Tag: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Africa may not meet SDG7 targets – UNECA
Staff Writer
A new study by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has indicated that 600 million people in Africa do not have access...
Waive individual property rights on COVID-19 vaccine – WHO
Sydney Kawadza
The World Health Organisation is calling for individual property waivers to accelerate the production of COVID-19 vaccines.
In his address to the Economic Commission...
Africa loses 30 million jobs to COVID-19
Sydney Kawadza
The COVID-19 pandemic has left more than 30 million Africans unemployed with most government being forced to allocate more than 10 percent of...
Free Movement Protocol critical for AfCFTA – ECA
Staff Writer
The Free Movement Protocol will be critical to securing gains from the game-changing African Continental Free Trade Area, David Luke, Coordinator of the...
ECA supporting AfCFTA to drive digital trade
Staff Writer
The Economic Commission for Africa is making significant progress in supporting African countries to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) to...
Africa lagging behind in trading within its borders – ECA Report
Staff Writer
African countries continue to trade more with the outside world than among themselves, findings of an Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) assessment report...
Concern as Zim delays submitting AfCFTA tariff orders
Sydney Kawadza
Zimbabwe risks remaining a closed economy to Africa despite benefits promised under the African Continental Free Trade Area amid reports that tariff orders...
Africa’s Customs chiefs commit to implementing new continental Covid-19 trade facilitation...
Staff Writer
Africa’s customs experts have given their support to the adoption of continental guidelines to facilitate free and timely flow of cross-border trade amid...
Digital Transformation in a post-COVID world: Africa trails other regions
Staff Writer
Africa continues to trail behind other regions on issues of access, affordability and usage of ICTs, the latest edition of the Network Readiness...