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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

New technologies and business models are creating a mass market

Africans must explore opportunities in digital trade

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— African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Chief Wamkele Mene

A smallholder avocado farmers in Tanzania's Southern Highlands. Photo credit: USAID Tanzania

The rising star of Tanzanian horticulture

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As more farmers in Tanzania turn towards Avocado production, EU-EAC MARKUP helps boost regional trade and the export capacity of horticultural products in Tanzania.

A Malian man casts his ballot at a polling station in Kidal, northern Mali.

To go ahead with the vote or to postpone? Elections in Africa in the time of COVID-19

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Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left, on screen) in an interview at the SDG Media Zone.

How the media can amplify sustainable development in Africa

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A zebra and three giraffes

Tourism in Africa: Virtual safaris kick in as countries slowly open to tourists

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With millions of jobs lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa’s travel and tourism industry innovates while seeking support to recover

Africa records over 500 000 COVID-19 cases

Africa records over 500 000 COVID-19 cases

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Investing in technology hubs across Africa can help the continent strengthen its digital entrepreneurship, a key to successful digitalization in the wake of COVID-19.

New African tech hubs report showcases support for start-ups across the continent

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Due to the border closures across West Africa, at least 30,000 migrants are stranded at borders.

United Nations in West and Central Africa concerned over increased vulnerabilities of migrants

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A resident walks past Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali.

UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts, sold in its name

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A midwife speaks about family planning at a family planning "open house" at a health centre in Assahoun, Togo.

Health workers in West Africa “in daily danger” while providing reproductive health services

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Young tailors in Guinea stitching masks

A stitch in time: Young tailors in Guinea upskill to meet demand

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A young girl cooks in a rural village in Ethiopia, where the land has been affected by recurrent droughts.

Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project

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