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African youth hungry for connectivity
More opportunities to innovate and create
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Africa’s youth: a “ticking time bomb” or an opportunity?
Leaders awakening to the need for job-creation programmes
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A seat at the table
African youth demand a say in decision making
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Africa’s mobile youth drive change
Cell phones reshape youth cultures
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Japan: Africa’s subtle but effective partner
Interview with JICA President, Akihiko Tanaka
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Nigeria’s film industry: a potential gold mine?
With more than a million people, Nollywood is the country’s second largest employer
Photo:Panos/Jacob Silberberg
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Africa’s greatest assets are its young people
Interview with Ahmad Alhendawi, UN youth envoy
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Counterfeit drugs raise Africa’s temperature
Profits too high, penalties too low to stop crime
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Youth unemployment: lessons from Ethiopia
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Africa Wired
Kenya pushes technology into overdrive
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What does the ‘Doha Climate Gateway’ mean for Africa?
A UN climate change conference in Doha, Qatar, concluded in December 2012 with a new agreement...
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Rwanda genocide survivors struggle to rebuild their lives
Waking up one day to hear that her entire family had been slaughtered sounded like a horror movie...
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To be forever free!
Every day sees visitors breaking down in tears while touring 97,000-square-foot Elmina Castle,...
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In Zimbabwe, learning Chinese is a lucrative investment
Ni hao, Chinese for “hello,” or ting bu dong, meaning “I hear you, but I don’t understand,” are...
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China in the heart of Africa
Opportunities and pitfalls in a rapidly expanding relationship
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Stabilizing Somalia: a new chapter begins
A “make or break” point for the country’s new leaders
Secretary-General on Africa
- Spokesperson's Office 21 May 2013 Secretary-General's remarks at meeting with members of Mozambique's National Human Rights Commission [as prepared for delivery]
- Spokesperson's Office 21 May 2013 Secretary-General's remarks at press encounter with Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi of Mozambique
- UN News 21 May 2013 UN chief promotes education, gender empowerment during final day of Mozambique visit
- Spokesperson's Office 20 May 2013 Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Madagascar
- Spokesperson's Office 20 May 2013 Readout of Secretary-General's meetings at Mozambique's National Assembly
Web Features
UN News Feed
- Latest updates on UNAIDS 21 May 2013 UNAIDS reports more than 7 million people now on HIV treatment across Africa––with nearly 1 million added in the last year—while new HIV infections and deaths from AIDS continue to fall
- IRIN news 20 May 2013 Malaria overstretching healthcare in DRC
- UNIC Recent Activities 17 May 2013 Photo Exhibition "International Cultural Dialogue"
- IRIN news 17 May 2013 Making WASH work in Burkina Faso’s cities
- IRIN news 17 May 2013 Briefing: Restive northern Kenya sees shifting power, risks






