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Addis Ababa, 27 November 2020 (ECA) - Over 3000 women and girls from across Africa are expected to participate in a hybrid (online and in-person) event scheduled to run from 30 November to 11 December 2020, focusing on ICT as a crucial tool for women’s empowerment. The 11-day event is jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) under the auspices of the United Nations 75th anniversary celebrations and the Decade of Action f...

Addis Ababa, Friday November 13th, 2020 (ECA) - African parliamentarians have a critical role to play in enhancing the continent’s resilience against health emergencies like the novel coronavirus through enacting effective policies to support economies and the general populace. This was said Friday by the Economic Commission for Africa’s Macroeconomics and Governance Division Acting Director, Bartholomew Armah, during a webinar jointly organized with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on t...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 10, 2020 (ECA) – Bad governance, the absence of women at decision-making tables and youth unemployment are some of the challenges that continue to blight Africa’s quest for total peace, social cohesion and sustainable development. This was said by Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), at a high level discussion on sustaining peace and economic security that was convened by Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on...

Addis Ababa, 2 December 2020 (ECA) - Approximately 2000 African Girls are participating in a continental coding bootcamp aimed at promoting the importance of ICTs as a tool for the empowerment of women. Organised in the form of a hybrid (online and in-person) the programme includes how to code using the Scratch program, discussions on gender equality, human rights, SDGs and techniques in confidence building and public speaking. Group work includes Robotics and Internet of Things, Artificial Int...

Addis Ababa, 19 November 2020 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa presented an online trading platform Thursday, that will facilitate trading between buyers and suppliers when the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement starts next year. Known as the African Trade Exchange (ATEX), the business-to-business e-commerce platform will not only improve cross-border trade but also provide businesses with quality products from verified African suppliers in an efficient way at redu...

Lusaka, Zambia, October 18, 2019 (ECA) - The Fifth Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration ended in Lusaka, Zambia, Friday with member States agreeing to scale-up efforts to address the huge identity gap that exists on the continent. The ministers urged their governments to avail more financial resources to help them revamp and modernize the continent’s CRVS and ID managements systems to ensure they leave no one behind. Partners were also called on to scale-up finan...

Addis Ababa, 13 November 2020 (ECA) -- The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Southern African Development Community (SADC)-Women in Business, and the SADC Business Council webinar on women’s participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 12 November closed with an assurance to bridge the gender gap on the continent. With the theme: " Women and private sector engagement in inclusive AfCFTA implementation: Views from SADC",...

Addis Ababa, 8 November 2020, ECA -- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement expects several ratifications from member countries following Angolas deposit of its ratification instrument with the African Union last week. Angolas ratification makes it the 30th country to become a State Party to the AfCFTA Agreement. The Angolan move comes less than two months before trading based on the AfCFTA Agreement is scheduled to start on 1 January 2021, thereby raising hopes that more co...

Addis Ababa, 30 November 2020 (ECA) – One month to the commencement of trading at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, two more countries have formalized their ratification of the agreement. Lesotho and Tunisia submitted their instruments of ratification to the African Union Commission (AUC) which is the depository of the instrument on 2 November, according to the Commissioner for Trade Albert Muchanga. This brings the number of countries that have now submitted their i...

That i think a judge and others, the prosecutor moving forward, is going to take this very seriously. >> we know that jussie smollett to to police prior to this reporting. our understanding is that police are trying to reach back out to say we need to talk to you. what might that follow-up interview might look like? >> depending on what they had to say. it must have been pretty significant. they want to requestion mr. smollett now to ask him a whole new series of questions to find out whether or...