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Economic Development

Africa pushes for data sovereignty and digital Independence

Social Protection From data embassies to AI “factories,” policymakers say control over data will define the continent’s economic future.
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Peace and Security

Three years of war in Sudan: A crisis the world can’t ignore

Peace and Security Three years into the war in Sudan, survivors and human rights defenders are struggling to respond to overwhelming needs amid widespread violence, displacement, and limited global attention. As horrific violations and abuses intensify and those documenting them become targets, calls for accountability and sustained international engagement grow more urgent.
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Economic Development

Africa's water is its future. Who will govern it?

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Peace and Security

Not My Words — The Actor Who Carries the Voice of Genocide

Peace & Security

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Bintou Keita (center), in her former capacity of UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, arrives at Kismayo airport. Bintou was on a five-day working visit.
Peace and Security

Bintou Keita | Why peace begins with people, not power

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Youth

Kapwani Kavenuke: Turning African youth voices into global power

The Town Hall by the UN in partnership with the BBC’s Focus on Africa brought together ministers, policymakers, and young leaders to debate one of the most pressing issues of our time: artificial intelligence (AI).
Technology & Innovation

Africa and Artificial Intelligence: The promise, the risk, and the path forward

Chief Kachindamoto lit a fire for justice and equality.
Social Protection

She lit a fire

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Digital education can change the world

Youth & JobsAminata Savané, a 25-year-old digital rights advocate, wants to harness the internet as a tool for economic empowerment, inclusion and safety, to address the underlying societal challenges women and underprivileged young people face in Côte d'Ivoire.
Mr. Sibusiso Mazomba (far left), member of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change; Ms. Eugenia Boateng (second from left), Founder and Executive Director of the African Diaspora Youth Hub, FABA Institute; Mr. Jabri Ibrahim, also of the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change; and • Mr. Damon Hamman, Graduate Student, New York University, Centre for Global Affairs.

Africa’s youth are shaping the continent’s climate future

Climate actionOn the sidelines of the UN Youth Forum, four climate leaders from across the continent and diaspora unite to call for stronger protection of Africa’s environment and vital resources.
A UN Human Rights staff member wearing a light blue vest walks down a muddy path with his arm around a child wearing a green football jersey, while another child walks behind them in the rain.

Strengthening child protection systems across West Africa

human rightsA UN Human Rights project is working to protect children in street situations, before it’s too late.
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Africa’s future depends on innovation, data, and frontier technologies

Social ProtectiondebtThe choice is clear; the window is narrow; and the time to prepare Africa’s workforce for the frontier economy is now
Ensuring safe births is key to ending preventable maternal deaths.

Protecting the most vulnerable in an era of constrained resources

healthInvesting in frontline health workers is essential to preserving the vital medical safety net that keeps refugee women and girls alive
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At Kwibuka 32: Reflection, Resilience, and Stories of Survival

RwandaAs the United Nations commemorates the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda we hear from survivors on their renewed purpose
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Africa’s progress towards food security

Social ProtectionInvesting in productivity, irrigation, technology and youth could help Africa achieve self-sufficiency
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Progress towards dismantling racial discrimination globally: How international Human Rights law advances justice at all levels

Social Protection
Clean drinking water runs from a faucet in Senegal.

From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water and Sanitation for “The Africa We Want”

Climate action
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UNESCO’s work on the General History of Africa helps restore forgotten history

Social ProtectionUNESCO’s latest three volumes connect Africa’s pre-colonial civilizations, post-independence transformations, and the realities shaping Africa today
Generals Opande and Agwai being honored with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Rokel.

Beyond the Battlefield: A Blueprint for Lasting Peace

Peace & Security
Children carry water containers through a rural village in Zambia. Across many communities, fetching water remains part of daily life, shaping school attendance, health and opportunity, especially for girls.

Too much, too little, and often unequal

waterThe African Union has declared 2026 the year of Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems. The United Nations Population Fund looks at how floods, drought and fragile systems are reshaping women’s lives across East and Southern Africa.