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AfCFTA: 100 days since start of free trading, prospects seem bright
Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area kicked off on 1 January. The coming months will likely witness a convergence of fruitful outcomes of multiple moving parts.
By
Kingsley Ighobor
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Gender
Chad at the UN: Determined to have African voices heard in international forums
Human Rights
Remembering the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 27 years later
Health
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Viral Facts Africa initiative to combat dangerous health misinformation
Economic Development
Guterres urges ‘decisive action’ to stave off debt crisis in developing world
coronavirus
Africa can take a shot at own COVID-19 vaccine
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Tackling one of Africa’s greatest enemies – drought
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Using Artificial Intelligence to transform agriculture in Africa
Youth
Coding for girls: a glimmer of hope in a coding boot-camp
Shedding light on the hopes and challenges of Algerian youth
COVID-19 recovery: African youth-led Policy Paper makes case for better governance and innovation
Gender
Increasing women’s access to capital critical in Africa’s fight against poverty
Mzuri Issa, breaking down social barriers to women’s leadership in Tanzania
Rewriting Kenya’s laws with Millie Odhiambo
SDGs
African children’s books on sustainability and equality to be highlighted through latest SDG book Club
Sharing the road: Connecting streets to people
Niger: Young Nigeriens call for an end to child marriage
Climate Change
Green shoots: Are COVID-19 recovery funds helping the environment?
Are we on track for a Green Recovery? Not yet
Push for renewables: How Africa is building a different energy pathway
Health
UN launches new campaign, Only Together, to support global vaccine equity call
What COVID-19 has taught us: “Healthcare can no longer exist without technology”
West African countries ramp up Ebola preparedness
Peace and Security
Elections in Africa go on amid COVID-19
Central Africa Republic Elections: Eight Questions for a First-Time Voter
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Human Rights
To be forever free!
Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre: Using the past to protect the present and future
“It is worth fighting for even one child’s life”
Economic Development
AfCFTA: 100 days since start of free trading, prospects seem bright
Africa urged to work for a green, resilient recovery from COVID-19
Africans urged to trade more with each other
Migrants and Refugees
Migration amid COVID-19: Young Africans weigh their options
Thousands of refugees and migrants suffer extreme rights abuses on journeys to Africa’s Mediterranean coast
IOM hails historic first human trafficking convictions in Sierra Leone
Culture and Education
VERIFIED: MultiChoice Group joins global effort against COVID-19 misinformation
African history told through fashionable printed clothing
WHO, UNICEF urge safe school reopening in Africa
Humanitarian Aid
UN World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
UN salutes real-life heroes doing ‘extraordinary things, in extraordinary times’
World Humanitarian Day: Our Real-Life Heroes
UN Affairs
Next-generation Regional Collaborative Platform meeting kicks off for first time with regional UN entities in Africa
The Secretary-General: New Year’s message 2021
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Uganda