Africa

United nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on Nigeria

Young women beneficiaries of the ''she will connect program'' talk about its impact during the launc

The end of the African Women’s Decade; tracking progress on commitments

Agnes Kalibata, (Centre) speaking at a panel debate: Feed the Future:

We must transform our food production and consumption patterns

Africa food insecurity

— Ms. Agnes Kalibata, UN Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit. (#FoodSystems)

Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, delivers ...

As historic virtual debate wraps, ‘our political leaders demonstrated their commitment to multilateralism,’ says UN Assembly President

The port at Tema, Ghana.

COVID-19 crisis amplifies the urgency for economic diversification in Africa

Africa COVID-19

Business as usual in post-pandemic recovery will only reinforce economic hardship

Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

Africa eradicates wild poliovirus

Africa Wild Polio

The last case of wild poliovirus in the region was detected in 2016 in Nigeria.

World Humanitarian Day 2020

World Humanitarian Day: Our Real-Life Heroes

Africa Humanitarian Day

They are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and helping people affected by it.

The Noguchi Advanced Research Laboratories, Ghana where samples of COVID-19 are tested.

Africa marks six months of COVID-19

The virus is now moving from high density urban areas to to rural areas with lower population density.

Ghana has anchored the response on tracing, testing and treatment.

Pooling samples boosts Ghana’s COVID-19 testing

Mother breastfeeding her newborn child at the Mother and Child Health Center in Bumbu, Kinshasa, DRC

Breastfeeding link to COVID-19 is negligible, says WHO

Africa Breastfeeding

The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a call for greater support for the practice.

WHO ramps up COVID-19 support to hotspot countries in Africa.

WHO ramps up COVID-19 support to hotspot countries in Africa

Africa closes in on one million COVID-19 cases

Africa closes in on one million COVID-19 cases