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Olivia Albert leads a youth advocacy group in the Mara region of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Health

Survivors in the lead: How community resistance is key to ending female genital mutilation

Social Protection
Lush mangrove forest lining Mida Creek in Malindi, Kenya.
Climate

The people who live with wetlands know how to protect them

Climate action
The Minister of Energy and Sustainable Development (right) and the Resident Coordinator (centre) meet with Djiboutian solar panel business owners and engineers at the first National Forum on Solar Energy (FNES 2025).
Climate

Promoting Solar Self Consumption for Sustainable Energy in Djibouti

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Youth

Kapwani Kavenuke: Turning African youth voices into global power

Social Protectiondebt ‘We are the heartbeat that will carry Africa from potential to prosperity’

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The Town Hall by the UN in partnership with the BBC’s Focus on Africa brought together ministers, policymakers, and young leaders to debate one of the most pressing issues of our time: artificial intelligence (AI).
Technology & Innovation

Africa and Artificial Intelligence: The promise, the risk, and the path forward

Chief Kachindamoto lit a fire for justice and equality.
Social Protection

She lit a fire

Vivian van de Perre (center), Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for Protection and Operations in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) during her visit with the UK Ambassador to the DRC at Kanyaruchinya IDP Camp, Goma, North Kivu, DRC. 4 July 2024 - Photo ©United Nations/MONUSCO
Social Protection

Vivian van de Perre | Working for peace in the DR Congo

Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) briefs reporters on the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025. With him are Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) and Li Junhua (centre right), Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Sustainable Development Goals

Five years to go: UN sounds alarm on SDG progress as Africa seeks acceleration

Diana Maria Mukanzanira

From Community Education to Global Advocacy: A Ugandan Youth Leader’s Journey

Social ProtectiondebtTaking her grassroots education work in Uganda to youth platforms linked to the United Nations, Diana Maria Mukanzanira is committed to working for children, inclusion, and civic engagement.
Community members learned information on gender-based violence prevention and response, gender and masculinity concepts in Damaturu, Yobe State, north-east of Nigeria.

Why Ending Child Marriage is key to Advancing Africa’s Economic Development

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Community midwives helping to lower maternal deaths in Central African Republic.

Community midwives help to lower maternal deaths in Central African Republic

Social Protection
Serrakunda market, The Gambia.

Promoting inclusive food systems and gender equality in The Gambia

Social Protection
Traders and trucks in Elubo town, the main crossing point between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

African economies to grow in 2026, despite uncertain global context

Debt burdens and trade headwinds may limit growth impact
Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare strengthens economic resilience with bankable urban projects

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Regional Experts convened in Kampala for a Validation Workshop on Inland Waterway Transport Policy Harmonization, aimed at unlocking the potential of Eastern Africa’s vast network of lakes and rivers to support sustainable trade and regional integration.

Eastern Africa moves to harmonize inland waterway transport policies for seamless multimodal trade

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The Maison des Esclave or Slave House is now a museum and UNESCO heritage site.

Reparations for Africans Must Transform the Systems that Still Limit Africa’s Future

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Tirop’s Angels

Running against violence: How Viola Cheptoo is taking the GBV fight into the digital age

Social ProtectionKenyan marathon star uses her athletic platform to confront gender-based violence and empower a new generation.
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Online abuse is real violence — and Africa’s women and girls are paying the price

Social ProtectionA bold action by governments, tech companies, and all communities is needed to confront the rising tech-facilitated GBV that is silencing women’s voices and threatening hard-won gains in Africa.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (right) at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2025. The Summit marks the first G20 meeting held on African soil and the first since the African Union became a permanent member of the G20.

Africa’s G20 Johannesburg Summit 2025: In pursuit of Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability

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The Reppie waste-to-energy plant is a waste-to-energy plant in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which treats waste from the city.

Unlocking municipal finance for sustainable urban services and SDG success in Africa

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