United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) - Africa

Statement by Mr. Claver Gatete at the launch of the 2026 Africa Sustainable Development Report(Statement)

Jul 14, 2026

The central message of the 2026 Africa Sustainable Development Report is ultimately one of possibility.

Can Africa finance its own development?(Story)

Jul 06, 2026

As traditional aid budgets shrink across the world's biggest donor countries, African countries are under growing pressure to mobilize more of their own resources to finance development.

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Ethiopia launches National E-Mobility Strategy 2025–2030(Story)

May 25, 2026

A comprehensive national roadmap to accelerate the country's transition to clean, efficient, and sustainable mobility.

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High-level ministerial meeting on cross-border coordination on the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus(News)

May 23, 2026

Ministers of Health of affected African countries and partners convened at the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Cross-Border Coordination.

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Youth-led enterprises must be at the heart of Africa’s value chain revolution(Story)

May 22, 2026

“Africa will not transform itself without its youth, and Africa’s youth will not transform the continent without opportunities.” Said Eunice G. Kamwendo, Director ECA Subregional Office for Southern Africa

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Stabilization Gains Open Pathway to Development in Central African Republic: IOM Chief of Staff (News)

May 22, 2026

The Central African Republic’s stabilization gains are opening a critical pathway toward long-term recovery and development, which the international community must continue to consolidate through investments in human capital development and livelihoods.

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United Nations and African Union Convene Fourth High-Level Joint Retreat on Peace and Security in Africa in Libreville, Gabon(News)

May 20, 2026

AU and UN leaders met in Libreville to strengthen joint action on peace, security and stability across Africa.

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In Addis Ababa, Guterres urges reforms to give Africa stronger global voice (News)

May 13, 2026

Africa’s rising influence is being constrained by outdated global institutions, unfair borrowing costs and cascading global crises, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres warned in Addis Ababa.

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