The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is headquartered in Addis Ababa with offices in Dakar, Kigali, Lusaka, Niamey, Rabat & Yaounde. IDEAS to ACTION.
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Hosted by Namibia, @ECA_SRO_EA and @ECASROSA , the 2026 session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts, will explore how stronger connectivity, trade and investment can accelerate Africa's integration. In this video, @AndyMold1 explains more. Watch...
Southern Africa is rich in many critical energy transition minerals, currently exported with limited value addition. An ECA-led project, is promoting environmentally friendly mining, processing, marketing & value addition, says Jean-Luc Mastaki @ECA_OFFICIAL @ECASROCA
The ECA-led project, Building Environmentally Responsible and Inclusive Mineral Value Chains, is helping countries craft regional policies promoting the processing, marketing & value addition of critical energy transition minerals, says John Sloan @ECA_OFFICIAL
#CriticalMinerals
From global commitments to African action: join ECA & ITU at #AfIGF2026 for a high-level dialogue on innovation, digital inclusion and trust.
📅 5 Nov | 12:10–1:10 PM GMT
📍 Adesa / Plenary Room, Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
💻 Join online:igf-africa.zoom.us/meeting/r…
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1/2 Productive exchange in Addis Ababa between @mamakeita_mama & @UNHumanRights’ @Dabokunda on strengthening ECA–OHCHR cooperation, with a focus on the Right to Development and Business and Human Rights...
When African countries compete for mineral deals, the continent loses bargaining power. Day 3 of the ECA green minerals workshops asked how to act on the African Green Minerals Strategy and negotiate as one voice.
#HarnessingGreenMinerals #AfCFTA
The first @ECA_Official-led Innovation Café was inaugurated on 3 Nov at the 15th #AfricaIGF in Accra, with #ITU and #RIA. ECA’s Robert Lisinge, Director of TICID, stressed the need to go beyond showcasing AI innovations to enable their adoption, financing, replication & scale.
Five African AI innovations addressed agriculture, health, digital sovereignty, energy and transport. Experts provided technical and policy feedback to strengthen links between innovation and policymaking.
#DevisionX #AgricFresh #AIBarabara #SolarShare #CoreHealth
ECA has launched the Continental Energy Security Policy Framework at the 36th African Hydro Symposium—a roadmap for secure, reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy systems across Africa.
#EnergySecurity #Hydropower #AHS2026
The exchange explored opportunities for collaboration on innovative financing approaches and policy development to strengthen Africa’s health systems and advance sustainable health financing.
#HealthFinancing #Africa #HCWG
1/2 ES @ClaverGatete met with Mr Omar Faruk Osman, President of the Federation of African Journalists, alongside Ms Maria Luisa Rogério, Treasurer, & Mr Jean-Claude Coulibaly, Steering Committee Member, to discuss strengthening media engagement on Africa's development priorities.
With geological resources, strategic positioning & market opportunities, Africa will drive the global green transition, says Antonio Pedro. A project led by @ECA_OFFICIAL links mining, processing, marketing & value addition of critical minerals for economic & social benefits.
Join @ECA_OFFICIAL at #AfIGF2026 to explore sustainable energy for Africa’s data centres and digital transformation.
📅 4 Nov | 2–3 PM GMT
📍 Adesa (Plenary), Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
💻 Join online: igf-africa.zoom.us/meeting/r…
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Africa cannot turn its minerals into jobs without first knowing what it has.
Day 2 of Africa’s Green Minerals Workshops reviewed a new mineral map to help countries decide where to invest and how to work together.
#HarnessingAfricasGreenMinerals
"For Africa, climate action = implementation. Turning pledges into bankable projects, with finance that's accessible, timely & doesn't deepen debt. Africa's delivery ecosystem will need collective effort"- @ECA_OFFICIAL's Director, Cosmas M.A. Ochieng.
