA-YEN on 7 December 2021.

Ngozi, Burundi, 07 December 2021 (ECA) – An Experts’ meeting to validate Burundi’s implementation strategy for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) started this Tuesday in Ngozi, Burundi. The meeting will discuss a range of sectors that could help the country benefit from the agreement.The two days-meeting is organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

Addis Ababa, 7 December 2021, (ECA) - A week-long series of exhibitions, trainings, and hackathons titled “Mt Kenya Innovation and Investment Week” has taken place in the Kenyan counties of Nyeri, Meru, and Kirinyaga.Organized by Mt.

Addis Ababa, 3 December 2021 (ECA) - This Tuesday, December 7, 2021, will see the launch of the ECA Young Economists Network (ECA-YEN). This is an initiative of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa that sees the light of day.

Addis Ababa, 3 December 2021 - Yaoundé is putting in place a new economic and financial resilience plan, with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa , to...

Addis Ababa, 3 December 2021 – Yaoundé is putting in place a new economic and financial resilience plan, with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen its resilience against future crises.The plan was unveiled at a multi-stakeholder workshop in Yaoundé on 30 November, where city

Sal, 4 December 2021 (ECA) – The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) offers a major opportunity for African countries to cushion the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and is a vehicle for continued recovery to boost growth, reduce poverty, and broaden economic inclusion.This observation was made during a high-level panel discussion at the 2021 African

Kinshasa, DRC, 2 December 2021 (ECA) - The just ended DRC Africa Business Forum promises the development of robust battery industry and a huge contribution to the electrification of transport systems, which will enable Africa to add more value to its endowments in minerals.The Democratic Republic of the Congo supplies about 70 per cent of the world's cobalt used in the

Addis Ababa, 26 November 2021 – Accra’s economy, like that of other African cities, was hard hit from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.