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Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo, known to everyone as Mãezinha, is more than just a fishmonger. She is a boat owner, community leader, advocate for sustainable fishing, and a woman determined to chart her own course through hardship and hope.
Climate

Mãezinha of Rincão: A woman of the sea, a voice for her community

In the coastal town of Rincão, Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo combines local fishing knowledge with small-scale entrepreneurship to support her family and strengthen her community’s economy.
Students receiving school meals.
Climate

How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde

Climate actionSocial Protection In Ribeira da Barca, the sea connects school meals, family kitchens, and local markets.
Fishing in Rincao, Cabo Verde.
Climate

From maritime to Blue economy: Transforming Cabo Verde’s fisheries Sector

Climate actionSocial Protection Sustainable practices, value chains, and inclusive growth are shaping the country’s ocean-based development.
Sista Becky, born Rebecca Kalonji in Kinshasa, is a Congolese rapper, singer, songwriter, and activist, also known by her stage name “Princesse Bantou.”
Social Justice

Congolese Rapper Sista Becky becomes champion for nutrition

Social Protection The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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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

Scaling Fences: Voices of Irregular African Migrants to Europe

Despite dangers, many Africans still migrate to Europe

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Irregular migrants reveal strong links between migration and development

Chibok mother Yana Galang

Chibok mother: Please, don’t forget our missing girls

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Promotion of International Cooperation to Combat Illicit Financial Flows

Promotion of International Cooperation to Combat Illicit Financial Flows

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The Aboubou pond.

Fish Farming in Northern Niger Boosts Local Economy

Migration and Environment
Validation of Zimbabwe's Implementation Strategy for the AfCFTA in Harare. Photo: UNECA

ECA and AUC pledge full support to Zimbabwe on AfCFTA implementation

AfCFTA
Over 50 people in a group photo at the entrance to a building in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe expects positive transformation of its economic landscape with full AfCFTA implementation

AfCFTA
In Blue Nile State in Sudan a boy washes his hands in a village where UNICEF has been promoting good hygiene practices.

WHO and UNICEF in campaign to protect 1.6 million in Sudan from cholera

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Young African leaders are gaining the skills and connections they need to accelerate their own career trajectories and contribute more robustly to strengthening democratic institutions, spurring economic growth, and enhancing peace and security in Africa.

Launch of 100,000 SME’s for 1 Million Jobs by 2021 Campaign

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Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's seventy-fourth session.

At UN, Somalia’s President spotlights country’s progress, but cautions eradicating terrorism ‘will not be easy’

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Taban Deng Gai, First Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan

South Sudan ‘heading towards lasting peace and stability’, UN General Assembly told

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Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's seventy-fourth session.

DR Congo President outlines vision for a ‘more representative’ UN Security Council

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A United Nations peacekeeper in Mali interacts with children in the Mopti region of the West African country. (July 2019)

African cooperation on peace ‘increasingly strong’, Security Council told

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