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Since its inception, UNESCO has recognized Africa's vital role in global peace, security, and prosperity. Priority Africa emphasizes education, culture, science, and communication as key tools to tackle challenges, strengthen national capacities, and celebrate the continent’s rich cultural heritage.
By fostering strong partnerships, inclusive policies, and equitable access to knowledge and technologies, UNESCO aims to create an environment that supports innovation and resilience, empowering African societies to unlock their full potential for a sustainable and prosperous future.
UNESCO brought together two of Africa’s remaining hunter-gatherer communities to test the CyberTracker application, which combines Indigenous knowledge with digital technology. Indigenous languages, cultures and knowledge are celebrated globally on 9 August, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People.
In Cameroon, the traditional mastery of weaving passed down from generation to generation within the Baka and Bantu communities, is now threatened with extinction Thanks to the support of UNESCO and Norway, women weavers are rediscovering and rehabilitating these ancestral practices, allowing for the preservation of endangered cultural heritage, strengthening local economic autonomy, and enhancing the role of indigenous knowledge in biodiversity conservation.
In northern Cameroon, where nightfall once meant total darkness, solar energy is now lighting the way to safety, education, and hope. Thanks to the PUERTEM project, implemented by UNESCO with support from India, more than 3,000 households that once lived without electricity are now experiencing the dignity, security, and new opportunities that come with reliable energy.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Paris (France), decided to remove three properties located in Madagascar, Egypt and Libya from the List of World Heritage in Danger. These removals are the result of extensive efforts by States Parties, with UNESCO's support, to significantly reduce threats to these sites.
The Rainforests of the Atsinanana are vital to local communities, but their biodiversity has been under threat. Thanks to UNESCO’s recent efforts, Atsinanana and two other African sites have been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, underscoring the power of global cooperation and local engagement.
