Tag: UNECA
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Africa could expand economy by staggering $1.5 trillion with Artificial Intelligence
London, Feb. 27, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Africa could expand its economy by a staggering $1.5 trillion dollars, by capturing just 10% of the speedily growing artificial intelligence (AI) market, set to reach $15.7 trillion by 2030. Vera Songwe, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), made the argument Thursday. She was addressing ... -
UNECA puts young African students on the path of Artificial intelligence technology
London, Feb. 26, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Over 200 pupils and students from across Africa say artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are opening up an exciting vista for their dream careers in innovation. This, thanks to a bootcamp organised by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Congo, UNESCO, ... -
AU, UN agency, ECA raise $20m to support African female businesses
London, Feb. 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-African leaders and ECA a UN agency are putting women front and centre of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical assistance. READ ALSO: FREE DRINKS, BREAD FOR FIRST 30,000 MOURNERS AT ARAB MOI’S BURIAL IN KENYA ... -
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres to attend 33rd AU Summit
London, Feb. 5, 2020 (AltAfrica)-UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is s to attend the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union to be held from 9-10 February at the headquarters of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa. A statement today by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says Mr Gutteres is ... -
Afreximbank, UNECA begin data collection on West Africa’s informal trade
London, July 11, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have announced a partnership to conduct a one-year pilot project to collect data on informal cross-border trade (ICBT) along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor in West Africa. Afreximbank is funding the project The project which is part of Afreximbank’s ... -
Songwe leads ECA in showcasing work at inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo
Cairo, Egypt, December 10, 2018 (AltAfrica)- All is set for the Intra-African Trade (IATF) that begins in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday with Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, set to attend three events at this inaugural African continental business development event. Ms. Songwe is set to attend a roundtable on Aligning the interests of ... -
Africa can generate $4 trillion from blue economy if properly harnessed-ECA Chief
Nairobi, November 28 2018 (AltAfrica)– The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),Vera Songwe says the entire Africa’s blue economy is capable of generating about $4 trillion annually if properly harnessed In her remarks during the Leaders Commitment Segment of the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference on 26 November in Nairobi, Vera said the Commission ... -
ECA launches campaign to protect African children, adolescents with disabilities from violence
Addis Ababa, November 16, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The Economic Commission for Africa is to launch a global campaign for the “Good Treatment of Girls, Boys and Adolescents with Disabilities in the World” which seeks to address vulnerabilities and degrading treatment most of them face on a daily basis. The launch, which takes place at the United Nations ... -
ECA aiming to become Africa’s premier think tank, Vera Songwe tells African Ambassadors
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 18, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is working hard to ensure it becomes a premier think tank that Africa can rely on to address some of its social, economic and environmental challenges, Executive Secretary Vera Songwe said, Wednesday. Speaking at a retreat of African permanent representatives based in Addis ... -
Ministers endorse continental report on population and development in Africa
Accra, Ghana, October 18, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Ministers and senior government officials-in-charge of population in Africa met in Accra, Ghana, from 4 to 5 October 2018 and endorsed a continental report of the five-year review of the implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development (AADPD). The AADP, a key framework for addressing population ...
