City leaders and finance officials from across the continent gathered in Addis Ababa for a day-long regional peer learning and action plan progress review workshop, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with UN-Habitat, UNCDF, and the Addis Ababa City Administration.
Held on 22 January, the meeting brought together mayors, technical experts, and representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Planning of six cities — Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Kigali, Nairobi, Lusaka, and Yaoundé — under the ECA-led project titled, “Expanded and Resilient Urban Fiscal Space for an Inclusive and Resilient COVID-19 Recovery in Africa.”
The initiative, supported through the United Nations Development Account, aims to help local governments mobilize and better manage financial resources to support inclusive and sustainable urban transformation. It demonstrates the ongoing efforts made in selected cities to strengthen municipal finance systems and build fiscal resilience following the economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
