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Investing in social protection critical for Africa to build back better after COVID-19

COVID-19: Investing in social protection critical for Africa to build back better

Hantamalala Rafalimanana & Meron Sherif
Providing cash and food could reduce people’s vulnerability and promote greater equality, says UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
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Investing in social protection critical for Africa to build back better after COVID-19
Husband and wife prepare enset at their home in Doyogena District, Ethiopia

Unlocking the true potential of ‘false banana'

Economic Commission for Africa
Selamawit Araya Kidane (from Ethiopia) talks about her research on the nutritional benefits of the Enset plant.
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Husband and wife prepare enset at their home in Doyogena District, Ethiopia
Dr. Babio (left) and Dr. Amoussouvi preparing for the visit of all hospitalized patients.

In a northern Benin hospital, a female doctor takes reins against COVID-19

Yézaël Adoukonou
Dr. Rokhiatou Babio is one of the few women in her country spearheading a medical team on the COVID-19 frontline.
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Dr. Babio (left) and Dr. Amoussouvi preparing for the visit of all hospitalized patients.
green recovery

Africa urged to work for a green, resilient recovery from COVID-19

Economic Commission for Africa
Countries should adopt policy measures that encourage green investments and SMEs
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Women selling eggs

Increasing women’s access to capital critical in Africa’s fight against poverty

Economic Commission for Africa
Women entrepreneurs continue to face greater barriers to accessing financing for their businesses
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Women selling eggs
Trucks loaded with goods had been waiting for weeks to cross the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana borders

Africans urged to trade more with each other

Economic Commission for Africa
A 2021 study by the UN Economic Commission for Africa on regional integration says EU takes biggest share of African trade.
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Trucks loaded with goods had been waiting for weeks to cross the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana borders
Dr. Mzuri Issa at an African Women Leaders Network Tanzania Chapter Steering Committee Meeting.

Mzuri Issa, breaking down social barriers to women’s leadership in Tanzania

UN Women
Ms. Issa is also at the forefront of pushing for legal reforms that will ensure women compete effectively for leadership positions on an equal standing with men.
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Dr. Mzuri Issa at an African Women Leaders Network Tanzania Chapter Steering Committee Meeting.
Millie Odhiambo has served as a Member of Parliament since 2008.

Rewriting Kenya’s laws with Millie Odhiambo

UN Women
Millie Odhiambo, 55, is one of Kenya’s fearless politicians.
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Millie Odhiambo has served as a Member of Parliament since 2008.
Bernadette Gomina is one of two women elected in the first round of legislative elections in the CAR

Meet Bernadette Gomina, a pioneering parliamentarian in Central African Republic

UN Women
A former midwife, Ms. Gomina submitted several project proposals to international organizations, and built a Women’s Centre in Bayanga with MINUSCA’s support.
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Bernadette Gomina is one of two women elected in the first round of legislative elections in the CAR
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