General History of Africa: UNESCO completes pioneering historical oeuvre and launches new educational resources.
Stories & Blogs UNICEFOct 17, 2025(Press Release )UNESCO announces the completion of the last three volumes of the General History of Africa.
WHO and the European Union launch collaboration to advance digitized health systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stories & Blogs WHOOct 14, 2025(News )The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announced today a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and wider adoption of WHO’s Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) in sub-Saharan Africa.
30 Years Post-Beijing: slow but steady strides in East and southern Africa, more policies and implementation needed to expedite gender equality.
Stories & Blogs ECASep 23, 2025(Story )30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), East and southern Africa has made commendable progress in gender equality demonstrated by improved education, health, and women’s public and private sector leadership.
Why do millions still live without electricity in Africa?
Stories & Blogs ECASep 23, 2025(Story )Hundreds of millions of Africans still live without electricity, relying on kerosene, candles and firewood.
ECA Develops an Automotive Policy Framework to support Namibia and Lesotho’s Integration into the Automotive Regional Value Chain.
Stories & Blogs ECASep 05, 2025(Story )The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Sub Regional Office for Southern Africa (ECA SRO SA) organised a virtual workshop on 2nd September 2025 to review and validate the draft automotive policy framework for Namibia and Lesotho leveraging feed
13th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XIII) opens in Addis Ababa
Stories & Blogs ECASep 05, 2025(Story )“This year’s CCDA comes at a pivotal time. The climate crisis is accelerating — but so is Africa’s determination to lead with solutions grounded in equity, innovation, and resilience.” Jihane El Gaouzi , AUC.
WHO updates list of essential medicines to include key cancer, diabetes treatments.
Stories & Blogs WHOSep 05, 2025(News )Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated editions of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc), adding new treatments for various types of cancer and for diabetes with associated comorb
Statement on behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General by Mr. Claver Gatete at the Africa Food Systems Forum Annual Summit.
Stories & Blogs ECASep 03, 2025(Story )Africa holds more than 60% of the world’s arable land and has the potential to build a US$1 trillion agri-food industry by 2030.
Experts validate report on cross-border cocoa and rice value chains between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
Stories & Blogs ECAAug 14, 2025(Story )In a pivotal move to strengthen regional trade and agricultural development, stakeholders from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana gathered to review a draft assessment report on cross-border cocoa and rice value chains.
Sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreaks in Africa
Stories & Blogs WHOAug 14, 2025(News )One year since World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), African countries have scaled up response measures and made progress to curb the spread of the virus.