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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.
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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

Africa’s mobile youth drive change

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Cell phones reshape youth cultures

A seat at the table

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African youth demand a say in decision making

African youth hungry for connectivity

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More opportunities to innovate and create

Africa’s youth: a “ticking time bomb” or an opportunity?

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Leaders awakening to the need for job-creation programmes

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Malian children face education crisis

Youth unemployment: lessons from Ethiopia

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Counterfeit drugs raise Africa’s temperature

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Profits too high, penalties too low to stop crime

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Kenya pushes technology into overdrive

Africa’s greatest assets are its young people

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Interview with Ahmad Alhendawi, UN youth envoy

Rwanda genocide survivors struggle to rebuild their lives

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Genocide can happen anywhere, says Jacqueline Murekatete, a survivor

In Zimbabwe, learning Chinese is a lucrative investment

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Mothers’ health is improving across Africa

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But far too many are still dying from childbirth complications