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

Transforming climate challenges into opportunities

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

Madina Kimaro: Empowering young minds to protect the planet

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Children watering a garden.
Climate

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

Climate action Why water must be managed not as a crisis, but as Africa’s most strategic asset, and a catalyst for inclusive growth, climate resilience, and lasting peace
Mariam Solika
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.”

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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

Children watering a garden.
Climate

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

Mariam Solika
Climate

Mariam Solika: Empowering Young Voices Through Hope Driven Media

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

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.

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.
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Africa pushes for data sovereignty and digital Independence

Social ProtectionFrom data embassies to AI “factories,” policymakers say control over data will define the continent’s economic future.
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Three years of war in Sudan: A crisis the world can’t ignore

Peace and SecurityThree years into the war in Sudan, survivors and human rights defenders are struggling to respond to overwhelming needs amid widespread violence, displacement, and limited global attention. As horrific violations and abuses intensify and those documenting them become targets, calls for accountability and sustained international engagement grow more urgent.
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Africa's water is its future. Who will govern it?

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Not My Words — The Actor Who Carries the Voice of Genocide

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Digital education can change the world

Youth & JobsAminata Savané, a 25-year-old digital rights advocate, wants to harness the internet as a tool for economic empowerment, inclusion and safety, to address the underlying societal challenges women and underprivileged young people face in Côte d'Ivoire.
Mr. Sibusiso Mazomba (far left), member of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change; Ms. Eugenia Boateng (second from left), Founder and Executive Director of the African Diaspora Youth Hub, FABA Institute; Mr. Jabri Ibrahim, also of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change; and • Mr. Damon Hamman, Graduate Student, New York University, Centre for Global Affairs.

Africa’s youth are shaping the continent’s climate future

Climate actionOn the sidelines of the UN Youth Forum, four climate leaders from across the continent and diaspora unite to call for stronger protection of Africa’s environment and vital resources.
A UN Human Rights staff member wearing a light blue vest walks down a muddy path with his arm around a child wearing a green football jersey, while another child walks behind them in the rain.

Strengthening child protection systems across West Africa

human rightsA UN Human Rights project is working to protect children in street situations, before it’s too late.
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Africa’s future depends on innovation, data, and frontier technologies

Social ProtectiondebtThe choice is clear; the window is narrow; and the time to prepare Africa’s workforce for the frontier economy is now
Ensuring safe births is key to ending preventable maternal deaths.

Protecting the most vulnerable in an era of constrained resources

healthInvesting in frontline health workers is essential to preserving the vital medical safety net that keeps refugee women and girls alive
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At Kwibuka 32: Reflection, Resilience, and Stories of Survival

RwandaAs the United Nations commemorates the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda we hear from survivors on their renewed purpose
Photo Credit: FAO/FAOSS Bullen

Africa’s progress towards food security

Social ProtectionInvesting in productivity, irrigation, technology and youth could help Africa achieve self-sufficiency