Africa

In the Somali region of Ethiopia, recurring droughts and locust invasions were already threatening food security. With COVID-19, the socio-economic impacts being felt across Ethiopia are wide-ranging and serious, with the potential to become severe, the r

UNDP: In Ethiopia, pandemic struck amid slowing growth, locust invasion, and disease outbreaks

Ms. Brema trains women in her village to become electricians.

Sahel project helps women raise themselves, their communities from poverty

Perched on the heights of Mount el Gorrâa, the gardens of Djebba el Olia form a unique agroforestry system.

Tunisia’s unique farming systems win recognition as part of the global agricultural heritage

Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed

"Take responsibility. Speak up. Stand with women and girls" #WithHer

Global call to fight infodemic

Mauritius, Senegal, South Africa among authors of global call against COVID-19 'infodemic'

Africa COVID-19

A woman at work at a garment manufacturing factory in Harare, Zimbabwe.

New UN report offers blueprint for greener, more resilient world of work

Ensuring a steady flow of investments in Mozambique and Kenya will help manage the crisis.

Contributing to business continuity and national COVID-19 responses in the African continent

Africa COVID-19

a cargo flight from WFP’s newly established Global Humanitarian Response Hub in Liège, Belgium arrived in Burkina Faso carrying almost 16 metric tons of medical cargo and personal protective equipment like masks and gloves on behalf of UNICEF and the Inte

WFP: Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights

Major Monira Mahjabeen Mowri, from Bangladesh, serving in South Sudan

“Once a peacekeeper, always a peacekeeper”

— Major Monira Mowri, from Bangladesh, serving in South Sudan

Populations in remote areas are heavily affected by the decrease in remittances sent by Chadian Diaspora.

Understanding remittances behaviour in Chad amid COVID-19: IOM launches first study on remittances

Captain Tanvi Shukla from India, serving in the DR Congo

"Be the change you want to see"

— Captain Tanvi Shukla from India, serving in the DRC

Every year, thousands of seasonal workers from West and Central Africa travel to gold mining areas in Burkina Faso, Senegal or Mali.

Migration flows across West and Central Africa nearly halved by COVID-19; mobile populations economically impacted