Climate

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

Why water must be managed not as a crisis, but as Africa’s most strategic asset, and a catalyst for inclusive growth, climate resilience, and lasting peace

By Jean-Paul Adam

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Mariam Solika: Empowering Young Voices Through Hope Driven Media

Climate action “It’s our mission to try to find the good news. And if we don’t find it, it’s our mission to be the good news.”

An expert panel segment during the Fifty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, held from 28 March to 3 April 2026 in Tangier, Morocco.

Economic Development

Financing Africa’s digital Future: Institutions push for smarter, coordinated funding

African financial institutions say unlocking innovation will depend less on new money—and more on how it is structured and deployed.

Economic Development

Africa pushes for data sovereignty and digital Independence

Social Protection From data embassies to AI “factories,” policymakers say control over data will define the continent’s economic future.

Economic Development

Africa's water is its future. Who will govern it?

OSAA Africa holds 9 per cent of global renewable freshwater, over 600 gigawatts of untapped hydropower potential, and between 60 and 65 per cent of the world's uncultivated arable land. Its workforce is the youngest on the planet. Its consumer market will reach 2.5 billion people by 2050.

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Claver Gatete

Africa’s future depends on innovation, data, and frontier technologies

Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Op-Ed

Ms. Kristine Blokhus

Protecting the most vulnerable in an era of constrained resources

United Nations Population Fund Representative in Uganda

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Dr. Meshack Malo

Africa’s progress towards food security

Deputy Regional Representative for Africa at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Op-Ed

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water and Sanitation for “The Africa We Want”

Chairperson of the African Union Commission

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On the sidelines of the High‑Level Preparatory meeting for the 2026 UN Water Conference, Mr. Lifeng Li, Director of FAO’s Land and Water Division, reflects on why accelerating progress on access to clean water and sanitation services (SDG 6) is more urgent than ever.

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Lifeng Li on Clean Water, Sanitation, and Cross-Sector Action in Africa

Bintou Keita (center), in her former capacity of UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, arrives at Kismayo airport. Bintou was on a five-day working visit.

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Climate

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

Why water must be managed not as a crisis, but as Africa’s most strategic asset, and a catalyst for inclusive growth, climate resilience, and lasting peace

By Jean-Paul Adam

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

Water and Sanitation

Spotlight

Mariam Solika: Empowering Young Voices Through Hope Driven Media

Financing Africa’s digital Future: Institutions push for smarter, coordinated funding

Africa pushes for data sovereignty and digital Independence

Africa's water is its future. Who will govern it?

Voices

Africa’s future depends on innovation, data, and frontier technologies

Protecting the most vulnerable in an era of constrained resources

Africa’s progress towards food security

From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water and Sanitation for “The Africa We Want”

Multimedia

Lifeng Li on Clean Water, Sanitation, and Cross-Sector Action in Africa

Bintou Keita | Why peace begins with people, not power

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Economic Report on Africa 2026

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Climate Africa’s water future requires a new mindset Why water must be managed not as a crisis, but as Africa’s most strategic asset, and a catalyst for inclusive growth, climate resilience, and lasting peace By Jean-Paul Adam

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Climate

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

Why water must be managed not as a crisis, but as Africa’s most strategic asset, and a catalyst for inclusive growth, climate resilience, and lasting peace

By Jean-Paul Adam