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Cameroon11 December 2023 NewsConcierto único de Cherif Soumano (Mali) y Rolando Luna (Cuba) en el marco de Habana Clásica29 November 2023 NewsDjibouti hosts its first UNESCO Memory of the World Regional Meeting20 November 2023 NewsChad is fast approaching TV channel for education20 September 2023 NewsUNESCO Nairobi concludes training on freedom of expression and safety of journalists28 August 2023 NewsWest and Central Africa's commitment to youth education11 August 2023 NewsStrengthening the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa: UNESCO and CAMES Envisioning the Future18 July 2023 NewsAfrica unites for the right to access to information19 June 2023 NewsRetreat for UNESCO Africa staff in Nairobi14 June 2023 NewsLa UNESCO-Quito participa en "HUELLAS DE AFRICANÍA EN COLOMBIA: CONVERSATORIO AFROCOLOMBIANIDAD Y DECENIO DE LOS AFRODESCENDIENTES"15 May 2023 NewsAfro-descendant communities from the SICA region and Cuba are strengthening their intangible cultural heritage in an international workshop8 May 2023 StoryStrengthening Temples of Heritage in Cameroon30 March 2023 StoryQuality information production to foster peacebuilding20 March 2023 StoryUNESCO engages the Military Academy in Cultural Heritage Protection in Cameroon10 March 2023 NewsWomen-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 NewsChallenges and opportunities for science, technology and innovation in six African countries25 April 2022 StoryArtomossi, fighting against silting22 April 2022 NewsWorkshops in Congo lay groundwork for project to boost science, technology and innovation system3 February 2022 StoryLake Chad initiative creates green jobs for local communities29 October 2021 NewsMini documentary depicts the resilience of indigenous peoples in Lake Chad27 July 2021 StoryEmpowering women in Chad through literacy and vocational training12 March 2021 NewsComoros focuses on sustainable tourism management6 November 2020 NewsComoros mobilizes national stakeholders to validate its cultural policy review14 August 2020 NewsSpirulina, a miracle ingredient in Lake Chad25 May 2020 NewsUNESCO and China sign agreement to support higher technical education in Africa17 October 2019 NewsLake Chad: UNESCO promotes the consideration of the ecological crisis at the Berlin Conference7 September 2018 NewsBIOPALT project strengthens transboundary collaboration in the Lake Chad region11 June 2018 NewsPromoting peace in the Lake Chad basin through the sustainable management of its resources2 June 2017 NewsUNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova at President Idriss Deby Itno’s inauguration in Chad9 August 2016 News“The fight against terrorism is the fight of every nation, declares President Paul Biya of Cameroon”16 November 2015 NewsLaunch of an International Artists’ Coalition for the General History of Africa2 October 2015 News UNESCO and Juventus Football Club join forces in Central African Republic to promote social integration projects11 June 2015 NewsCentral African Youth: a force for reconciliation and peace16 December 2014 NewsThe Director-General Meets the President of the Republic of Congo28 November 2014
NewsCalls for Applications: 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Programmes16 May 2024
StoryHow HIV education can save lives: A woman’s journey from stigma to advocating for health and knowledge in Cameroon11 December 2023
NewsConcierto único de Cherif Soumano (Mali) y Rolando Luna (Cuba) en el marco de Habana Clásica29 November 2023
NewsUNESCO Nairobi concludes training on freedom of expression and safety of journalists28 August 2023
NewsStrengthening the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa: UNESCO and CAMES Envisioning the Future18 July 2023
NewsLa UNESCO-Quito participa en "HUELLAS DE AFRICANÍA EN COLOMBIA: CONVERSATORIO AFROCOLOMBIANIDAD Y DECENIO DE LOS AFRODESCENDIENTES"15 May 2023
NewsAfro-descendant communities from the SICA region and Cuba are strengthening their intangible cultural heritage in an international workshop8 May 2023
NewsChallenges and opportunities for science, technology and innovation in six African countries25 April 2022
NewsWorkshops in Congo lay groundwork for project to boost science, technology and innovation system3 February 2022
NewsLake Chad: UNESCO promotes the consideration of the ecological crisis at the Berlin Conference7 September 2018
NewsPromoting peace in the Lake Chad basin through the sustainable management of its resources2 June 2017
NewsUNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova at President Idriss Deby Itno’s inauguration in Chad9 August 2016
News“The fight against terrorism is the fight of every nation, declares President Paul Biya of Cameroon”16 November 2015
News UNESCO and Juventus Football Club join forces in Central African Republic to promote social integration projects11 June 2015