Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content

Search Africa Renewal

In Focus

Peace and Security
Health
Human Rights
Arts & Culture
Economic Development
Sustainable Development Goals
Climate
Gender Equality
Youth
Education
Technology & Innovation

Economic Development

Hand with safety glove holding Stibnite ore against tan background.
Economic Development

Critical minerals can power Africa’s structural transformation

debtSocial Protection Africa holds 30 per cent of the world's critical mineral reserves. The question is whether it will keep exporting raw wealth- or be able to finally capture the value itself.
Adobe Stock
Economic Development

Africa has the plans, but a decisive decade demands delivery

debt
Woman farmers harvest tea leaves at a tea plantation in Nyaruguru, Kibeho District, Rwanda. Tea is one of Rwanda’s major agricultural export commodities.
Economic Development

Feeding Africa: Women farmers key to ending hunger

Social Protection Building resilient food systems in Africa begin with inclusive agriculture
Participants at a youth event in Addis.
Economic Development

Boosting women’s digital entrepreneurship in Burkina Faso, Congo, Ethiopia & Namibia

UNECA has launched a new initiative to equip women entrepreneurs with digital and financial skills while helping governments build more inclusive digital economies

Editor Picks

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

Nairobi City.
Economic Development

Financial, fiscal, and budgetary planning crucial for African cities

Inside a factory.
Economic Development

New UN report: Africa's economy to improve in 2025 despite global stagnation

Fresh source.
Economic Development

Streamlining Egypt’s food value chain through technology

Technician repairing control panel.

Africa’s Fourth Industrial Decade: From political mandate to industrial transformation

Social ProtectiondebtThe UN has proclaimed 2026-2035 as the Fourth Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA IV). What opportunities are there for Africa?
Gbotima farmers in Kenema District.

In Sierra Leone, a journey from the shadows of survival to the promise of opportunity

Social ProtectiondebtMoinjama Bockarie’s story shows how empowering women can help rebuild their lives and drive change
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.
Scott Rodgerson on Unsplash

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.
x

Africa's water is its future. Who will govern it?

OSAA
X

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.
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
AU Executive Council Opens 48th Ordinary Session with Strong Call for Unity, Sustainable Water Management and Accelerated Continental Integration.

Putting the African state and its institutions at the centre of development

As AU Summit opens, two UN OSAA reports underscore a clear message: no durable peace without strong, legitimate and well resourced states
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

Social Protectiondebt
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

debt
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

debt