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Sierra Ride: Driving Opportunity and Greener Future

Sierra Leone is investing its own resources, with UNDP support, in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and driver training, to create opportunities for…

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UNDP and EBN partner to strengthen quality standards for Africa’s incubators

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New Arpraziquantel Access Alliance to support country-led scale-up of schistosomiasis treatment for preschool-aged children

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UNDP African Youth Co-Creators Council begins its two-year mandate

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African leaders adopt Maputo communiqué to advance disaster prevention and resilience investment

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African Development Bank and UNDP Advance AI 10 Billion Initiative to Turn Africa’s AI Potential into Productivity

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AFRI CONVERSE 2026 #4

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UNDP and GSMA partner to scale African-led AI innovation

UNDP and the GSMA announced a strategic partnership to strengthen Africa’s artificial intelligence ecosystem and accelerate the deployment of African-led AI…

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What we do

UNDP Africa supports 46 countries in accelerating achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, expediting structural economic transformation for sustainable development, building resilience to shocks, and promoting sound governance, peace and security throughout the continent.

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Sierra Ride: Driving Opportunity and Greener Future

Sierra Leone is investing its own resources, with UNDP support, in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and driver training, to create opportunities for…

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Safer homes and stronger cities in the Sahel

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What UNGA81 Revealed About Africa’s Next Chapter

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From Survivor to Leader: Tiwa Savage’s Malawi Visit Demonstrates the Power of Listening, Inclusion and Collective Action

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Call for applicants: pre-incubation Mine-Tech program; two workers in yellow hard hats.
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Call for Applications: Pan-African MineTech Exploration Technology Pre-Incubation Programme

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Africa's AI Crossroads: Building the Capabilities for an AI Economy

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Africa’s AI Crossroads: From Readiness to Public Value

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The New Scarcity Economy: An African Lens on UNGA 81

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Publications

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UNDP Regional Programme for Africa | From Catalytic Investment to Continental Impact

From Catalytic Investment to Continental Impact examines how the UNDP Regional Programme for Africa uses flexible, strategic funding to unlock development…

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Creatives4Peace: 15 Youth-Led Creative Solutions for Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding

This publication showcases the 15 finalists of UNDP Africa’s Creatives4Peace Youth Online Innovation Challenge, selected from more than 730 applications across…

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Local AI compute infrastructure in Africa: Lessons from six country-hosted deployments on governance and effective use

Local AI compute infrastructure in Africa examines what it takes to move from investment in advanced computing infrastructure to sustained national capability…

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From The Ground Up: How Founder Evidence Is Driving Policy Reforms That Africa's Entrepreneurs Actually Need

Africa stands in the middle of two defining conditions: the largest youth population on the planet and the most fragmented policy environment of any major…

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The Situational Analysis on Women Engagement in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in the COMESA Region

This report examines women’s participation in fisheries and aquaculture across the COMESA region, with in-depth case studies from Kenya, Rwanda and Seychelles…

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