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ECA calls for an Inclusive Tax System as Part of a Global Deal to Secure Sustainable Development…
Addis Ababa, June 1, 2023 (FBC) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called for an inclusive international tax system and an overhaul of the global financial system…
AUC, ECA launch joint project to tackle migration narrative, barriers in Africa
Addis Ababa, May 31, 2023 (FBC) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have launched a joint project aimed at shaping a positive…
Canada announces $140mln in funding for development projects in Africa
Ababa, May 30, 2023 (FBC) - Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, Harjit S. Sajjan, recently concluded his…
Australia announces $29M in humanitarian aid for Mideast, Africa
Addis Ababa, May 29, 2023 (FBC) - Australia on Monday announced that it will provide an additional $29 million to humanitarian partners to respond to the growing food security crisis and to…
China to launch Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship on May 30
Addis Ababa, May 29, 2023 (FBC) - The Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 9:31 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest…
Collective action can “move mountains” for Africa: ECA Deputy ES
Addis Ababa, May 29, 2023 (FBC) - Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Hanan Morsy, has called for continued collective action in…
AU calls on Sudanese conflicting parties to resolve conflict through dialogue
Addis Ababa, May 28, 2023 (FBC) - The current Chairperson of the African Union(AU) and President of the Union of Comoros, Azali Assoumani, called on Sudanese warring parties to resolve the…
ATMIS counters Buulo Mareer FOB attack by Al-Shabaab
Addis Ababa, May 26, 2023 (FBC) – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has disclosed that it has countered Buulo Mareer ATMIS Forward Operating Base (FOB) attack by…
Africa set to be second-fastest growing region after Asia: AfDB’s African Economic Outlook report
Addis Ababa, May 26, 2023 (FBC) – Africa is set to be the second-fastest growing region in the world after Asia in 2023-24, demonstrating the resilience of its economy despite dealing with…
African Ambassadors call for accelerated implementation of AfCFTA, SAATM
Addis Ababa, May 26, 2023 (FBC) - The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), in collaboration with the ambassadors of the African group of the diplomatic corps…