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Kenya mangrove.
Climate

Bringing new life to Africa’s wetlands and the people who depend on them

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.

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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

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

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

AfCFTAFree Trade

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

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

AfCFTA

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

climateenergy

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

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.

Light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria

UN

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

Africa’s creative industries on the move, breaking barriers

First ever Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Summit showcases Africans leveraging and generating new opportunities in ‘CreaTech’ – where creativity meets technology.

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