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Environmental activist and entrepreneur Babacar Thiaw
Climate

Zero waste, big impact

Climate action How one surf club in Senegal is riding the wave of environmental change.
Sunset.
Climate

Not Just Another Beautiful Sunset: Why the Ocean Matters More Than You May Think

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) and UN General Assembly President Philémon Yang (centre) participate in the High-Level Political Dialogue on Reparatory Justice during the Africa Dialogue Series 2025 at UN Headquarters in New York.
Human Rights

Justice can’t wait: Africa’s push for reparative justice takes center stage

Zainab Gbala
Peace and Security

Zainab Gbla: The Peacekeeper who planted seeds of hope wins UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award

Chief Superintendent Zainab Gbla, a Sierra Leonean working with the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Abyei, is transforming lives in one of Africa's most fragile regions.

Editor Picks

School meals provide essential safety nets for poor children and their families.
Health

Debt-for-Food swaps: Innovative financing for school meals in Africa

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Economic Development

Financial, fiscal, and budgetary planning crucial for African cities

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Economic Development

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

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Health

Skyrocketing healthcare costs in Africa driving families into poverty

H.E. Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President

Striving for peace, decent life for all, ‘very pertinent’ UN Assembly theme, says Ugandan President

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H.E. Mr. Adama Barrow, President

During our difficult times, ‘we knew we had friends,’ says Gambian President Barrow

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President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania addresses the General Assembly’s annual general debate. UN Photo/Cia Pak

Mauritanian minister highlights country’s successful efforts to combat terrorism

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Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly. UN Photo/Cia Pak

All nations should embrace their sovereignty, US President tells world leaders at UN Assembly

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President Muhammad Buhari of Nigeria addresses the General Assembly’s annual general debate. UN Photo/Cia Pak

International solidarity key to address global challenges, urges Nigerian President Buhari

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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia addresses the General Assembly’s annual general debate. UN Photo/Cia Pak

Upcoming elections will signal Liberia on ‘irreversible course’ towards democracy, President Sirleaf tells UN

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Miroslav Lajčák (centre), President of the 72nd session of the General Assembly, gavels open the session’s first meeting. He is flanked by Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Catherine Pollard, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Co

General Assembly opens 72nd session with focus on the world’s people

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UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva in Uganda. Vegetable and crop seeds are provided to refugees to kick-start their food production. Photo: FAO/Anita Tibasaaga

UN agriculture chief says Uganda 'leading example' of sustainable refugee response

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Africa Books: Managing and Transforming an African University: Personal Experience at Makerere University 1973-2004

Lise Kingo (centre), Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact at the UN Global Compact Board Meeting in New York, USA. Photo: UN Global Compact

Private sector’s role in implementing SDGs

Partnership for Development

UN Global Compact: Building networks with public-private partnerships worldwide

Henri Konan Bédié Bridge linking the north and south of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Photo: Bouygues Construction

Partnerships at work in Africa

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SDGs envisage that PPPs can promote sustainable development in Africa

Young men using computers in a cybercafe in Cairo, Egypt, where Khaled (Jaled) Said, a 28-year-old blogger, was arrested and beaten to death by police in 2010. Later, 400,000 people joined the ‘We’re all Khaled Said’ campaign on Facebook is considered one

Uproar over Internet shutdowns

Censorship

Governments cite incitements to violence, exam cheating and hate speech