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Ending digital violence is Africa’s next chapter in equality for women and girl
Gender Equality

Ending digital violence is Africa’s next chapter in equality for women and girl

Social Protection “Digital violence against women and girls is not inevitable; it is preventable.” UN Women’s Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda on this year’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence.
16 Days of Activism on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls 2025.
Gender Equality

The promise and peril of Africa's tech revolution for women and girls

Social Protection “When women withdraw from online spaces to protect themselves, we lose their voices in politics, journalism, and civic debate. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence not only denies women their most basic human rights, but it also robs our societies of their contributions” The UN Deputy Secretary-General reflects on this year’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-based Violence campaign.
Amina Alidi: From local voice in Malawi to global advocate
Youth

Amina Alidi: From local voice in Malawi to global advocate

Social Protectiondebt Bringing the power of community-rooted leadership to the global stage.
Five young Africans named among 2025 UN Young Leaders for SDGs.
Technology & Innovation

Five young Africans named among 2025 UN Young Leaders for SDGs

Digitalization From Nigeria to Zimbabwe, Africa’s new generation of changemakers joins 17 global youth leaders driving progress on sustainable development.

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The Town Hall by the UN in partnership with the BBC’s Focus on Africa brought together ministers, policymakers, and young leaders to debate one of the most pressing issues of our time: artificial intelligence (AI).
Technology & Innovation

Africa and Artificial Intelligence: The promise, the risk, and the path forward

Chief Kachindamoto lit a fire for justice and equality.
Social Protection

She lit a fire

Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) briefs reporters on the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025. With him are Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) and Li Junhua (centre right), Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Sustainable Development Goals

Five years to go: UN sounds alarm on SDG progress as Africa seeks acceleration

Bull Elephant in front of Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park.
Climate

Africa’s Environmental Vanguard

China in the heart of Africa

AfricaChina

Opportunities and pitfalls in a rapidly expanding relationship

Politics of succession: coping when leaders die

PolicticsSuccession

To avoid chaos, countries must follow constitutional procedures

Ghana’s ‘new path’ for handling oil revenue

Ghanaoil

Seeking to avoid the ill effects of Africa’s resource “curse”

Africa’s food policy needs sharper teeth

foodPolicy

Good intentions alone are not enough

What went wrong? Lessons from Malawi’s food crisis

Malawiagriculture

Autocracy and aid dependency killed an agriculture success story

Stabilizing Somalia: a new chapter begins

SomaliaAfrica

A “make or break” point for the country’s new leaders

What does the ‘Doha Climate Gateway’ mean for Africa?

Africaclimate change

Not nearly enough, given the continent’s vulnerability

Africa Watch

watch

For better quality education in Africa

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Africa Books

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Appointments

After Africa’s wars, a ‘new day’ for building peace

BurundiAfrica

UN's Judy Cheng-Hopkins on peacebuilding work in Africa

‘Ensure that everyone benefits from economic gains’

United NationsSpecial Adviser

Interview with Maged Abdelaziz, UN special adviser on Africa

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