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To be forever free!

20 Mar 2013

Every day sees visitors breaking down in tears while touring 97,000-square-foot Elmina Castle,...

After Africa’s wars, a ‘new day’ for building peace

15 Jan 2013

UN's Judy Cheng-Hopkins on peacebuilding work in Africa

‘Ensure that everyone benefits from economic gains’

15 Jan 2013

Interview with Maged Abdelaziz, UN special adviser on Africa

Photo highlights of the General Assembly

3 Oct 2012

Behind the scenes with Africa Renewal at the 67th UN General Assembly

‘Inspire change, make every day a Mandela Day’

Children of ProjectArt, a Harlem, New York summer arts camp, create Nelson Mandela inspired art and messages for peace
2 Oct 2012

Children of ProjectArt, a Harlem, New York summer arts camp, create Nelson Mandela inspired art...

Looking back after 25 years

15 Apr 2012

Salim Lone, who edited Africa Recovery during its first decade, looks back at the magazine’s early...

Africa Renewal at 25: keeping up with a dynamic continent

15 Apr 2012

Africa Renewal then and now: The first issue of Africa Recovery, and the first colour edition of...

What David Kato's death can teach the world

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay
17 Jan 2012

News of the brutal murder of Ugandan human rights activist David Kato has reverberated around the...

Appointments underscore Africa's growing importance within UN

Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde and the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
17 Jan 2012

Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, veteran Ethiopian diplomat, was named head of the UN office in Nairobi by...