Highlights:

• UN humanitarian and development chiefs join forces to support crisis-affected people in North-East Nigeria
• Setting the course for TICAD 7 in 2019, Ministerial Meeting pledges to sustain momentum in exchanges between Africa and Japan
• Keynote speech by Ahunna Eziakonwa at the 2018 YouthConnekt Africa summit
• Strong call for African and Japanese businesses to deepen ties on eve of 2018 TICAD Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo
• UNDP and partners highlight Africa’s adaptation efforts during UNGA 73
• High-level conference in Berlin commits to comprehensive crisis response in the Lake Chad region
•  UNGA 73
• UNDP kicks off dialogue series on African development and informal countdown to TICAD 7
• UNDP and Accenture launch YAS! to expand opportunities for youth
• UNDP Africa partners with private sector to achieve Global Goals
• UNDP Ghana launches multi-stakeholder waste resource platform initiative
• Global gathering of artisanal and small-scale miners charts vision for sustainable development
• Government of Angola contributes to UNDP programmes in the country
• Ahunna Eziakonwa takes the helm of UNDP’s Africa portfolio

Our blog series:

• Why investing in Africa is sound business and a sustainable corporate strategy - Ayodele Odusola
• Gender equality is so much more than a goal - Angela Luisigi
• The Liberia moment: From peacekeeping to peacebuilding in this new Liberian landscape - Pa Lamin Beyai
• Can the diaspora resolve the foreign exchange crunch in Ethiopia? - Degol Hailu and Tsegaye Lemma 
• Business unusual will drive Africa’s quest to achieve health care for all - Siddharth Chatterjee and Radhika Shah
• Addressing the foreign direct investment paradox in Africa - Ayodele Odusola

Publications:

• Partnering for Africa's future: Japan and UNDP
• Transforming lives through renewable energy access in Africa: UNDP’s contributions
• Resilience for sustainable development in the Lake Chad Basin