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Restoring Africa’s knowledge sovereignty is key to sustainable development

Social Protection Epistemic injustice happens when a people’s way of knowing, teaching and understanding the world are sidelined, discredited, or erased.
Sista Becky, born Rebecca Kalonji in Kinshasa, is a Congolese rapper, singer, songwriter, and activist, also known by her stage name “Princesse Bantou.”
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Congolese Rapper Sista Becky becomes champion for nutrition

Social Protection The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
A man looks out to sea from the Door of No Return on Gorée Island, Senegal—a solemn memorial to the millions of Africans taken from their homeland during the transatlantic slave trade. The island stands today as a symbol of remembrance and resilience.
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Beyond compensation: Reparatory justice as a structural economic imperative for Africa

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.
Amb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent.
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Advocating for the justice and rights of people of African descent

Social Protection Amb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent lists economic empowerment, digital equity and solidarity as priorities.
The Maison des Esclave or Slave House is now a museum and UNESCO heritage site.

Gorée Island and the ‘fragility of freedom’

Social ProtectionA global symbol of the transatlantic slave trade; A place where history, heritage and the present meet.
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It was just words until it wasn’t: A survivor’s call to counter hate speech before it’s too late