The 52nd session of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is convening in Marrakech from March 20 to 26 under the theme: “fiscal policy, trade and the private sector in the digital era: a strategy for Africa”. The event is an opportunity for African ministers to discuss the fiscal policies necessary for the implementation […]
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Electricity, key for Africa’s development – ECA top official
In Africa, nearly 600 million people, or 48% of the continent’s population, still lack access to electricity, with the majority living in rural areas. The continent will not fully develop if hundreds of millions of its people continue to live without electricity, Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe said Thursday. Songwe who […]

