United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

[[File:United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Subregions.svg|thumb|right|350px|Map showing the subregions of the ECA:

{{legend|#346733|North Africa}} {{legend|#538650|West Africa}} {{legend|#72A66D|Central Africa}} {{legend|#92C88D|Eastern Africa}} {{legend|#B3EAAD|Southern Africa}} ]]

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA or ECA; Commission économique pour l'Afrique, CEA) was established in 1958 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the African continent) following a recommendation of the United Nations General Assembly. It is one of five regional commissions.

The ECA has 54 member states, corresponding to the 54 member states of the United Nations that lie within the continent of Africa or in oceans nearby the continent. The ECA's mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member states, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development.

On October 6, 2023, the UN Secretary-General appointed Claver Gatete of Rwanda as the Executive Secretary of UNECA, replacing the Cameroonian Vera Songwe.

Programs
The commission's work is structured into seven programme divisions:
 * African Centre for Statistics
 * Macroeconomic Policy
 * Social development Policy
 * Innovation and Technology
 * Regional integration and Trade
 * Capacity Development

Locations

 * Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Headquarters, Africa Hall, opened 1961)
 * Yaoundé, Cameroon (Central African subregional headquarters)
 * Kigali, Rwanda (East African subregional headquarters)
 * Rabat, Morocco (North African subregional headquarters)
 * Lusaka, Zambia (Southern African subregional headquarters)
 * Niamey, Niger (West African subregional headquarters)

Member States
• 🇩🇿 algeria

• 🇦🇴 angola

• 🇧🇯 benin

• 🇧🇼 botswana

• 🇧🇫 burkina faso

• 🇧🇮 burundi

• 🇨🇻 cape verde

• 🇨🇲 cameroon

• 🇨🇫 central african republic

• 🇹🇩 chad

• 🇰🇲 comoros

• undefined

• undefined

• 🇩🇯 djibouti

• 🇪🇬 egypt

• 🇪🇷 eritrea

• undefined

• 🇪🇹 ethiopia

• 🇬🇶 equatorial guinea

• 🇬🇦 gabon

• 🇬🇲 gambia

• 🇬🇭 ghana

• 🇬🇳 guinea

• 🇬🇼 guinea-bissau

• undefined

• 🇰🇪 kenya

• 🇱🇸 lesotho

• 🇱🇷 liberia

• 🇱🇾 libya

• 🇲🇬 madagascar

• 🇲🇼 malawi

• 🇲🇱 mali

• 🇲🇷 mauritania

• 🇲🇺 mauritius

• 🇲🇿 mozambique

• 🇲🇦 morocco

• 🇳🇦 namibia

• 🇳🇪 niger

• 🇳🇬 nigeria

• 🇷🇼 rwanda

• 🇸🇹 sao tome and principe

• 🇸🇳 senegal

• 🇸🇨 seychelles

• 🇸🇱 sierra leone

• 🇸🇴 somalia

• 🇿🇦 south africa

• 🇸🇸 south sudan

• 🇸🇩 sudan

• 🇹🇿 tanzania

• 🇹🇬 togo

• 🇹🇳 tunisia

• 🇺🇬 uganda

• 🇿🇲 zambia

• 🇿🇼 zimbabwe