The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will have its fifty-fifth session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from March 15 to 21. The ECA Conference of Ministers 2023 (COM 2023) will focus on the theme "Fostering recovery and transformation in Africa to reduce inequalities and vulnerabilities". The conference aims to refocus attention and action on poverty eradication, inequality, and other issues that make the African population continuously vulnerable to these scourges.