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AUC, ECOWAS and ECA launch initiative to strengthen cross-border agricultural value chains between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

Developing competitive cross-border value chains is central to Africa’s regional integration agenda. By enabling specialisation, scale, and value addition across borders, RAVCs can unlock higher ...
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Call for short stories on the theme: land governance, justice, and reparations for Africans and descendants of the African Diaspora

The Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), a joint initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the African Development Bank ...
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Experts validate report on cross-border cocoa and rice value chains between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

As part of this effort, ECA launched a pilot project in Zambia and Zimbabwe focusing on maize and dairy value chains. The initiative has now expanded to Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, targeting two ...
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ECA’s iconic Africa Hall wins international architecture award

Addis Ababa, 14 August 2025 9ECA) - The iconic Africa Hall has won its first 2025 International Architecture Award, given by The Chicago Athenaeum - Museum of Architecture and Design; and The European ...
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The Secretary-General's message for International Youth Day

On International Youth Day, we celebrate the determination, creativity and leadership of young people everywhere. This year's theme – Local Youth Action for the SDGs and Beyond – reminds us that ...
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ECA calls for bold action to unlock the potential of Africa’s Landlocked Developing Countries at LLDC3

Speaking at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), ...
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Africa’s battle for fair credit | United Nations Economic Commission ...

Addis Ababa, 3 April 2025 (ECA) - Why borrowing is so expensive for African nations is no longer just a technical debate. It is a question with billion-dollar consequences. Imagine a scenario, as of ...
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Call for short stories on the theme: land governance, justice, and ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18 August 2025 (ECA) – The Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), a joint initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for ...
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2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA2025)

From November 10 to 14, 2025, the tripartite consortium consisting of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ...
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À Accra, la CUA, la CEDEAO et la CEA lancent une initiative visant à renforcer les chaînes de valeur agricoles transfrontalières entre la Côte d'Ivoire et le Ghana dans le ...

Accra, Ghana, le 20 août 2025 (CEA) - La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), en étroite collaboration avec la Commission de la CEDEAO et ses partenaires, a lancé un projet visant à renforcer l ...