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Fifty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Africa: Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
Economic Development

Time for Africa to Be Rated Fairly: Why the Launch of AfCRA Matters for Africa and the World

Economic Devleopment
credit: Young Moms Unite Initiative
Climate

Building climate resilience in rural Tanzania to strengthen food security

Africa youthClimate action Driven by gender equity, renewable energy, and digital inclusion, the Mamas Grow Initiative promotes climate-resilient agriculture to help feed families.
Amina Mohammed, Deputy-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant-Secretary General and CEO of UN Global Compact, close Unstoppable Africa 2026.

Africa’s business leaders push for growth that stays on the continent

At Unstoppable Africa 2026, leaders moved beyond the conversation on Africa’s potential to highlight investments, partnerships and initiatives that are already creating jobs, infrastructure, technology and opportunities for young people
Two Years After the Pact for the Future:

Two Years After the Pact for the Future:

Progress on Implementation, Challenges and Opportunities for Africa

Editor Picks

Mary and Melissa.
Human Rights

Mary Maker | Launching a new life from a refugee camp

Madina Kimaro stands with the young WASH ambassadors at Mtongani Primary School.
Climate

Madina Kimaro: Empowering young minds to protect the planet

Children watering a garden.
Climate

Africa’s water future requires a new mindset

Mariam Solika
Climate

Mariam Solika: Empowering Young Voices Through Hope Driven Media

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres officially opens Unstoppable Africa 2026

Unstoppable Africa: From potential to powering businesses

Economic DevleopmentGlobal leaders, entrepreneurs and investors converge in New York to spotlight Africa’s economic opportunities
Blue Sea Project waste cleanup of Bietry Bay, Marcory, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Credit: Franck Anodjo

Driving Environmental Sustainability and Plastic Reduction in Côte d’Ivoire

climateWhat began as an individual commitment gradually evolved into a collective movement, leading to the mobilization of young Africans into champions of environmental change.
Hand with safety glove holding Stibnite ore against tan background.

Critical minerals can power Africa’s structural transformation

debtSocial ProtectionAfrica holds 30 per cent of the world's critical mineral reserves. The question is whether it will keep exporting raw wealth- or be able to finally capture the value itself.
Theophilus Delali Dumenyo and community members in the field demonstrating a climate monitoring device used by E-Organics to support precision farming and improve local decision making.

Theophilus Delali Dumenyo: Restoring farmer agency through climate intelligence

Nyka Alexander, WHO

On the frontlines of trust to protect communities impacted by Ebola

Social ProtectionJulienne Anoko shows us what a day in the life of a World Health Organization Ebola Community Engagement Officer is like in the DRC.
UNICEF Sierra Leone/2025/Songa

Michael Nabieu: Empowering Sierra Leone’s next generation

How Michael Nabieu is mobilizing young people to strengthen food security and climate resilience in Sierra Leone and beyond.
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Combatting racism and dismantling structural inequalities within our societies

human rights
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Africa has the plans, but a decisive decade demands delivery

debt
Polycarp Otieno, Music Entrepreneur and Founding member of Sauti Sol – a Kenya Afro Pop band.

From studio to industry: Unlocking the job-creation power of Africa's creatives

Social ProtectionWith the sector projected to reach $200 billion by 2030, artists, entrepreneurs and policymakers at ADIF 2026 examined how investment can turn artistic talent into economic transformation
Woman farmers harvest tea leaves at a tea plantation in Nyaruguru, Kibeho District, Rwanda. Tea is one of Rwanda’s major agricultural export commodities.

Feeding Africa: Women farmers key to ending hunger

Social ProtectionBuilding resilient food systems in Africa begin with inclusive agriculture
Participants at a youth event in Addis.

Boosting women’s digital entrepreneurship in Burkina Faso, Congo, Ethiopia & Namibia

UNECA has launched a new initiative to equip women entrepreneurs with digital and financial skills while helping governments build more inclusive digital economies
Meeting with UN Inter-Agency Group on Youth (UNIAGY).

On the ground with Africa’s young changemakers

Youth & JobsSocial ProtectionLearning from Africa’s youth and renewing our promise to empower them as leaders