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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

Infant surrounded by protective malaria bed net in Ghana. Photo: World Bank/Arne Hoel

Widespread use of DDT for malaria control worries environmentalist

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Botswana researcher and member of the global DDT Expert Group, Prof Bontle Mbongwe, says decisions on use should be based on science.

Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA)

One year of free trading in Africa calls for celebration despite teething problems

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Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General AfCFTA Secretariat, says significant progress expected in 2022.

AfCFTA: What has worked and the way forward on agricultural trade

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Building on the gains for inclusive and harmonised food and business value chains.

Road to COP27: Why Africa cannot be complacent on energy, climate change

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Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki’s organization's Laugh Industry provides a platform and job opportunities for young artists in East Africa.

Using comedy to tell the African story

Creative IndustriesTop comedian, Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki’s organization - Laugh Industry – is providing a platform and job opportunities for young artists in East Africa, sees opportunities in the AfCFTA.

UN chief urges that recovery be ‘our resolution for 2022’

Light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria

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A UN Resident Coordinator blog.

Africa’s youth renew commitment to the SDGs

Africa’s Youth in The Decade of Action: Actors or Bystanders virtual hub mobilises young people for the Global Goals.

Road to COP27: Renewable energy Eritrea’s best bet to a resilient future

Wind and solar are some of the most affordable renewable alternatives readily available in the country.

COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this year, but deaths remain low

Swahili gaining popularity globally

Africa welcomes UNESCO’s designation of 7 July as Kiswahili Language Day
Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO African Union Development Agency

In talks with Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO of AUDA-NEPAD