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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

A woman.
Health

Skyrocketing healthcare costs in Africa driving families into poverty

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay

Homophobia: The Violence of Intolerance

Africahomophobia

UN rights chief takes a firm stance against intolerance towards sexual minorities in Africa and elsewhere

MDG poster by UN DPI

UN chief kicks off drive to save more than 16 million women and children worldwide

United NationsMDGs

On the record with Hugh Masekela

MDGsHugh Masekela
Symbolic burning of arms following Guinea-Bissau’s civil war

Reform of Guinea-Bissau’s military at the crossroads

Guinea-BissauECOWAS

A half century of change

economyWorld Bank

Good governance: central to all progress

electionsAPRM

Autocracy gives way to multi-party elections and greater openness

Ghana’s economy: hope rekindled

Ghanadevelopment

Ups and downs give way to cautious revival

‘A lot of reasons to be optimistic’

Cheick Sidi DiarraInterview

Cheick Sidi Diarra, UN special adviser on Africa, reflects on 50 years

For African business, ending corruption is ‘priority number one’

UN Global Compactcorruption

UN Global Compact urges companies to operate ethically

African media breaks ‘culture of silence’

Journalists struggle to give voice, expand freedoms

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Africa Agenda

AfricaAgenda
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Africa Watch

Africawatch

Nelson Mandela International Day