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Africa Renewal: March 2024

Environment

Wangari Maathai at Copenhagen Climate Conference

Restoring landscapes, fighting climate change

— The legacy of Wangari Maathai continues - says daughter Wanjira Mathai on Wangari Maathai Day and Africa Environment Day

Gender

Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation

The latest report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) show how different regions in the world have improved women representation. Sub-Saharan Africa recorded the highest improvement among all regions on women’s parliamentary representation in 2023
Ms. Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of Sierra Leone

Empowering change: Safeguarding women in Sierra Leone

- A discussion with the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio

Economic Development

Green financing could help Africa mitigate climate change effects

Green bonds through public private partnerships can fund such projects and programmes
By UNECA

We must confront the legacy of slavery, tackle systemic racism

Epsy Alejandra Campbell Barr, Chair of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, emphasizes the need for African descendants and Africans to collaborate in addressing common challenges

Broaden national tax base for more resources, African countries told

UNECA’s Hanan Morsy also called for digitalization of tax filing, removal of tax exemptions and ensuring prudent public spending
By UNECA

Humanitarian Aid

In conflict-hit Mozambique, a tropical storm warns of hunger – and the next cyclone

The World Food Programme requires urgent funds to respond to displacement caused by conflict in the north as climate change wreaks havoc in the south

Education

Prof. Virginia Lacerda Quartim

Angola: Varsity head paving way for more women in top jobs

Prof. Virginia Lacerda Quartim is the dean of José Eduardo dos Santos University in Huambo Province

Digital

Artificial intelligence and Africa

Experts say supportive policies and robust infrastructure key for tech opportunities
By UNECA

Bridging the Gender Digital Gap in Africa

Africa Renewal’s webinar featuring Africa’s leading young female entrepreneurs.

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Advancing the Women, 国产AV and Security Agenda

Ghanaian women push for an increase and strengthening of the meaningful participation of women peacekeepers as they explore the WPS agenda

Culture and Education

Diallo Sumbry

Revolutionist returnees: Fulfilling dreams, finding freedom

African Americans have a long history of going back to the motherland

Human Rights

Door of no return in Ouidah, Benin.

Reflecting on the brutal Transatlantic Slave Trade

25 March each year is the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a day to honor the victims of slavery and to raise awareness about the dangers of ongoing racism and prejudice.