The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, led ECA’s participation in the 7th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (#AUMYCM) held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

The AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting is the principal platform for aligning the work of the African Union, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and Regional Mechanisms to advance Africa’s integration and development agenda. It ensures effective coordination of the AU’s priorities, with the AfCFTA at the center of efforts to create a single African market and drive sustainable growth.

In his address to the African Union Executive Council, Gatete called for urgent collective action as Africa faces converging crises, including slow growth, high debt burdens, shrinking concessional financing, and mounting economic uncertainty.

“The question is no longer what to do, but how urgently we can do it,” he emphasized.