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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

Social Protection On this Africa Day of School Feeding, what are some of the ways we can fund these programmes?
Residents of the Kanyaruchinya camp near Goma flee on Sunday - fighting has overwhelmed the capital of North Kivu province.
Peace and Security

Caught in the crossfire: The human toll of conflict in eastern DRC

DRC WFP calls for international intervention as displacement and hunger reach crisis levels.
Grammy winner and UNICEF ambassador, Angélique Kidjo, shares insights on blending cultures, empowering women and youth, and her ongoing mission to bring Africa’s voice to the world.
Youth

On music, activism, and empowering Africa’s next generation

UNICEF A conversation with Angélique Kidjo on the power of music, Africa’s future, and breaking boundaries.
A car involved in an accident.
Economic Development

Road Safety: Digital technology to help prevent accidents

Digitalization Experts explore how data-driven approaches, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies can help save lives.

Editor Picks

Samuel Jepi, National Forest Initiative, outside of the NFI camp near Kupiano, Papua New Guinea. May 23, 2019
Climate

Creating credible carbon market in Africa

Fresh source.
Economic Development

Streamlining Egypt’s food value chain through technology

Ernest Rwamucyo (Right), Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations
Human Rights

Lessons post the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: we must speak out against discrimination and prejudice

Epsy Barr - Chair, Forum on People of African Descent.
Economic Development

We must confront the legacy of slavery, tackle systemic racism

Newly-elected Nigerian UN General Assembly President pledges focus on ‘peace and prosperity’ for most vulnerable

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Somali refugees finding their way in Kampala, Uganda.

Ending forced displacement in Africa, a collective effort

Africa Dialogue Series
Ms. Dimakatso Maila

‘I wanted to be part of this meaningful career’

AfricaUN Peacekeepers

– Ms. Dimakatso Maila, serving in DR Congo

Wreath Laying Ceremony on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

UN honours peacekeepers who ‘paid the ultimate price’, for the sake of others

UN peacekeeping
The Instant Network Schools programme.

African Dialogues Series 2019: searching for durable solutions to refugees, IDP problems

AfricaADS2019
Hafsat Abiola

Africa must rely on its own development model

Africa
Image of various covers of the magazine

UN Appointments

Photo of four people, two seated in foreground, two standing in background.

UNDP - Sahara Group partner to promote sustainable energy, SDGs in Africa

Aya Chebbi, African Union Youth Envoy

Young people can capably lead Africa into the future

— Aya Chebbi, African Union Youth Envoy

Students of the Africa Leadership University School of Business graduate in Kigali.

Preparing Africa’s graduates for today’s jobs

Labour

Experts call for modernising school curricula to match a rapidly changing labour market

Angélique Kidjo performs in a concert.

African music on a round trip —from Cotonou to Cuba and back

Music

Caribbean influence leaves its mark as popular Afro rhythms develop

Sandton Gautrain Station in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Africa’s megacities a magnet for investors

Yet increasing populations will need jobs and modern infrastructure