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Strengthening bonds in the Sahel
Confronting insecurity, joblessness, injustice and inequity could transform the region -
Combating Africa’s inequalities
Obscene disparities: new UNDP study highlights chasm between rich and poor -
Making African integration a reality
New strategies aim for public involvement, practical results -
African Union: a dream under construction
Planners of new continental organization ponder design, encounter scepticism -
Famine spreads across Africa
With 38 million facing starvation, “business as usual will not do” -
Farmers embrace African 'miracle' rice
High-yielding 'Nerica' varieties to combat hunger and rural poverty -
Brazil repaying its 'debt' to Africa
President's tour of Southern Africa strengthens South-South ties -
The world reflects on Rwanda genocide
Annan urges action to prevent future tragedies -
Africa and Asia forge stronger alliances
Expanding cooperation in trade, investment and technical assistance -
The world reflects on Rwanda genocide
Annan urges action to prevent future tragedies -
Africa and Asia forge stronger alliances
Expanding cooperation in trade, investment and technical assistance -
South Africa marks a decade of freedom
Progress in many areas, but legacy of inequality runs deep -
UN seeking to avert a 'new Rwanda'
Human rights, conflict prevention key to barring future genocides, says Annan -
Civil society engages African plan
Despite criticisms, more grassroots groups want to work with NEPAD -
Sexual violence, an 'invisible war crime'
Sierra Leone Truth Commission condemns abuse, discrimination -
Sexual violence, an 'invisible war crime'
Sierra Leone Truth Commission condemns abuse, discrimination -
Fighting African poverty, village by village
In Ghana, agriculture is central to project focused on achieving Millennium Development Goals -
After Africa’s wars, a ‘new day’ for building peace
UN's Judy Cheng-Hopkins on peacebuilding work in Africa -
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence -
Building peace from the ground up
Key roles for civil society in keeping violence at bay -
Community radio gives voice to shack dwellers
With new outlet, Korogocho residents push for reforms -
‘Arab Spring’ stirs African hopes and anxieties
Will popular upsurge in the north help spur reform south of the Sahara? -
Investing in Africa's farms — and its future
NEPAD encourages more spending on agricultural production -
Securing lasting peace in Africa
Modest progress in overcoming conflicts, but challenges persist -
Weighing a half century of independence
Beyond ‘heady days’ and sobering reality lies great untapped potential -
Africans extend solidarity to Haiti
Money, food and medicines from “mother Africa” to her diaspora -
Africa defends democratic rule
“Zero tolerance” for coups, constitutional violations -
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence -
Africa looks beyond ‘war on terror’
For long-term solutions rooted in development, human rights -
Africa sharpens its voice on climate
Leaders forging a common position for climate change talks -
Debt relief for post-war rebuilding
Liberia scores big, but the Congo and Côte d’Ivoire are still waiting -
Setting foreign fighters on the road home
Repatriation of ex-combatants vital to securing regional peace -
Reforming Africa’s security forces
For armies and police that protect citizens, not abuse them -
Africa braces for global shockwaves
Growth slows, but Africa’s economies are now more resilient -
Closing Ghana’s national poverty gap
North-south disparities challenge attainment of Millennium Development Goals -
Price protests expose state faults
Rioting and repression reflect problems of African governance -
Fighting African poverty, village by village
Innovative project in Ghana focuses on achieving Millennium goals -
Safeguarding children from armed conflict
Progress in a few countries, but victimization still widespread -
AIDS deaths are declining, reports UN
But new data show that epidemic remains huge in Africa -
Building a state for the Congolese people
Beyond peace and elections, fundamental reforms are essential -
Linking disarmament with justice
chieving peace should not mean ignoring past atrocities -
Pact to end use of children in war
States vow to ‘spare no effort’ in freeing child soldiers -
Africa a priority for new UN head
Ban Ki-moon sets African issues high on the global agenda -
Conflict resources: from ‘curse’ to blessing
Transforming an African war risk into a peace asset -
Darfur facing even greater horror
With Sudan crisis sharpening, UN sees no time for “half measures” -
Ghana takes African governance exam
“Peer review” highlights progress, need for more reforms -
Combating inequality in Africa
Lessen inequities to reduce poverty and reach MDGs, says UN -
African AIDS battle at a crossroads
Progress in a few countries, but huge effort remains -
Preventing genocide: from rhetoric to action
UN Special Adviser urges firm measures against Darfur slaughter -
Seeking peace with justice in Uganda
International charges filed against northern rebel leaders -
Liberian woman breaks the ‘glass ceiling’
Ambitious agenda for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf -
Reintegration of ex-combatants
When war ends: transforming Africa’s fighters into builders -
Focusing aid on Africa’s own priorities
More financing for Millennium Development Goals, but still far to go -
Combating Africa’s ‘silent tsunamis’
Donor momentum builds for greater aid to the continent