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The African Union's first Debt Conference brought together Heads of State, senior policymakers, financial experts, and international partners on Africa's debt challenges and long-term sustainability.

Africa's debt dilemma: Turning crisis into reform

AU leaders push for reforms to fix global debt systems and strengthen fiscal sovereignty.

Germaine Tuyisenge Müller, Global Health Researcher, Author, Educator and Survivor, speaks during the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda at UNHQ, in New York.

It was just words until it wasn’t: A survivor’s call to counter hate speech before it’s too late

Peace & SecurityOn the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, survivor Germaine Tuyisenge Müller reflects on how words fueled Rwanda’s darkest chapter—and why today’s growing wave of hate speech must be challenged with urgency, education, and empathy.

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.

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.

How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde

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

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

Climate action Social ProtectionSustainable 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 actionHow one surf club in Senegal is riding the wave of environmental change.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) and UN General Assembly President Philémon Yang (centre) participate in the High-Level Political Dialogue on Reparatory Justice during the Africa Dialogue Series 2025 at UN Headquarters in New York.

Justice can’t wait: Africa’s push for reparative justice takes center stage

Senegalese women transforming dumpsite into urban gardens.

The Senegalese women transforming polluted spaces into urban gardens

climateA story of resilience, innovation, food security and climate change mitigation.

Modou Fall campaigns for a Senegal free of single use plastic.

The ‘Plastic Man’: Turning trash into treasure

plastic Social ProtectionModou Fall does more than recycling, he campaigns for a cleaner and greener future.

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