adminECA Young Economists Network Set to Provide the Human Capital for Africa’s Transformational Economic Development
Africa’s future will be shaped by the young minds of the ECA Young Economists Network (ECA-YEN) who will be nurtured to take charge of the economic direction in which the…
Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training in South Sudan
On 6 December 2021, the Embassy of Sweden and the UNESCO Office in Juba, signed an agreement to implement a four-year project “Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)…
ECA Partners with Mt Kenya Hub to Empower SMEs and Young Innovators
A week-long series of exhibitions, trainings, and hackathons titled “Mt Kenya Innovation and Investment Week” has taken place in the Kenyan counties of Nyeri, Meru, and Kirinyaga. Organized by Mt. Kenya Hub…
35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel
The alert comes as new data from the region indicated that almost 36 million people are expected to be acutely food insecure by the time next year’s lean season comes round. This…
Presidential Election in The Gambia
The United States applauds the Gambian people for ensuring their voices were heard in their presidential election on December 4. Gambians cast their votes with a turnout of nearly 90…
Training Judges from African Judicial Institutions for Ending Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
A 5-day Training of the Trainers targeting judges from African Judicial Training Institutes was held at the Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, from 29 November to 3rd December 2021,…
Central African Republic: Dozens suspected of criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity remain at large
Only one out of 25 Special court arrest warrants carried out; The release of a government figure is the latest example of the Special court’s work being blatantly impeded; No criminal…
Coronavirus – Uganda: United States Donates Additional 2.9 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Uganda
Today, the United States completed delivery ofâ¯2,919,150â¯more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccineâ¯to Uganda. Combined with previous donations, the United States has now provided Uganda more than 9.4 million COVID-19…
WHO welcomes historic decision by Gavi to fund the first malaria vaccine
WHO welcomes the historic decision by the Gavi Alliance Board to invest in the first malaria vaccine programme. The decision secures investment in the long-awaited malaria vaccine and assures that…
Coronavirus-Mozambique: The United States Donates Additional 2 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines to Mozambique
The U.S. Embassy in Mozambique announces the arrival of 2,016,000 doses of the Johnson&Johnson vaccine that the United States is sharing with the Republic of Mozambique through COVAX. This is…