Harare, Zimbabwe, 27 May 2025 (ECA) – Hundreds of millions of people in Africa lack legal documentation, leaving migrants particularly vulnerable. Without proof of identity, they face exclusion from ...

As Africa’s Population Crosses 1.5 Billion, The Demographic Window Is Opening; Getting The Dividend Requires More Time And Stronger Effort Saurabh Sinha (Chief of Social Policy Section) Melat Getachew ...

Lomé, Togo, 12 May 2025 – Over 500 delegates, including Heads of State, Ministers of Finance, Central Bank Governors, development partners, and civil society organizations gathered in Lomé for the ...

The Africa Dialogue Series (ADS) 2025 concludes on 30 May, with the High-Level Policy Dialogue discussing the theme “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.” Hosted by ...

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 ...

The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) plans to convene online stakeholder dialogue forum to provide stakeholders an opportunity to share the progress they have made in the implementation of ...

One of the emerging issues on the continent is the increasing numbers of females who are involved in international migration especially those who migrate for domestic work. Female migration has ...

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Cotonou (Benin), 16 May 2025 (ECA) — The WSIS+20 Africa Regional Review Meeting, held in Cotonou from 14 to 16 May 2025, concluded by adopting the Cotonou Declaration calling for the continuation of ...

The theme of the 2025 edition of our annual Africa Dialogue Series (ADS 2025) is “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.” This is also the theme of the year 2025 ...