Africa at 50
Africa at 50
‘A lot of reasons to be optimistic’
Cheick Sidi Diarra, UN special adviser on Africa, reflects on 50 years
Africa at 50
Visions of independence, then and now
Subhead test
Africa at 50
Ghana’s economy: hope rekindled
Ups and downs give way to cautious revival
Africa at 50
A ‘wind of change’ that transformed the continent
Year of independence promoted African freedom struggles
Africa at 50
Good governance: central to all progress
Autocracy gives way to multi-party elections and greater openness
Africa at 50
African women’s long walk to equality
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
Africa at 50
African media breaks ‘culture of silence’
Journalists struggle to give voice, expand freedoms