Africa’s health financing system is under critical strain.
In 2022, US$145 billion covered just 41% of health expenditure, while out of pocket payments pushed over 150 million Africans into poverty.
Convened by the Economic Commission for Africa, the Investing in Africa’s Health High-Level Forum brings together key decision makers to shape a more sustainable financing architecture for the continent.
Click on the https://t.co/UCBxxGeTQX register and join the conversation.
In a strategic meeting with UN High Commissioner @FilippoGrandi & UNHCR leadership, ES @claverGatete discussed the urgent need to diversify refugee funding. The meeting emphasized refugees' economic potential & called for their inclusion in national plans & urban development.
ES @clavergatete met with H.E. Mr. Dammu Ravi, Vice Minister for Economic Relations of the Government of India to discuss strengthening ECA–India cooperation on solar energy, digital public infrastructure, local manufacturing & currency-based trade, moving from dialogue to action
🔊The #AfricaDialogueSeries kicks off this month!
History is crucial to understanding the theme “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.”
Join the 1⃣st #ADS2025 webinar ⤵️
📅 7 May 2025
⏰ 9am New York time
✏️Register https://t.co/hC7zDGyP2C
ES @ClaverGatete received credentials from H.E. Amb. @MbapeuaMuvangua@AmbAddis. He congratulated Namibia on its new leadership & discussed AfCFTA implementation strategy & opportunities in beef, leather, tourism, green hydrogen, & the automotive sector to drive inclusive growth.
Executive Secretary @ClaverGatete received credentials from H.E. Amb Olivia Leslie @IEAmbEthiopia and discussed how to deepen Ireland–Africa partnership, especially in supporting regional value chains at both country and regional level within the context of #AfCFTA.
Fruitful meeting b/w ES @ClaverGatete & H.E. @gioasempre Special Envoy for Tech @ODET_UN, on prioritizing AI capacity building & Digital Public Infrastructure in regional dev plans. Discussions covered support to RCs & tailored strategies to drive Africa’s digital transformation.
"We must rethink health financing—it's not a cost, but an investment."
The ES & Dr. @Chikwe_I emphasized local pharmaceutical manufacturing to reduce Africa’s reliance on imports, leveraging public-private partnerships, & learning from Rwanda’s successful health infrastructure.
📢Join us at the 57th Session of ECA #COM2025 hybrid side event!
🌍 Topic:Empowering African businesses to trade successfully under #AfCFTA for inclusive growth & decent work
📍Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
📅 March 15, 2025
🕛 12:00 - 13:30
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/RBstM6uKL2
🚨 Africa’s Gender Index Score is just 50.3% in 2023, a marginal increase from 48.6% in 2019. No African country has fully achieved gender equality - regardless of income status.
We must #BreakBarriers & ensure equal rights & opportunities for all women!
#Beijing30#MarchForward
📢Change starts with us!
Young leaders are stepping up at #CSW69 to demand action on gender equality. Will you be part of the movement? 🧡✊
🌐https://t.co/uZVH6oUaI0
#ForAllWomenAndGirls#EveryoneIncluded
Women hold 43% of managerial jobs at big American companies, but their share in chief executives’ suites has only just passed 10%. We explore why https://t.co/3CBLPzmczQ
The outgoing Amb of South Sudan to Ethiopia & ECA, HE Natalina Edward Mou paid a farewell courtesy visit to ES @ClaverGatete . They discussed areas of support for economic recovery, including macroeconomic management, statistics and trade, among others.
Why spend hundreds of $billions importing #food & #medicine when investing in #agro & #pharma can boost local economies, build #resilience, create jobs, & improve #livelihoods?
Join the discussion - Africa Business Forum #ABF2025
📅17 Feb 2025
Register 👉https://t.co/pG2SUR0o5x
ES @ClaverGatete met with Amb. Marie-Antoinette Rose Quatre, CEO of @APRMorg, The meeting underscored the importance of collaborative approaches to corporate & economic governance, reinforcing @ECA_OFFICIAL’s commitment to advancing Africa’s development agenda.
#Partnerships
🇩🇿 Algerian Ambassador HE Selma Malika Haddadi presented credentials to Executive Secretary @ClaverGatete today, discussing enhanced collaboration between Algeria and @ECA_OFFICIAL. Focus areas included diversifying Algeria's economy beyond hydrocarbons.
#NorthAfrica
📽️#FAOSFS_MDT18
🇦🇴 @FAO's Farmer Field Schools are enhancing smallholder #FamilyFarmers’ #Resilience to climatic shock and climate change, sustainable production, nutrition & food security.
While strengthening sustainable management of natural resources.
Honored to participate in the national workshop for the validation of the GEF-8 Project "Sustainable Aquaculture in Northern Angola" under the Global Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP), funded by the #GEF
Exciting times ahead! 🌊🐟 #SustainableAquaculture#Angola
O Projeto (ProDoc) GEF-8 “Aquicultura Sustentável no Norte de Angola”, contribuirá para sistemas alimentares mais diversificados, integrados e sustentáveis em Angola e na região.
Proporcionando maior #SegurançaAlimentar e apoiando os princípios da #EconomiaAzul#FSIP 🐠
Led by the #EAFNansen program, the research vessel Dr #FridtjofNansen conducts scientific research, supporting informed policy decisions for effective #fisheries management & thriving marine ecosystems.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/aUkuuqAQXY
#OceanDecade@noradno, @Havforskningen