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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

Female frontline healthcare workers in Nigeria

Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 World

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Freeing women and girls from violence in Mozambique

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Motorcycle taxis at Lunzu town in Malawi. A good number of them are owned by women.

Malawi women motorcycle taxi owners pulling strings from behind the scenes

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Elbowed out of driving the motorcycle taxis, women own the business instead.

Under Secretary General Cristina Duarte, Special Adviser on Africa to the UN Secretary-General

Post-COVID-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa’s development through digitalization

Africa COVID-19DigitalizationFor the continent’s recovery from the pandemic, harnessing innovation is crucial.
Behind the camera capturing the scene

‘Misinformation can be deadly’

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— Kamva Namba (South Africa)

Nkosi Kwanele is a screenwriter, content producer, author

‘You have to be responsible online’

MisinformationCOVID19

— Nkosi Kwanele (Zimbabwe)

Ms. Ako at the river filming the PSA.

‘If you wouldn’t drink dirty water, you shouldn’t share fake news’

MisinformationCOVID19

— Julie Ako (Nigeria)

Goal of the Month | March 2021: Gender Equality

“A crisis with a woman’s face”

International Women's DayEconomic Recovery

— United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres.

Daisy Masembe (second left), her crew and actors.

‘Take responsibility for what you share on your phone’

MisinformationCOVID19

— Daisy Masembe (Uganda)

This is the start of the next-generation collaboration approach for the regional UN entities

Next-generation Regional Collaborative Platform meeting kicks off for first time with regional UN entities in Africa

An image of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

What Africa expects of the new WTO Chief Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Free TradeAfCFTA

As Dr. Okonjo-Iweala takes office Africa seeks equitable COVID-19 vaccine access, support for free trade area, better market access and breaking of longstanding deadlocks.

An image of Sophia Tesfamariam Yohannes

Eritrea at the UN: Rebuilding towards a fresh narrative

Eritrea DiplomacyEritrea— Ambassador Sophia Tesfamariam