United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

Ebola Spread Raises Fresh Urgency for Africa’s Domestic Health Funding

By Ignatius Banda
An Ebola death last week in Kenya is highlighting the urgency of Africa’s public health emergency preparedness and how the continent’s governments are committing their national budgets to the health sector.

Africa-U.S. Summit – Catching Up With China?

By Demba Moussa Dembele
A few years ago, nobody could have imagined that some 50 Heads of States and Prime Ministers from Africa would meet the President of the United States for a summit. Yet, the first Africa/United States Summit took place in Washington from August 4 to 6, making headlines around the world.

Africa’s Growth Story Brightens

By Jacey Fortin
Not far from the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Ethiopia's capital city of Addis Ababa, a young woman named Bosena, 25, sits on the side of a busy road with a baby in her arms.
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