Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content

Search Africa Renewal

In Focus

Peace and Security
Health
Human Rights
Arts & Culture
Economic Development
Sustainable Development Goals
Climate
Gender Equality
Trade
Youth
Education
Technology & Innovation
Food Systems
Social Justice
Economic Empowerment
Social Protection
Energy
In observance of International Women's Day, participants march from the centre of Monrovia to the Temple of Justice, home of the Liberian Supreme Court, where they staged a peaceful sit-in protest against gender-based violence. (File photo, 2007.)
Peace and Security

25 years on: Why peace needs women at the table

As conflicts surge and peacebuilding funds shrink, advocates warn that ignoring women’s role in peace processes risks making wars longer and peace more fragile.
WhatsApp chats, learning hubs redefining education across the continent
Technology & Innovation

AI and the future of learning

A new wave of AI innovation transforming learning across countries on the African continent — from chat-based tutors to hybrid hubs and gamified farms
The towering hall of the Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar.
Arts & Culture

A museum in motion: Where memory, creativity and cultural justice converge

Beyond being just a place of preservation, the Museum is now a dynamic space of reflection, artistic creation, and global dialogue
Singer/songwriter Cobhams Asuquo of Nigeria.
Arts & Culture

Cobhams Asuquo on why access isn’t accidental: ‘Someone is doing the job’

A blind musician’s journey and the invisible hands that help pave the way

Editor Picks

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

Fashion show.

Building Africa’s trade future, together

Social ProtectionITC hosts Partnerships for Africa Day in Geneva to scale African-led trade solutions.
Chantal sits at her sewing machine.

The farming phone line ringing for results in Rwanda

Rwanda
Germaine Tuyisenge Müller, Global Health Researcher, Author, Educator and Survivor, speaks during the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda at UNHQ, in New York.

It was just words until it wasn’t: A survivor’s call to counter hate speech before it’s too late

Peace & SecurityOn the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, survivor Germaine Tuyisenge Müller reflects on how words fueled Rwanda’s darkest chapter—and why today’s growing wave of hate speech must be challenged with urgency, education, and empathy.
A student.

Restoring Africa’s knowledge sovereignty is key to sustainable development

Social ProtectionEpistemic injustice happens when a people’s way of knowing, teaching and understanding the world are sidelined, discredited, or erased.
Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo, known to everyone as Mãezinha, is more than just a fishmonger. She is a boat owner, community leader, advocate for sustainable fishing, and a woman determined to chart her own course through hardship and hope.

Mãezinha of Rincão: A woman of the sea, a voice for her community

In the coastal town of Rincão, Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo combines local fishing knowledge with small-scale entrepreneurship to support her family and strengthen her community’s economy.
Students receiving school meals.

How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde

Climate actionSocial ProtectionIn Ribeira da Barca, the sea connects school meals, family kitchens, and local markets.
Fishing in Rincao, Cabo Verde.

From maritime to Blue economy: Transforming Cabo Verde’s fisheries Sector

Climate actionSocial ProtectionSustainable practices, value chains, and inclusive growth are shaping the country’s ocean-based development.
Sista Becky, born Rebecca Kalonji in Kinshasa, is a Congolese rapper, singer, songwriter, and activist, also known by her stage name “Princesse Bantou.”

Congolese Rapper Sista Becky becomes champion for nutrition

Social ProtectionThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Environmental activist and entrepreneur Babacar Thiaw

Zero waste, big impact

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

Not just another beautiful sunset: Why the Ocean matters more than you may think

climatewomen
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.

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

Annalena Baerbock, President-elect of the General Assembly at its eightieth session addresses delegations after her election.

Germany’s Annalena Baerbock elected President of the 80th General Assembly

Featured Video