As a ONE Champion and founder of YouthXcel Africa, I spend a lot of time thinking about what young people across Africa are actually asking for, and what African youth development should look like when it reflects their realities. This year's International Youth Day theme gave language to something I had been circling for a while.
'Different Contexts, Common Aspirations' sounds like reassurance at first, a reminder that young people everywhere want roughly the same things. Sit with it...
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What the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Health means for the continent's health future, and why ONE believes the real work starts now.
For two days in July, Accra hosted something Africa's health agenda has needed for a long time: a political moment built around delivery rather than declaration.
The African Union Extraordinary Summit on Health, convened on 21 and 22 July under the leadership of Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama and chaired by AU Chairperson President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi,...
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Kenya's agricultural sector employs over 70% of the rural workforce and drives nearly a quarter of national GDP. Yet its financial foundations are cracking because decades of chronic underinvestment made donor dependency the default. and then the donors left.
The collapse of USAID's Kenya programs in 2025 didn't just remove money. It removed the agronomists, the extension services, the early warning systems, and the institutional scaffolding that smallholder farmers had quietly come to depend on. What followed was not...
L’opportunité qui m’a été offerte de participer au 38ème Sommet de l’Union Africaine en tant que ONE Champion mandaté par ONE Campaign me motive dans ma position de promouvoir un développement inclusif et durable dans les pays africains.
Cette expérience a non seulement élargi mes horizons, mais elle a également renforcé mon engagement profond pour le développement durable sur notre continent. Le 38ème sommet de l’UA a rassemblé des leaders africains, des décideurs politiques, des experts en développement, ainsi que...
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global health community, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). Citing dissatisfaction with the WHO’s handling of global health crises and perceived inefficiencies, this decision carries profound implications for Africa and low- and middle-income countries (AFRICAs), where health systems are heavily reliant on international aid.
As the largest global health donor, the United States contributed $15.8 billion in 2022...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 12 February 2025: As the geopolitics of our world change, bold, visionary African leadership is needed now more than ever. As African leaders convene for the African Union (AU) Summit, the ONE Campaign is calling for bold and decisive action to address Africa’s deepening fiscal crisis. Across the continent, governments are forced to choose between servicing debt and providing essential services like education and healthcare, an unjust reality rooted in decades of financial systemic underinvestment....
Dive into the heart of Africa's green transition with our latest issue, where we uncover the bold solutions shaping the continent’s sustainable future. From groundbreaking insights at COP29 to South Africa’s leadership at the G20, this edition showcases the resilience, innovation and courage driving Africa’s response to the climate crisis. 🌱🌍
Discover how leaders, youth activists and innovators are tackling climate challenges head-on while creating opportunities for a more inclusive and equitable future. 🚀
Don’t miss stories of transformational climate finance,...
Meet the seaweed farmers of Zanzibar. These women are pioneers in a profitable industry, which was previously dominated by men. They’ve used their profits to support their community and uplift women and girls in Zanzibar’s society.
Now, that all could change. If they can’t adapt to the very real impacts of climate change, this $8 million industry, and these women’s livelihoods, are at risk.
But these women aren’t giving up.
How these women broke barriers
Seaweed farming began in Zanzibar in the 1980s...
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Sometimes when people talk about the world, they’re not actually talking about the whole world. But we have a few facts about a part of the world that’s really vital and vibrant — Africa.
Keep reading to find out.
70% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa is under the age of 30
The youngest population on Earth is in Africa. That means there are millions of young people with ideas, innovations, and the potential to drive economies. Those are the people that...
The 2023 Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya is more than just a gathering. Spearheaded by Kenya‘s president, William Ruto,the summit is a gathering of world leaders and private sector leaders to address the growing vulnerability to climate change and challenges impacting over 150 million people across Africa.
African countries are susceptible to climate change. It is home to 10 of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world, and has experienced its 152nd drought since 2000, despite accounting for...