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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

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

Thermal power station in Takoradi, Ghana. Photo: World Bank / Dana Smillie

Financing infrastructure

A wind turbine farm in Tunisia. Photo: World Bank / Dana Smillie

Africa to push development agenda at upcoming climate summit

Leaders will draw up an action plan

Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Photo: Africa Section / Bo Li

Africa’s economy set for dramatic changes

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— Carlos Lopes

A woman harvests high iron beans in Northern Province, Rwanda. Photo: HarvestPlus/Angoor Studios

Biofortification offers hope for Africa’s malnourished

Raising the nutritional value of crops

Angolans party in the Miami Beach Nightclub in Luanda. Photo: Panos/ Robin Hammond

Inequality clouds growing economy

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Angola needs to diversify its oil economy

Babacar Gaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Central African Republic and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). photo: UN Photo/Catianne Tijerina

Political stability remains a challenge

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— Babacar Gaye

Soldiers in South Sudan guarding the airport in Juba. Photo: Raphael Obonyo

Peace in South Sudan critical to regional stability

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Continued fighting worries regional leaders

The Chinese currency, the yuan. Photo: Africa Renewal/Bo Li

Chinese yuan penetrates African markets

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Could it be the next global reserve currency?

Maged Abdelaziz, UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Africa. Photo: Africa Section / Bo Li

Africa wants equal partners

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— Maged Abdelaziz

Arid soils in Mauritania are some of the effects of climate change. Photo: Oxfam/Pablo Tosco

Africa’s trade under a cloud of changing climate

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Worsening climate change could affect the region’s economy

A woman selling agricultural produce in Kenya. Photo: Africa Media Online/Karin Duthie

Raw deal for African women traders

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Unfriendly trade policies cripple progress

Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre. Photo: International Trade Centre

Africa needs both aid and trade

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— Arancha González