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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

WHO urges African countries to ramp up readiness for COVID-19 vaccination drive.

COVID-19: Urgent call for sustainable healthcare reforms in Africa

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Let’s all UNiTE to end violence during COVID-19 and beyond

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Message by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Women celebrating Orange the World.

Gender-based violence: We must flatten the curve of this shadow pandemic

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— Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director

Tlamelo Makati.

African Union 'Sauti' blog: 'Healing: An Endless Maze'

gender-based violence (GBV)Botswana

Young female writer from Botswana raises awareness about challenges faced when recovering from gender-based violence.

Cyclists using the CityBuddiz service in Kigali, Rwanda.

Rwanda invests in cycling, helps boost clean air and jobs

Rwanda
The Flag of the United Nations.

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Uganda

Uganda
A worker repairs a wheel of a giant haul truck at a uranium mine in Namibia.

The Secretary-General’s Message on Africa Industrialization Day

Africa Industrialization Day
An employee of the Southern Sudan Commission for Census, Statistics and Evaluation (SSCCSE) ...

Data or Fiction: How one’s perspective of data influences decision-making

Africa Statistics Day
Ricksani Alice, 19, was married at a young age but is now back in school, hoping to complete her ...

Communities step up efforts to end harmful practices: the inspiring story of Tilimbike Safe Community Space in Malawi

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Women at a meeting held at the UN Women multipurpose centre in the Ngam refugee camp, Cameroon

Women around the globe share an immense stake in ending armed violence

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Our peace work should reflect that reality.

South African school girls

Our commitment: Giving girls in East and Southern Africa a voice and securing their future

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Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo, serving in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has been selected

UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award 2020 winner: Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo of Zambia

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— "I am working hard to stop gender-based violence."