Polycarp Otieno, Music Entrepreneur and Founding member of Sauti Sol – a Kenya Afro Pop band.

Youth

From studio to industry: Unlocking the job-creation power of Africa's creatives

With the sector projected to reach $200 billion by 2030, artists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at ADIF 2026 examined how investment can turn artistic talent into economic transformation

By Nicholas Mokua

Spotlight

campaign & Stories

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Woman farmers harvest tea leaves at a tea plantation in Nyaruguru, Kibeho District, Rwanda. Tea is one of Rwanda’s major agricultural export commodities.

Economic Development

Feeding Africa: Women farmers key to ending hunger

Social Protection Building resilient food systems in Africa begin with inclusive agriculture

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

Youth

On the ground with Africa’s young changemakers

Youth & Jobs Social Protection Learning from Africa’s youth and renewing our promise to empower them as leaders

Economic Development

Africa’s Fourth Industrial Decade: From political mandate to industrial transformation

Social Protection debt The UN has proclaimed 2026-2035 as the Fourth Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA IV). What opportunities are there for Africa?

Voices

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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

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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

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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.

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

Youth

From studio to industry: Unlocking the job-creation power of Africa's creatives

With the sector projected to reach $200 billion by 2030, artists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at ADIF 2026 examined how investment can turn artistic talent into economic transformation

By Nicholas Mokua

From studio to industry: Unlocking the job-creation power of Africa's creatives

Water and Sanitation

Spotlight

Feeding Africa: Women farmers key to ending hunger

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

On the ground with Africa’s young changemakers

Africa’s Fourth Industrial Decade: From political mandate to industrial transformation

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

Youth From studio to industry: Unlocking the job-creation power of Africa's creatives With the sector projected to reach $200 billion by 2030, artists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at ADIF 2026 examined how investment can turn artistic talent into economic transformation By Nicholas Mokua

Water and Sanitation

Spotlight

Voices

Multimedia

Peace & Security

Publications

Youth

From studio to industry: Unlocking the job-creation power of Africa's creatives

With the sector projected to reach $200 billion by 2030, artists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at ADIF 2026 examined how investment can turn artistic talent into economic transformation

By Nicholas Mokua