More countries have eliminated these forgotten diseases but more investments are required to sustain progress

The meeting in Tanzania promised to ensure that all children with HIV have access to life saving treatment and that mothers living with HIV have babies free from HIV

New data show major setbacks for maternal health in many parts of the world, highlighting stark disparities in healthcare access

A new report the region has the world’s largest out-of-school population despite significant steps made to provide education

— Ms. Manty Tarawalli, Gender and Children’s Affairs Minister, says a new landmark gender equality and women’s empowerment law is a game changer for women

Addressing debt while bolstering agriculture, energy access and continental trade could ease burden on struggling economies

UN Chief reiterates call for G20 countries to agree on $500 billion annual stimulus for Sustainable Development Agenda

Priority must be given to investments in women and youth in all facets of the AfCFTA implementation arrangements

Adoption by the African Union of the theme for 2023 as the “Year of AfCFTA: Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation”, will generate greater political commitment and accelerate the effective implementation of the agreement

New UNDP report findings challenge traditional assumptions about what drives people to violent extremism, and highlight urgent need to move away from security-driven responses to development-based approaches focused on prevention

UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Acting Chief Antonio Pedro says the continent has opportunities from the global green mineral boom and the African Continental Free Trade Area.

Thirty-year-old Kenyan entrepreneur Linda Chepkwony wants to mobilise young Africans to help industrialize the continent through free trade pact

Niger’s education minister, Habi Mahamadou, asked African countries to reform their higher education curricula to promote science, technology and innovation