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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

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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

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

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Health

Skyrocketing healthcare costs in Africa driving families into poverty

Millennium Development Goals

As development goals near deadline, UN chief urges global leaders to ‘finish the job’

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The Congo Basin harbours the world’s second largest tropical forest. It is also a key resource for stabilizing the global climate. Photo: FAO/Giulio Napolitano

Ban hails ‘bold’ announcements on tackling climate change as historic UN summit closes

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Sam Kahamba Kutesa (centre), President of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, opens the general debate of the session. He is flanked by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Tegegnework Gettu

UN General Assembly's 69th general debate opens at headquarters

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A young girl carrying the flag of a Member State of the United Nations during the annual Peace Bell Ceremony held at UN headquarters in observance of the International Day of Peace (file photo, 21 September 2013). UN Photo/Amanda Voisard

Marking International Day, UN affirms people's right to 'imagine' and live in peace

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A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as President of the 69th session of the Assembly, Sam Kahamba Kutesa (on screens), makes his opening address. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard

Post-2015 development agenda takes centre stage as General Assembly's 69th session opens

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Ahead of General Assembly kick-off, UN chief urges world leaders to unite in ‘time of turmoil’

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General Assembly President John W. Ashe closes the 68th session of the Assembly in the newly-renovated Hall. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

President commends post-2015 agenda progress as General Assembly concludes 68th session

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Africa Appointments

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Africa Books

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Africa Wired

Photo: Jonathan Ernst / World Bank

Africa’s blue revolution in turbulent waters

Guests view publications at the opening of the African Plant Breeding Academy in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: ICRAF/Thellesi Media

Plant breeders to boost Africa’s indigenous crops