Zebras graze under acacia trees with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background, Kajiado County, Kenya.

Climate

Transforming climate challenges into opportunities

As the world marks World Environment Day, Rose Mwebaza, Director of the Africa Regional Office for the UN Environment Programme, highlights the urgent actions needed to strengthen climate resilience, protect natural resources and unlock green opportunities for Africa's growing population.

By Zipporah Musau

Spotlight

campaign & Stories

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Madina Kimaro stands with the young WASH ambassadors at Mtongani Primary School.

Climate

Madina Kimaro: Empowering young minds to protect the planet

Climate action youth

Climate

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.

Voices

Interviews & Op-eds

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Op-Ed

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

Op-Ed

Cristina Duarte

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

Special Adviser on Africa to the UN Secretary-General

Op-Ed

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

Multimedia

All 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

Transforming climate challenges into opportunities

Water and Sanitation

Spotlight

Madina Kimaro: Empowering young minds to protect the planet

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

Voices

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

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

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

Protecting the most vulnerable in an era of constrained resources

Multimedia

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

Bintou Keita | Why peace begins with people, not power

Peace & Security

Publications

2026 Africa Sustainable Development Report

Search Africa Renewal

Water and Sanitation

Spotlight

Voices

Multimedia

Peace & Security

Publications