Fifty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Africa: Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Growth through innovation: harnessing data and frontier technologies for the economic transformation of Africa

Mar 28, 2026 Apr 3, 2026

Tangier, Morocco

In Tangier, African finance ministers close 58th session with call to turn innovation into economic transformation

Tangier, Morocco, 3 April 2026 (ECA) - The fifty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Africa and the…

African leaders champion sovereign data to strengthen economic security and continental integration

Tangier, 03 April 2026 (ECA) - High-level policymakers, global and continental tech leaders at the 58th Session of…

African financial institutions call for coordinated financing solutions to unlock Africa’s digital transformation

Tangier, Morocco, 2 April 2026 — African multilateral financial institutions, policymakers, development partners, and…

The impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

Tangier, 2 April 2026 - The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of…

Statement by Mr. Claver Gatete at the 58th Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic…

58TH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN MINISTERS OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Theme: Growth…

COM 2026: Ministerial dialogue calls for urgent action to boost women’s financial inclusion for Africa’s growth

Tangier, Morocco, 1 April 2026 - A Ministerial Policy Dialogue concluded in Tangier today with calls for stronger…

Remarks by Mr. Haytham Elmaayergi, Executive Vice President, Afreximbank

Tangier, Morocco, 1 April 2026 - Afreximbank has outlined a scalable approach to transforming healthcare financing in…

Africa urged to strengthen debt governance through data and technology as ECA launches new report

Tangier, Morocco, 1 April 2026 – African countries must strengthen debt governance systems through better use of data,…

Experts call for bold action to harness innovation and data for Africa’s transformation as COM 2026 Committee of Experts…

Tangier, Morocco, 30 March 2026 – The Committee of Experts of the fifty-eighth session of the Conference of…

CoM2026, Committee of Experts Segment - Closing remarks by Ms. Hanan Morsy

Closing Remarks Deputy Executive Secretary (Programmes) and Chief Economist, Hanan Morsy,Delivered at the…

Morocco’s postal services group, Barid Al-Maghrib issues commemorative stamp for the ECA Conference of African Ministers of…

Tangier, March 28, 2026 – Barid Al-Maghrib, the group responsible for the Kingdom of Morocco’s postal services, in…

CoM 2026, Committee of Experts - Opening remarks by Deputy Executive Secretary Mama Keita

Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Committee of Experts Opening…

In Tangier, experts set to chart Africa’s innovation driven economic transformation

Tangier, Morocco, 28 March 2026 – The Committee of Experts segment of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance,…

COM 2026: Stakeholders and partners join ECA at high level side events on innovation, inclusion and fiscal transformation ahead…

Tangier, Morocco, 28 March 2026 – On the margins of the fifty‑eighth session of the Economic Commission for…

Media advisory - Ministerial policy dialogue on the African women’s decade on financial and economic inclusion

Media Advisory 58th Session of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic…

Ministerial policy dialogue on African women's economic inclusion

Tangiers, Morocco — March 28 – April 3, 2026 — The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the…

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Final Reports

The fifty-eighth session of the Commission, including the annual meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, will be held from 28 March to 3 April 2026 in Tangier, in the Kingdom of Morocco, on the theme “Growth through innovation: harnessing data and frontier technologies for the economic transformation of Africa”.