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In Focus
ECOWAS at 50: Our focus remains peace, security and prosperity
Social Protection
Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, says the body is stronger now than ever.
Tongoro: Africa’s Fashion Renaissance
Africa Day
Fashion designer Sarah Diouf brings “Made in Africa” to the world stage.
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.
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healthHow Lesotho transformed Family Planning access through community action, commitment, and resilience.
In 2025, the African Union has set a powerful and necessary theme: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.” It is a call not just for reflection, but for clarity, courage, and a strategic reframing of the reparations discourse.
climateA story of resilience, innovation, food security and climate change mitigation.
In 2025, the WHO and partners campaign called ‘Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite,’ seeks to re-energize efforts at all levels to accelerate the elimination of malaria. Egypt is a good example.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls on world leaders to commit to ambitious climate action and significantly increase investment in renewables in Africa.
Gender EmpowermentOther priorities include combating gender-based violence, bridging the digital divide.
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.
Social ProtectionAmb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent lists economic empowerment, digital equity and solidarity as priorities.
agricultureAgricultural value chains for a crisis-driven world.
plasticSocial ProtectionModou Fall does more than recycling, he campaigns for a cleaner and greener future.
Social ProtectionA global symbol of the transatlantic slave trade; A place where history, heritage and the present meet.