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Amina Alidi: From local voice in Malawi to global advocate
Youth

Amina Alidi: From local voice in Malawi to global advocate

Social Protectiondebt Bringing the power of community-rooted leadership to the global stage.
Five young Africans named among 2025 UN Young Leaders for SDGs.
Technology & Innovation

Five young Africans named among 2025 UN Young Leaders for SDGs

Digitalization From Nigeria to Zimbabwe, Africa’s new generation of changemakers joins 17 global youth leaders driving progress on sustainable development.
Two former students of the Zambian Industrial Training Academy, established with the support of UNIDO and other partners, work today at an engineering company.
Economic Development

Africa’s industrial future is within reach: What we need now is intentional investment

Social Protection With collective commitment, Africa can shift from potential to powerhouse—and reshape global industrial landscapes.
Do Nsoseme Dora
Peace and Security

Plant hope where tears reside: Art, resilience and Congolese women

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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

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

Bull Elephant in front of Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park.
Climate

Africa’s Environmental Vanguard

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Why Africa’s development future hinges on strong national institutions

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African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Yusuf and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

AU–UN meeting focuses on reform, peace, and climate justice

Social ProtectionLeaders call for global reforms, peace financing, and climate justice to strengthen Africa’s role in a changing world.
Turning Vision into Action: Winners of the 2025 UN SDG Action Awards.

Congolese and Nigerian among 2025 UN SDG Action Award Winners

Smartel (Nigeria) and Julienne Lusenge (Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC) were among the winners of the 2025 UN SDG Action Awards honored in Rome, Italy.
Photo: UNOAU/Sandra Barrows

Namibia leads the way: Honouring 25 years of Women, Peace and Security

Namibia, the birthplace of UN Resolution 1325, renews its leadership in advancing women’s roles in peace and security.
Opening ceremony of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30).

COP30 in Belem must secure Africa’s future and that of humanity

Dubbed the ‘Delivery COP,’ this year’s summit in Belem, Brazil, must focus on finding solutions and leading with action and urgency
In observance of International Women's Day, participants march from the centre of Monrovia to the Temple of Justice, home of the Liberian Supreme Court, where they staged a peaceful sit-in protest against gender-based violence. (File photo, 2007.)

25 years on: Why peace needs women at the table

As conflicts surge and peacebuilding funds shrink, advocates warn that ignoring women’s role in peace processes risks making wars longer and peace more fragile.
WhatsApp chats, learning hubs redefining education across the continent

AI and the future of learning

A new wave of AI innovation transforming learning across countries on the African continent — from chat-based tutors to hybrid hubs and gamified farms
The towering hall of the Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar.

A museum in motion: Where memory, creativity and cultural justice converge

Beyond being just a place of preservation, the Museum is now a dynamic space of reflection, artistic creation, and global dialogue
Singer/songwriter Cobhams Asuquo of Nigeria.

Cobhams Asuquo on why access isn’t accidental: ‘Someone is doing the job’

A blind musician’s journey and the invisible hands that help pave the way
Open-pit mine.

Africa’s critical minerals poised to power global green energy transition

At Africa Climate Summit 2025 leaders called for positioning of Africa to reap from its vast resources through value addition rather than continue with raw extraction
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed (Center) reflected on the meaning of resilience in the African context, saying: “Unstoppable Africa is a space to remind ourselves that this is our narrative, on our terms, as we go forth”

Beyond GABI 2025: Strategic partnerships to propel Africa’s economic growth

Africa’s unstoppable momentum on the world stage showcased its position as a hub of innovation, creativity, and investment
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).

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

DigitalizationFor a continent where 70 percent of the population is under 30 and which is projected to account for a quarter of the world’s population by 2050, the question is not whether AI will reshape Africa—but how.

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