June 19
Africa: Unesco Launches Consultation On Fair Payment for News in the Digital Age
UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to inform its Draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, particularly as online platforms and artificial… Read more »
Africa: Art and Culture Can Both Fuel and Counter Hate, UN Discussion Hears On Juneteenth
From a gold collar worn by an enslaved African to music preserved for nearly a century after the Holocaust, a staged reconstruction of a hate radio broadcast or porcelain coffee… Read more »
March 10
Africa: An 'Alarming' Two-Thirds of Children Say Cyberbullying Has Increased
Around two-thirds of children worldwide report an increase in cyberbullying, with one in two say they don't know how to get the right support, according to a recent poll carried… Read more »
February 05
Africa: Fatwas, Faith and Fallacies - Myth-Busting Female Genital Mutilation in Africa
Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She told the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) that she hid her pain because… Read more »
December 10, 2025
Africa: Unesco Urges a Modern Rethink of the Right to Learn
Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, conflicts and rapid technological change are leaving millions behind. Read more »
September 28, 2025
Africa: 'We Don't Believe in Giving Up' Deputy UN Chief Tells New York Festival Crowd
Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed thanked the crowd at New York's Global Citizen Festival on Saturday for using their voice for justice and "refusing to give up on a… Read more »
