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Gender Equality

Online abuse is real violence — and Africa’s women and girls are paying the price

Social Protection A 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.
Kenya mangrove.
Climate

Bringing new life to Africa’s wetlands and the people who depend on them

Ending digital violence is Africa’s next chapter in equality for women and girl
Gender Equality

Ending digital violence is Africa’s next chapter in equality for women and girl

Social Protection “Digital violence against women and girls is not inevitable; it is preventable.” UN Women’s Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda on this year’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence.
16 Days of Activism on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls 2025.
Gender Equality

The promise and peril of Africa's tech revolution for women and girls

Social Protection “When women withdraw from online spaces to protect themselves, we lose their voices in politics, journalism, and civic debate. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence not only denies women their most basic human rights, but it also robs our societies of their contributions” The UN Deputy Secretary-General reflects on this year’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence campaign.

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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

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.
Now in its fourth year, the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) ‘Unstoppable Africa’ event brings together African leaders, innovators, and investors for a two-day event.

GABI 2025: Showcasing Africa as a driver of global trade

debtOn the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, UN Global Compact’s Assistant Secretary-General Sanda Ojiambo makes a bold case for Africa to lead—not follow—global markets
GABI

GABI 2025 to showcase ‘Unstoppable Africa’ on global stage

debtLeaders, CEOs, investors, and innovators converge in New York to spotlight ways Africa is shaping the future of global business.
WHO

Doing more with less: Reimagining health in Africa amid global funding cuts

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

She lit a fire

Social ProtectionRemembering Chief Kachindamoto and her fight for girls’ rights
80 years on, what has the UN done for the world?

80 years on, what has the UN done for the world?

The UN’s 80th anniversary highlights its role in shaping peace, security, development, and human rights since 1945. Expert Natalie Samarasinghe reflects on its achievements, from peacekeeping and eradicating smallpox to advancing women’s rights and driving the MDGs and SDGs.
Gorée Island a Symbol of Transatlantic Slave Trade

Gorée, between remembrance and living: a vibrant world heritage site

Peace & Security
the Museum of Black Civilisations

Africa’s landmark museum at the heart of global discussion about restitution

Senegal’s Museum of Black Civilisations is asserting Africa’s right to secure its cultural heritage and tell its own story.
Shauri Kalibatha Jonathan, (Centre) a mechanical engineer and co-founder of Re-banatex, a company that converts banana trunks into eco-friendly textile products. (Supplied)

Training for the future: young people using their hands-on skills to fix local problems

From banana stems to medical devices, TVET is helping youth turn ideas into impact.

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