With rainwater tanks and solar-powered pumps, Somalia aims to take on climate change.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Story )For much of the last decade, Somalia has tipped in and out of drought, with dry spells withering rivers, turning farms into dustbowls and forcing millions from their homes.
ERA 2025: With effective implementation, the AfCFTA can open alternative markets to sectors affected by the global tariff wars.
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The AfCFTA is widely recognized as a game changer for Africa’s long-term growth and prosperity.
Empowering Ghana’s Entrepreneurs: Building a Digital Future for Women and Youth-Led MSMEs
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )While MSMEs contribute significantly to the economy, making up 92 percent of businesses in the country, their potential remains stifled by systemic barriers.
Experts convene in Washington to advance dialogue on an African-led credit rating ecosystem
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )African institutions and global credit rating agencies reaffirmed their commitment to developing a fair, transparent, and inclusive credit rating ecosystem for Africa.
President Museveni stresses value addition, expanding markets and better infrastructure for Africa’s sustainable future
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged African leaders to dismantle the continent’s bottlenecks to socio-economic transformation.
Africa's Workforce at a Crossroads: Navigating Climate Change and the Green Transition
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )A side event at the Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) brought together policymakers, economists, and development experts to address the critical challenges and opportunities facing Africa's workforce in the c
Uganda’s innovations and value chains take centre stage at ARFSD11 knowledge fair
Stories & Blogs ECA (Story )The Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) was marked by a vibrant Knowledge Fair and Exhibition jointly organized by the United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes and coordinated by the Knowledge Managemen
Year of Impact: Eritrea’s Resident Coordinator on Turning Challenge into Change
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )One year can make an enormous difference. Having completed a year in the role of UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Eritrea, Nahla Valji reflects on the complex context of the country.
Impact of US funding cuts on the global AIDS response — 28 March 2025 update
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )Countries are continuing to adapt to the recent cuts to US funding for the global HIV response. The impacts of HIV service disruptions are being more clearly understood as more granular information becomes available.
Heading home: DRC’s conflict-displaced face spiking hunger and smashed lives
Stories & Blogs WFP (Story )As new findings show record-high hunger in Africa’s second-largest country, a severe funding crunch and insecurity hamper WFP’s efforts to reach tens of thousands of desperate people in the northeast