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Reforming Africa’s security forces

15 Apr 2009

In Africa’s new democracies, reformers are seeking to create armies that protect civilians and uphold human rights.Photograph: Reuters / James Akena

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After war, creating jobs for peace

15 Apr 2009

Job seekers filling out applications in Monrovia, Liberia: In countries just emerging from war,...

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Mining to profit Africa’s people

15 Apr 2009

Large mining operations in Africa have generated big profits for foreign companies, with little...

Does financing benefit African women?

15 Apr 2009

Few women in Africa work in regular, formal sector jobs, and even those generally earn too little...

World downturn squeezing Africa

15 Apr 2009

An African stock exchange: Although the initial impact on Africa of the global financial crisis...

Africa faces up to global turmoil

15 Apr 2009

Loading cargo on a ship in Cotonou, Benin: There are fears that Northern protectionism may further...

Africa Books

15 Apr 2009

** PLEASE NOTE:BOOKS ARE NOT DIRECTLY AVAILABLE FROM AFRICA RENEWAL,THEY MUST BE OBTAINED DIRECTLY...

Africa Agenda

15 Apr 2009

4–8 April 2009, Snowbird, Utah (USA) — The Future of Biofuels Conference. Organized by Keystone...

Relief efforts gear up for Zimbabwe

15 Apr 2009

Collecting food rations from a UN warehouse in Zimbabwe: Another year of serious food insecurity...

Africa Watch

15 Apr 2009

WATERAfrica facing greater ‘water stress,’ says UN