Despite being often seen through the lens of food insecurity, Chris Elliott explores how Africa could soon become a global ...

The articles that follow examine how Africa can reposition itself to take full advantage of globalization—while minimizing the risks in the process—to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty.

Africa Renewal is a United Nations digital magazine that covers Africa’s economic, social and political developments. We cover the challenges the continent faces and the solutions to these by ...

The cake represents the continent of Africa. It is being divided up and given to other European countries. The man holding the knife is Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany. Although he ...

Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical for powering Africa, transforming economies, and reaching people’s development aspirations. It is at the heart of our mission to ...

It’s only February and key sectors in South Africa, including energy, finance, technology and manufacturing, are already ...

A Regional Overview analyzes the risks the region faces and the measures and tools that the countries have adopted to enhance their preparedness. Developed by the World Bank in collaboration with the ...

For a nation grappling with unemployment, poverty, and inequality, SONA2025 likely failed to ignite the sense of urgency or ...

UNICEF noted that while southern Europe grappled with deadly floods, and Asia and Africa faced cyclones and flooding, heatwaves emerged as the leading climate threat to education last year ...