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Economic Development

This beat covers micro and macro-economic issues, including policies, infrastructure, urbanization, FDI, the role of private sector, regional integration, debt, and recovery.

Two former students of the Zambian Industrial Training Academy, established with the support of UNIDO and other partners, work today at an engineering company.
Economic Development

Africa’s industrial future is within reach: What we need now is intentional investment

Social Protection With collective commitment, Africa can shift from potential to powerhouse—and reshape global industrial landscapes.
African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Yusuf and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Economic Development

AU–UN meeting focuses on reform, peace, and climate justice

Social Protection Leaders call for global reforms, peace financing, and climate justice to strengthen Africa’s role in a changing world.
Turning Vision into Action: Winners of the 2025 UN SDG Action Awards.
Economic Development

Congolese and Nigerian among 2025 UN SDG Action Award Winners

Smartel (Nigeria) and Julienne Lusenge (Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC) were among the winners of the 2025 UN SDG Action Awards honored in Rome, Italy.
Open-pit mine.
Economic Development

Africa’s critical minerals poised to power global green energy transition

At Africa Climate Summit 2025 leaders called for positioning of Africa to reap from its vast resources through value addition rather than continue with raw extraction

Editor Picks

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

Fresh source.
Economic Development

Streamlining Egypt’s food value chain through technology

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

We must confront the legacy of slavery, tackle systemic racism

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Africa Briefs

brief

Africa’s media pushes for more freedom

NEPADmedia

Slowly, a tough beat gets better

Community radio: a voice for the poor

NEPADUSAID

Better local communications can boost development, democracy

African women battle for equality

Gender Equalitywomen

Some progress 10 years after Beijing, but major challenges remain

Moving ‘from rhetoric to action’

NEPADMDGs

UN panel on NEPAD highlights aid quality, private sector

Accelerating Africa’s agriculture plan

NEPADagriculture

Giant step for Kenya’s schools

MDGsEducation

Progress for both boys and girls towards Millennium education goal

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Africa Watch

watchappointments

Africa and the challenge of the Millennium Development Goals

MDGs

Focusing aid on Africa’s own priorities

MDGsNEPAD

More financing for Millennium Development Goals, but still far to go

Global AIDS treatment drive takes off

HIV-AIDSUNAIDS

Rapid increase in number of people receiving ARV medicines

Getting to the heart of the matter

environmenthuman rights

An interview with Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai

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