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two men in a field

Using technology to fight food insecurity in Botswana

youth technologyTumo Kgabeng’s agritech solution uses drones to track pests, diseases and soil quality and recommends treatments.

Seraphine Wakana

Effective climate action will help the Gambia’s peace and stability

COP27 Gambia— Seraphine Wakana, UN Resident Coordinator in the Gambia

Elena Panova

The world expects COP27 to be solutions focused—and it will

— Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator, Egypt

L'entrepreneure équato-guinéenne Melissa Mbile Sánchez.

Youth Profile: Equatorial Guinean entrepreneur Melissa Mbile Sánchez

youth entrepreneurship

27-year-old founder of clothing line La Capacidad also offers internships to other youths.

Youth Profile: Agripina Ndoho Ngumu Bindang from Equatorial Guinea

youth entrepreneurship

Young entrepreneur is using African fabric to make bags, shoes and jewelry.

A 10-day coding boot camp for young girls from around Africa

Coding for girls: a glimmer of hope in a coding boot-camp

Every so often, amid the depressing data on hospitalization and deaths from COVID-19, a story breaks out that offers a glimpse of hope.

Zainab Hawa Bangura, Director-General, UNON

Empowered women can unlock Africa’s development dividends

— Zainab Hawa Bangura, Director-General, United Nations Office at Nairobi

Y-Peer volunteers wear protective gear as they assemble the dignity and hygiene kits.

Youth mobilize to support Egypt’s front-line health workers

The Joint Programme on Girls' Education brings together teachers and parents to help keep girls in school.

Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi

Ibrahima Sow, a Senegalese returnee, dressed up to show his work as a market gardener.

Climate Change and COVID-19 Impact Agriculture and Youth Mobility Across West and Central Africa

Chinsisi Jafali, a 14-year-old with albinism in Malawi

Making education safe for children with albinism in Malawi

Igihozo, 11, listens to a lesson on a radio after his school was closed in Rwanda.

Radio lessons: In Africa schools are closed, but learning goes on

Africa COVID-19

Countries use radio, TV and internet to keep students engaged