Participants at a youth event in Addis.

Economic Development

Boosting women’s digital entrepreneurship in Burkina Faso, Congo, Ethiopia & Namibia

UNECA has launched a new initiative to equip women entrepreneurs with digital and financial skills while helping governments build more inclusive digital economies

By United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Voices

Interviews & Op-eds

Jean-Paul Adam

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

Director, Policy, Monitoring and Advocacy at the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

Cristina Duarte

Cristina Duarte

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

Special Adviser on Africa to the UN Secretary-General

Claver Gatete

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

Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Ms. Kristine Blokhus

Ms. Kristine Blokhus

Protecting the most vulnerable in an era of constrained resources

United Nations Population Fund Representative in Uganda

Multimedia

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.

Interview

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.

Podcast

Bintou Keita | Why peace begins with people, not power

Peace & Security