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Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo, known to everyone as Mãezinha, is more than just a fishmonger. She is a boat owner, community leader, advocate for sustainable fishing, and a woman determined to chart her own course through hardship and hope.

Climate

Mãezinha of Rincão: A woman of the sea, a voice for her community

In the coastal town of Rincão, Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo combines local fishing knowledge with small-scale entrepreneurship to support her family and strengthen her community’s economy.

Students receiving school meals.

How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde

Climate action Social Protection In Ribeira da Barca, the sea connects school meals, family kitchens, and local markets.

Sista Becky, born Rebecca Kalonji in Kinshasa, is a Congolese rapper, singer, songwriter, and activist, also known by her stage name “Princesse Bantou.”

Congolese Rapper Sista Becky becomes champion for nutrition

Social Protection The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Fishing in Rincao, Cabo Verde.

From maritime to Blue economy: Transforming Cabo Verde’s fisheries Sector

Climate action Social Protection Sustainable practices, value chains, and inclusive growth are shaping the country’s ocean-based development.

Environmental activist and entrepreneur Babacar Thiaw

Zero waste, big impact

Climate action How one surf club in Senegal is riding the wave of environmental change.

Op-Eds

Not Just Another Beautiful Sunset: Why the Ocean Matters More Than You May Think

By Amanda Serumaga

Gender Equality

Africa Day 2025: The Africa our youth and women want

As the continent reflects on justice and reparations, its greatest promise lies in the leadership, resilience, and the rising power of its women and youth.

By Chido Mpemba

Lesotho’s Family Planning Revolution: A quiet success the world should notice

How Lesotho transformed Family Planning access through community action, commitment, and resilience.

By Innocent Modisaotsile

In The Spotlight: The Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, stands as a powerful symbol of the transatlantic slave trade.

UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent said during the forum’s fourth meeting.

Amb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent.

Advocating for the justice and rights of people of African descent

Social Protection Amb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent lists economic empowerment, digital equity and solidarity as priorities.

Diallo Sumbry

Revolutionist returnees: Fulfilling dreams, finding freedom

Genealogy African Americans have a long history of going back to the motherland.

A woman and a woman.

Partners in time: Reconnecting African Americans with their tribes of origin

Genealogy Ancestry Geneticist Rick Kittles and Gina Page helping families put together missing pieces of their heritage through African Ancestry.