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Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo, known to everyone as Mãezinha, is more than just a fishmonger. She is a boat owner, community leader, advocate for sustainable fishing, and a woman determined to chart her own course through hardship and hope.

Climate

Mãezinha of Rincão: A woman of the sea, a voice for her community

In the coastal town of Rincão, Maria Sábado Horta Fidalgo combines local fishing knowledge with small-scale entrepreneurship to support her family and strengthen her community’s economy.

Students receiving school meals.

How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde

Climate action Social Protection In Ribeira da Barca, the sea connects school meals, family kitchens, and local markets.

Sista Becky, born Rebecca Kalonji in Kinshasa, is a Congolese rapper, singer, songwriter, and activist, also known by her stage name “Princesse Bantou.”

Congolese Rapper Sista Becky becomes champion for nutrition

Social Protection The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Fishing in Rincao, Cabo Verde.

From maritime to Blue economy: Transforming Cabo Verde’s fisheries Sector

Climate action Social Protection Sustainable practices, value chains, and inclusive growth are shaping the country’s ocean-based development.

Environmental activist and entrepreneur Babacar Thiaw

Zero waste, big impact

Climate action How one surf club in Senegal is riding the wave of environmental change.

Op-Eds

Not Just Another Beautiful Sunset: Why the Ocean Matters More Than You May Think

By Amanda Serumaga

Gender Equality

Africa Day 2025: The Africa our youth and women want

As the continent reflects on justice and reparations, its greatest promise lies in the leadership, resilience, and the rising power of its women and youth.

By Chido Mpemba

Lesotho’s Family Planning Revolution: A quiet success the world should notice

How Lesotho transformed Family Planning access through community action, commitment, and resilience.

By Innocent Modisaotsile

In The Spotlight: Climate Action

Senegalese women transforming dumpsite into urban gardens.

Gender Equality

The Senegalese women transforming polluted spaces into urban gardens

climate A story of resilience, innovation, food security and climate change mitigation.

A bone-dry part of the River Niger at Mopti, a major town in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Mali.

Floods and droughts are two sides of the same crisis

Climate action Wetlands can fix both.

Maguette Ba is a young climate activist, who advocates for a clean environment in her home country of Senegal.

Climate youth advocate making a difference

Senegal Maguette Ba, a young climate activist, advocates for a clean environment in her home country of Senegal. At 23, she wants to protect natural resources, raise awareness among young people and propose solutions suited to African realities.

Mangroves, Madagascar. As part of the Great Blue Wall initiative, the goal is to safeguard 30% of the countries' Exclusive Economic Zones by 2030, focusing on achieving a net gain in critical ecosystems such as mangroves, corals, and seagrasses.

Economic Development

Innovative financing to unlock Africa’s Blue Economy

debt Countries can leverage on creative financial tools such as debt swaps, green bonds, blues bonds, and others, to unlock resources needed to protect marine ecosystems, drive economic growth, and support climate adaptation.