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Economic Development

Africa has the plans, but a decisive decade demands delivery

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Polycarp Otieno, Music Entrepreneur and Founding member of Sauti Sol – a Kenya Afro Pop band.
Youth

From studio to industry: Unlocking the job-creation power of Africa's creatives

Social Protection With the sector projected to reach $200 billion by 2030, artists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at ADIF 2026 examined how investment can turn artistic talent into economic transformation
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

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Madina Kimaro stands with the young WASH ambassadors at Mtongani Primary School.
Climate

Madina Kimaro: Empowering young minds to protect the planet

Children watering a garden.
Climate

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

Mariam Solika
Climate

Mariam Solika: Empowering Young Voices Through Hope Driven Media

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

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

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Not My Words — The Actor Who Carries the Voice of Genocide

Peace & Security
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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.
Mr. Sibusiso Mazomba (far left), member of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change; Ms. Eugenia Boateng (second from left), Founder and Executive Director of the African Diaspora Youth Hub, FABA Institute; Mr. Jabri Ibrahim, also of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change; and • Mr. Damon Hamman, Graduate Student, New York University, Centre for Global Affairs.

Africa’s youth are shaping the continent’s climate future

Climate actionOn the sidelines of the UN Youth Forum, four climate leaders from across the continent and diaspora unite to call for stronger protection of Africa’s environment and vital resources.
A UN Human Rights staff member wearing a light blue vest walks down a muddy path with his arm around a child wearing a green football jersey, while another child walks behind them in the rain.

Strengthening child protection systems across West Africa

human rightsA UN Human Rights project is working to protect children in street situations, before it’s too late.
Photo by Iwaria Inc. on Unsplash

Africa’s future depends on innovation, data, and frontier technologies

Social ProtectiondebtThe choice is clear; the window is narrow; and the time to prepare Africa’s workforce for the frontier economy is now
Ensuring safe births is key to ending preventable maternal deaths.

Protecting the most vulnerable in an era of constrained resources

healthInvesting in frontline health workers is essential to preserving the vital medical safety net that keeps refugee women and girls alive
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At Kwibuka 32: Reflection, Resilience, and Stories of Survival

RwandaAs the United Nations commemorates the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda we hear from survivors on their renewed purpose
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
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Progress towards dismantling racial discrimination globally: How international Human Rights law advances justice at all levels

Social Protection
Clean drinking water runs from a faucet in Senegal.

From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water and Sanitation for “The Africa We Want”

Climate action
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UNESCO’s work on the General History of Africa helps restore forgotten history

Social ProtectionUNESCO’s latest three volumes connect Africa’s pre-colonial civilizations, post-independence transformations, and the realities shaping Africa today