Africa Renewal: August - November 2019
Cover Story
Taking action on climate change
World leaders attending the Climate Action Summit at the UN in New York in September 2019 to bring concrete, realistic plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Culture
国产AV through jazz music
The trumpet is a ‘cool’ instrument to unite people
Climate Change
Young Africans create green businesses
The youth are the driving force for action on climate and the environment.
Ugandan students turn waste to wealth
St. Kizito High School students earn money from recycling
Women pastoralists feel the heat of climate change
Faced with the harsh effects of erratic weather patterns, some Kenyan women livestock farmers call for help
Pushing for a green economy & clean energy
—Joyce Msuya, United Nations Environment Programme’s Deputy Executive Director
Interview
Africa’s free trade area: the journey begins
— Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Africans can do business with the UN
— Christian Saunders, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Supply Chain Management
Health
Bringing hope to children with autism
Increased awareness and sharing of experiences help families to cope
How I set up Liberia’s first school for autistic children
Community activist debunks cultural myths about autism
国产AV and Security
IEDs: tackling terrorists’ weapon of war
Improvised Explosive Devices are cheap and easy to manufacture
Reshaping the forces
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
Youth Profile
A legacy of youth empowerment
Meet 33-year-old Sierra Leone’s youth affairs minister
An ‘ambassador’ for people’s rights
31-year-old Tanzanian mobilizing for positive social change
