The Call to Action called upon the Forum of African Traditional Authorities (FATA) to be a central agent of reform. Traditional leaders are urged to advocate for transparency through tools like ...

This urgent shift is intensified by the climate crisis, where outdated and exclusionary land systems only deepen vulnerabilities. African institutions, especially universities, must redesign curricula ...

The Call-to-Action urges African governments to take the lead by developing comprehensive national frameworks that merge land restitution, cultural heritage recovery, and reparations into a single ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 November 2025 (ECA) – In a venue steeped in the history of Pan-African liberation, the sixth Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) opened on Monday, 10 November with ...

The ECA Office for North Africa launched on Tuesday 11 November in Rabat, Morocco, its 40th Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and E ...

Ghana’s Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Ms. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, revealed that remittances, which reached USD 4.7 billion in 2023 and now surpass official development aid, are ...

Eileen Wakesho made an insightful presentation on African Land Governance and colonialism where journalists were reminded of their role in helping to correct past and present narratives, investigating ...

It is a testament to the enduring spirit of collaboration that underpins the AU Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa, and to the vision of Agenda 2063, which situates equitable access ...

Belem, Brazil, 11 November 2025 (ECA) - Africa marked Africa Day at COP30 under the theme “Africa at the Forefront of Climate Action: Sustainable Financing for Resilient and Inclusive Green Growth”, ...

It is a great honour to welcome you, on behalf of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, to this sixth edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa, convened under the compelling ...

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Executive Board of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa ( UN-GGIM: Africa ), will convene the 11th ...

This DANIDA-funded initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable African countries, including the Central African Republic, to integrate their SMEs into regional value chains—a critical ...