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African Cities Pioneer Innovative Financing to Unlock Urban Potential
25 September, 2025
Addis Ababa
ECA Press release
African Cities Pioneer Innovative Financing to Unlock Urban Potential
[Blog] Africa's urban boom: shaping a prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive future
25 July, 2025
Addis Ababa
Blogs and Opinions
[Blog] Africa's urban boom: shaping a prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive future
Cities deepen fiscal reform efforts to support development goals
8 July, 2025
Addis Ababa
ECA Press release
Cities deepen fiscal reform efforts to support development goals
BLOG: Reflections from the Africa Regional Forum for Sustainable Development: Peer learning is a catalyst for action
16 April, 2025
Addis Ababa
Blogs and Opinions
BLOG: Reflections from the Africa Regional Forum for Sustainable Development: Peer learning is a catalyst for action
ECA engages Ghana on initiative to improve people’s lives in cities
27 March, 2025
Accra, Ghana
ECA Press release
ECA engages Ghana on initiative to improve people’s lives in cities
Addis Ababa Hosts Workshop to Enhance SDG Localization through Voluntary Local Reviews
15 January, 2025
Bishoftu, Ethiopia
ECA Press release
Addis Ababa Hosts Workshop to Enhance SDG Localization through Voluntary Local Reviews
The Future of African Cities: Stakeholders Seek Sustainable Urban Development Pathways
4 September, 2024
Addis Ababa
ECA Press release
The Future of African Cities: Stakeholders Seek Sustainable Urban Development Pathways
ECA and Uganda SDG Secretariat host training-of-trainers to utilize Africa Regional VLR Guidelines
14 March, 2023
Entebbe, Uganda
ECA Press release
ECA and Uganda SDG Secretariat host training-of-trainers to utilize Africa Regional VLR Guidelines
New report highlights the leading role of cities in Africa’s regional economic integration
13 July, 2022
Addis Ababa
ECA Press release
New report highlights the leading role of cities in Africa’s regional economic integration
Well-planned cities essential for a resilient future in Africa concludes the World Urban Forum
30 June, 2022
Katowice, Poland
ECA Press release
Well-planned cities essential for a resilient future in Africa concludes the World Urban Forum
Voluntary local reviews gain traction in Uganda’s national SDG reporting process after ECA’s support
20 June, 2022
Kampala, Uganda
ECA Press release
Voluntary local reviews gain traction in Uganda’s national SDG reporting process after ECA’s support
Data is critical to fostering inter-regional cooperation on migration, ECA tells an international forum
20 May, 2022
Addis Ababa
ECA Press release
Data is critical to fostering inter-regional cooperation on migration, ECA tells an international forum
Mid-sized cities key to Africa’s economic development concludes a regional gathering
18 May, 2022
Kisumu, Kenya
ECA Press release
Mid-sized cities key to Africa’s economic development concludes a regional gathering
Africa calls for accelerated fiscal decentralisation at the UNGA meeting on sustainable urbanisation
4 May, 2022
New York
ECA Press release
Africa calls for accelerated fiscal decentralisation at the UNGA meeting on sustainable urbanisation
People in Africa's cities benefit from better socio-economic outcomes and standards of living, according to new report
26 April, 2022
Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Paris
Joint Press Release
People in Africa's cities benefit from better socio-economic outcomes and standards of living, according to new report
Media Advisory - Launch of the 2022 ‘Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics: The Economic Power of Africa’s Cities’ report
25 April, 2022
Addis Ababa
Media Alert
Launch of the 2022 ‘Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics: The Economic Power of Africa’s Cities’ report
Harare prioritises economic recovery from COVID-19 in its stabilisation plan
31 March, 2022
Harare, Zimbabwe
ECA Press release
Harare prioritises economic recovery from COVID-19 in its stabilisation plan
Workshop probes the central role of urbanisation in Lesotho’s National Development Plan
24 March, 2022
Maseru, Lesotho
ECA Press release
Workshop probes the central role of urbanisation in Lesotho’s National Development Plan

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