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Power from the wind in South Africa
15 Apr 2012Turbines at the Darling Wind Farm in South Africa.Photograph: Liane Greeff
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Winding path to decent housing for South Africa’s poor
17 Jan 2012“We are waiting for houses,” says a resident of Soweto’s Motsoaledi shantytown, standing by her...
‘Renewed energy for women's empowerment’
15 Aug 2011Interview with head of UN Women in Southern Africa
Young Africans put technology to new uses
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Africans extend solidarity to Haiti
15 Apr 2010Port au Prince, shortly after the earthquake: Though Africa is beset with problems of its own,...
At last, signs of progress on AIDS
15 Jan 2010A theatre group in Mozambique educates communities about HIV/AIDS and other health issues:...
Climate deal: hard work lies ahead
15 Jan 2010A farmer in Burkina Faso, one of many countries in Africa suffering from more severe water...
An African chorus on climate change
15 Jan 2010Environmental and community groups marching in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 12 December, one of...
Emerging economies hold promise for Africa
15 Jul 2009Chinese-financed road construction project in Kenya: China, India, Brazil and other emerging...
Reforming Africa’s security forces
15 Apr 2009In Africa’s new democracies, reformers are seeking to create armies that protect civilians and...
Trading from Cape to Cairo
15 Jan 2009South African President Kgalema Motlanthe:“The time has come to enlarge our markets.”Photograph:...
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