Courteney Mukoyi, a young tech activist from Zimbabwe.
Human Rights

Courteney’s quest for e-Democracy

From Zimbabwe’s Tech to Global Recognition
Peace and Security

Elections in Liberia: UN-ECOWAS joint mission calls for peaceful electioneering period

All political actors urged to safeguard the hard-earned peace and national cohesion of the country
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
Op-Ed

Two years after the killing of George Floyd, urgency to end racial inequalities and discrimination beckons

Op Ed by the United Nations Senior Officials of African Descent Group (UNSAG)
Financing For Development

Tackling illicit financial flows, a matter of survival for Africa’s development

Addressing IFFs requires tackling imbalance in the international financial and trade systems, and confronting weak institutions
Despite a fragile security situation, Central Africans overwhelmingly exercised their civic duty by
Peace and Security

Elections in Africa go on amid COVID-19

Despite the pandemic, most countries stuck to their polling schedules in 2020.
Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis, laureate Mandela Prize 2020
Human Rights

“It is worth fighting for even one child’s life”

— Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis, Mandela Prize Laureate 2020
Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté, laureate Mandela Prize 2020
Human Rights

“I will continue fighting FGM to protect women and girls”

— Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté, Mandela Prize Laureate 2020
Nigerian youth campaigning for a reduction in the age limit of those vying for office.
Youth and Political Participation

Youth: Getting ready for public office

Young Africans celebrate the first fruit of ‘Not Too Young to Run’ Campaign
Liberian political party supporters celebrate an election victory. Photo: UN /Albert González Farran
Elections

The evolving state of African elections

Twenty African countries to elect their leaders in 2018
The Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh (in white) prepares to depart from Banjul airport to exile in Guinea Bissau on January 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon
Elections

Gambia’s democracy survives political turbulence

Peaceful transfer of power trending on the continent
Fatou Bensouda, ICC Prosecutor (left) and James Stewart, ICC Deputy Prosecutor. Photo: ICC
Justice

ICC: Beyond the threats of withdrawal

African countries in dilemma over whether to leave or support the International Criminal Court
A voter casts her vote in Togo’s elections. Photo: UNDP Togo/Emile Kenkou
Strong Institutions

The art of midwifing elections in Africa

Credible electoral bodies key to ensuring peace and stability
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (left) and President-elect Muhammadu Buhari shake hands. In the middle is former head of state, Gen (Rtd) Abdulsalam Abubakar.
Web Feature

African presidential elections 2015: Nigeria leads the way

Seven other African countries; Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Central Africa Republic, the Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Sudan and Togo are set to hold elections in 2015
Focus on human rights: Mr. Annan with President Kabila (far left) and OAU Secretary-General Salim Salim
Also

Annan asserts primacy of human rights

'Human rights are African rights, not an imposition or plot by the industrialized West'
Also

Influencing policy is ‘not a numbers game’

More women in Africa enter public office, but still wield little power
Also

Stabilizing Somalia: a new chapter begins

A “make or break” point for the country’s new leaders
Also

Building peace from the ground up

Key roles for civil society in keeping violence at bay
and Ben Idrissa Ouédraogo  and 
NEPAD at 10

Improving Africa’s governance, before it’s too late

Peer review opening avenues for citizen engagement
and Ben Idrissa Ouédraogo  and 
NEPAD at 10

Improving Africa’s governance, before it’s too late

Peer review opening avenues for citizen engagement
Also

African elections: works in progress

Trends are encouraging, but some polls still fall short
Cover Story

North African women on the barricades

Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights
Africa at 50

Good governance: central to all progress

Autocracy gives way to multi-party elections and greater openness
Also

For African business, ending corruption is ‘priority number one’

UN Global Compact urges companies to operate ethically
Also

Security for the highest bidder

Shoddy policing for the many, costly private protection for the few
Also

Organized crime targets weak African states

UN urges stronger police, anti-corruption action to fight crime networks
Also

African gays and lesbians combat bias

An ‘invisible’ minority seeks legal safeguards, acceptance
Cover Story

‘Indigenous’ people fight for inclusion

Press for an end to discrimination and marginalization
Also

Ghana takes African governance exam

“Peer review” highlights progress, need for more reforms
Also

Liberian woman breaks the ‘glass ceiling’

Ambitious agenda for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Also

Getting to the heart of the matter

An interview with Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai
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