Empowerment
How education is transforming the lives of women in South Africa
The remarkable journey of Prof. Zethu Nkosi and Dr. MaseTshaba Mantepu
Gender
‘Education gave me new life and purpose’
A survivor of sexual violence uses her powerful story to advocate for the empowerment of other survivors and promote education as a preventive measure.
Gender
Breaking gender barriers through education
Nigerian gender advocate roots for empowerment of women and girls
国产AV and Security
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
Gender
Empowering change: Safeguarding women in Sierra Leone
- A discussion with the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio
Trade
Intra-African trade provides an opportunity for inclusive economic growth
Women’s land tenure security is essential for both their empowerment at a micro-level as agricultural producers in a household and at a macro-level for unlocking transformative social and economic benefits
Human Rights
My reflections on future of human rights: Roger Kodzo Klomegah
Human rights leaders need real-world solutions
Human Rights
Racheal’s resolve: Championing disability rights in Uganda
She envisions a world where everything we do is inclusive of young people with disabilities
Culture and Education
Using education to develop a new social contract for Africa
Advocating for education as a key enabler and equalizer and the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world
Gender
Inclusive peacebuilding: Empowering women as agents of peace
We need the voices of women at the table, not as victims but as stakeholders in society
Gender
Fighting gender-based violence and early marriages
- A discussion with the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio
Gender
Mozambican mother shares her experience of extremism and discrimination
Kidnapped by al-Shabaab militants, the woman recounts the choice she faced: join their ranks or witness her family’s execution.
Economic Development
Improving living conditions in Botswana’s Francistown
Showcasing a model slum upgrade courtesy of a global initiative benefiting millions of slum dwellers
Gender
Malala Yousafzai, Amina Mohammed Advocate for girl-Child Education in Nigeria
The focus is increased investment in the sector to guarantee universal access to free and quality education, including secondary education
Sustainable Development Goals
How the UN is assisting Mauritius to secure its food systems
Mauritius’ heavy dependence on food imports makes it vulnerable to global commodity and supply disruptions, but collaborative sustainable interventions are making a difference
Gender
Sudan: UN condemns spike in violence against women and girls
Top UN officials call for an immediate end to the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, want perpetrators held accountable
Gender
Somalia’s first all-women media team marks first anniversary
Established with support from the United Nations Development Programme, Bilan has provided the first opportunity for Somali women journalists to exercise complete editorial independence
Gender
Escalating violence in Sudan shuts hospitals, puts pregnant women at risk
Doctors, nurses and hospital staff unable to travel to work and vital humanitarian aid not getting through
Climate Change
Historic UN conference marks watershed moment to tackle global water crisis and ensure water-secure future
Water Action Agenda, the key outcome of the Conference, captured over 700 commitments aimed at driving transformation from a global water crisis to a water-secure world
Gender
Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Ms. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee – the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa – reflects on women overcoming differences and leading movements for peace, gender equality and women’s rights
Health
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies
New data show major setbacks for maternal health in many parts of the world, highlighting stark disparities in healthcare access
Trade
AfCFTA: Reaping the benefits of the world’s most youth and women-friendly trade agreement
Priority must be given to investments in women and youth in all facets of the AfCFTA implementation arrangements
Climate Change
Sustainable Future: Equipping young researchers, innovators to work for climate
Green alternatives can transform Africa’s agri-food systems and generate significant benefits
Climate Change
For a food-secure world, invest in women and girls
World Food Day is 16 October: Why the case for empowering women, girls, and youth is urgent
Education
Over 130 countries agree to reboot their education systems
UN Secretary-General issues call to action and vision for way forward at UN Summit
Education
We need to invest in education
- Says award-winning Ghanaian teacher Ebenezer Otoo, ahead of the UN’s Transforming Education Summit in September 2022
Gender
New platform of women Presidents & Prime Ministers meets at UN General Assembly
Women Heads of State and Government highlight women’s leadership as crucial to tackling global challenges and achieving a sustainable future
Education
Preparing young Africans for jobs of the future
Adequate education financing, updated curricula and accelerated e-learning will help develop skills to meet future workforce demands
Education
Effective teaching requires adequate resources
— says Sam Quansah, the 2021 ‘Overall Best Male Teacher’ in the Awutu Senya District, in Ghana’s Central Region.
Education
Teachers are agents of change
— says award-winning Ghanaian teacher Rebecca Onumah, ahead of the UN’s Transforming Education Summit in September 2022.
Education
Africa’s future depends on its children’s foundational learning today
There is a need for large-scale support to enable education systems to recover
Education
Transforming Education Summit 2022: Global mobilisation to save education systems
Sierra Leone’s education minister David Sengeh, who is co-chair of the Summit’s Advisory Committee, says governments, civil society, students, and young people must reimagine education
Sustainable development
World population to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022
Amid falling growth rates, global population projected to peak around 10.4 billion in the 2080s
Sustainable development
Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition.
Economic Development
How the Russia-Ukraine conflict?impacts Africa
An opportunity to build resilient, inclusive Food Systems in Africa.
Op-Ed
“The War in Ukraine: A Silent Assault on the Developing World”
The crisis could throw up to 1.7 billion people into poverty, destitution and hunger
Humanitarian Aid
Being a Black woman in the US
Reflections of a refugee and advocate
Education
Eritrea: Transforming communities through literacy
Steady improvements in literacy are driving positive transformation and helping improve livelihoods.
Women’s empowerment
Malawi women motorcycle taxi owners pulling strings from behind the scenes
Elbowed out of driving the motorcycle taxis, women own the business instead.
Education
WHO, UNICEF urge safe school reopening in Africa
Urge governments to take measures to limit the spread of the virus.
Culture and Education
“Bold steps required, to create inclusive, resilient, quality education systems fit for the future”
— UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres
Healthcare
"More effort, training still needed to fight COVID-19"
— Dr. Nancy Abuya, Medical Doctor, Kenya
coronavirus
Radio lessons: In Africa schools are closed, but learning goes on
Countries use radio, TV and internet to keep students engaged
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Partnerships for Development
Partnerships at work in Africa
SDGs envisage that PPPs can promote sustainable development in Africa
Education
Private schools gain a foothold in Africa
Experts wary over corporate takeover of education in sub-Saharan Africa
Partnerships for Development
Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa’s cash-strapped health sector
Billionaires Bill Gates, Aliko Dangote come together to fund health care projects
Partnerships for Development
An integrated Africa: A boon to the private sector
Intra-African trade can help boost profit
Partnerships for Development
Alternative financing strategies to boost small businesses in Africa
Essential small and medium-size enterprises need funding
Partnerships for Development
Global companies give Africa a second look
South Africa hosts most of the top companies in Africa, but other countries are coming up
Partnerships for Development
Partnerships provide a lifeline for cash-strapped countries
Governments reforming to woo private capital
Cover Story
Partnerships giving Africa a new look
Private sector working with governments to fund mega development projects
Also
A 'disappointing' decade for Africa
Independent panel proposes UN General Assembly support NEPAD
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Controversy rages over 'GM' food aid
Zambia, citing health concerns, bars genetically modified grain
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Africa pushes for better aid quality
Donors must also be held accountable for their policies and practices
Also
Women break into African politics
Quota systems allow more women to gain elected office
Cover Story
Funding the planet’s future
Will the billions required for the SDGs be sustainable?
Also
The changing face of Ethiopia
An assertive nation flexes its economic muscle
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Good Governance
A vision of an integrated Africa
— Maged Abdelaziz and Ibrahim Mayaki
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Good Governance
A vision of an integrated Africa
— Maged Abdelaziz and Ibrahim Mayaki
Also
No place like home
Africa’s skilled labour returns
Conflict Resolution
Tapping migration wealth to fund development
African diaspora remittances can reduce poverty
Web Feature
‘Take away the guns,’ women tell UN envoy
Reforms needed to stop war-time sex crimes, says Zainab Bangura
Also
Africa’s food policy needs sharper teeth
Good intentions alone are not enough
Audio
Future of Somalia depends on empowering youth
UNDP releases 2012 Somalia Human Development Report
Web Feature
Burundi’s push for universal education
Enrolment rates at an all time high, but challenges remain
Web Feature
‘Invest in the people,’ says Seychelles president
Exclusive interview with James Alix Michel
Web Feature
Africa’s economy grows, but many stomachs are empty
Africa Human Development Report stirs debate on food security
Economic empowerment
Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing
Economic empowerment
Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds
Improving health
Gender violence hampers AIDS fight
Activists in Zambia counter a deadly link
Improving health
Investing in the health of Africa’s mothers
Lacking care, too many women do not survive childbirth
Combating violence
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence
Combating violence
Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms and local activism start to alter laws, attitudes
Political Empowerment
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights
Political Empowerment
Three women laureates
Wangari Maathai, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee
Political Empowerment
African women are ready to lead
But social beliefs and attitudes hinder their quest
Equality
NEPAD embraces women’s rights
After slow start, continental initiative advances gender equity
Equality
Battling for equality on all fronts
Some progress since Beijing, but hurdles persist
Equality
African women’s long walk to freedom
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
Equality
‘Renewed energy for women’s empowerment’
Interview with head of UN Women in Southern Africa
Cover Story
African women: asserting their rights
Introduction to the Special Edition on Women
Improving health
In Africa, AIDS often has a woman’s face
Knowledge, power and resources needed to combat the scourge
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African schools keep an eye on the prize
Meeting the target for universal primary education
Africa’s booming economies
Beyond mining taxes, to development
Contracts must benefit communities and promote economic linkages
Cover Story
African economies capture world attention
But huge challenges still lie ahead
Also
Bid to end subsidy stirs protest in Nigeria
Unrest highlights problems of mismanagement and corruption
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Malian women create beauty — and profit
Hand-dyed fabrics win praises, capture markets
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Malian women create beauty — and profit
Hand-dyed fabrics win praises, capture markets
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Millennium Villages: a lasting impact?
Aid promotes rapid gains, but dependence may be hard to break
NEPAD at 10
NEPAD on the ground
Concrete action in five key areas
NEPAD at 10
‘A common vision for agriculture-led growth’
NEPAD adds value to Africa’s farming sector, says Glenn Denning
Cover Story
‘In 10 years, NEPAD has achieved a lot’
Ibrahim Mayaki, head of Africa’s partnership initiative
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Africa's least developed: lands of opportunity
At the UN conference on LDCs, focus moves away from aid
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Microfinance: What role in Africa's development?
Time to reassess the limits and strengths of small-scale lending
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Microfinance: What role in Africa's development?
Time to reassess the limits and strengths of small-scale lending
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Global food crisis: time to break the vicious cycle
Delaying reforms will guarantee recurrent surges in food prices
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Also
国产AV in Sierra Leone, a project under construction
UN seeks to coordinate support for post-war development
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国产AV in Sierra Leone, a project under construction
UN seeks to coordinate support for post-war development
Cover Story
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights
Also
A social media boom begins in Africa
Using mobile phones, Africans join the global conversation
Africa at 50
Ghana’s economy: hope rekindled
Ups and downs give way to cautious revival
Africa at 50
African women’s long walk to equality
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
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To save the lives of mothers, infants
Commitment, money and innovation can reduce high mortality rates
Cover Story
Abolishing fees boosts African schooling
A giant step for children, but governments must navigate the pitfalls
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Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds
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Relief efforts gear up for Zimbabwe
Donors look for more progress on national reconciliation
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Africa calls for a ‘new impetus’
UN General Assembly debates continent’s development needs
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Small loans widen horizons for the poor
More money behind microfinance groups in Africa
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New trade pacts threaten regional unity
Africa and Europe haggle over trade arrangements
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Powering up Africa’s economies
Regional initiatives can help cover deficits
Cover Story
Africa struggles with soaring food prices
From emergency reactions to farming investments
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Women in North Africa secure more rights
Despite hurdles, notable legal, political and social progress
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Price protests expose state faults
Rioting and repression reflect problems of African governance
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Fighting African poverty, village by village
Innovative project in Ghana focuses on achieving Millennium goals
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Enlisting men for women’s equality
South African initiatives against sexual violence, gender i
Cover Story
Women struggle to secure land rights
Hard fight for access and decision-making power
NEPAD in action
Spurring business to invest in Africa’s future
NEPAD encourages African private sector engagement
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Africa aims for a scientific revolution
More funding needed for research institutes and universities
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Women push onto Africa’s agenda
NEPAD responds to advocates for women’s rights
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Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms, local activism start to alter laws, attitudes
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Africans fear ‘ruin’ in Europe trade talks
Opposition grows to more inequitable trade liberalization
NEPAD in action
Water betters lives in Tanzania
Access to clean water critical to NEPAD development goals
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Pledging peace at Great Lakes summit
In a region emerging from war, cooperation remains a challenge
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Congolese women confront legacy of rape
War and sexual violence leave survivors in desperate need
NEPAD in action
Food keeps African children in school
NEPAD supports school feeding programmes
NEPAD in action
Woman storekeeper boosts Malawi farming
NEPAD seeks to bring fertilizer nearer to villagers
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Big leap in China-Africa ties
Beijing offers continent more aid, trade and business
NEPAD in action
Combating Zambia’s ‘hidden hunger’
NEPAD and partners fortify food with vitamins and minerals
Cover Story
Conflict resources: from ‘curse’ to blessing
Transforming an African war risk into a peace asset
NEPAD in action
African expatriates look homeward
Skilled professionals answer NEPAD call to lend expertise
NEPAD in action
Highways link 15 West African countries
NEPAD promotes better transport networks
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Harnessing the Internet for development
African countries seek to widen access, produce content
Cover Story
African women are ready to lead
But social beliefs and attitudes hinder their quest
NEPAD in action
Boosting African farm yields
More fertilizer, irrigation and other inputs are vital, says NEPAD
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Africa starts a fishing ‘revolution’
NEPAD plan promotes poverty reduction, food security and environmental sustainability
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Rwandan women: AIDS therapy beyond drugs
Food and hope are also essential to survival
Cover Story
Trade talks: where is the development?
In North and South, critics see “Doha round” as a run-around
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Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing
Cover Story
African migration: from tensions to solutions
Migrants who leave their countries in search of work are currently not adequately protected by international law
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New barriers hinder African trade
Health standards in rich countries limit continent’s ability to export
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Fixing the humanitarian aid system
UN, relief groups seek to bolster and speed up food delivery
Cover Story
Reintegration of ex-combatants
When war ends: transforming Africa’s fighters into builders
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Women: Africa's ignored combatants
Gradual progress towards a greater role in DDR
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Community radio: a voice for the poor
Better local communications can boost development, democracy
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African women battle for equality
Some progress 10 years after Beijing, but major challenges remain
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Giant step for Kenya’s schools
Progress for both boys and girls towards Millennium education goal
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Focusing aid on Africa’s own priorities
More financing for Millennium Development Goals, but still far to go
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Getting to the heart of the matter
An interview with Nobel 国产AV Laureate Wangari Maathai
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African economic forecasts are brighter
But estimates vary and uncertainties abound
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Combating Africa’s ‘silent tsunamis’
Donor momentum builds for greater aid to the continent
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