United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

More than 350 stakeholders are converging on Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to participate in the 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC), with this year’s focus on jobs, skills and capacity development for Africa’s youth. The three-day…

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement signed by South Africa in July 2018 in Nouakchott, Mauritania, has been ratified by the parliament. The AfCFTA was launched during an extra-ordinary summit of African Union (AU)…