Addis Ababa, 8 February 2021 (ECA) – Africa needs to at least double its energy supply from 250 gigawatts (GW) to 500GW by 2030 to build forward better from the COVID-19 pandemic and diversify its economies for sustainable development, said leaders from the continent’s innovation and trade development bodies, heads of policy advisory institutions, as well as private sector development champions, on Monday.
They were speaking during a high-level debate on on “Innovative financing in energy for economic diversification” as part of the 4th Africa Business Forum organised by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the fringes of the 34th African Union (AU) Summit.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 7, 2021 (ECA) – All is set for the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Fourth Business Forum, a unique gathering of African Heads of State, private sector executives and young ICT leaders and innovators which provides an invaluable opportunity to be part of a dialogue on business and development in Africa.
At its fourth session, which takes place on 8 February 2021, the Africa Business Forum will focus on accelerating the role of the private sector through innovative financing to build forward towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Hosted by the ECA and its partners, the Africa Business Forum is an annual event held on the margins of the ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union. It brings together Heads of State and Government, policymakers, industry leaders, civil society representatives, academics, thought leaders, youth representatives and private business executives to discuss pressing development topics, includin