Africa Renewal

Old friends explore new possibilities

Old friends explore new possibilities

Celebrating Dr. Denis Mukwege: Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2018

Essential small and medium-size enterprises need funding

Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

Impartial judges help strengthen the rule of law

Search for greener pastures carries deadly consequences

— Maged Abdelaziz

Search for greener pastures carries deadly consequences

Naija beats topping international charts, but dividends are “scattered”

Ghana grapples with making health care universally accessible

Spurred by Côte d’Ivoire’s current economic growth, the city is turning a corner

A downturn in a Chinese city once bustling with African traders and brokers

The 2017 Economic Report on Africa calls for harnessing urban growth

— Stephen O’Brien

UN panel calls for new global accords to make drugs cheaper

Twenty African countries to elect their leaders in 2018

Scaling up drone manufacture for a global market

US threatens East Africa with AGOA expulsion

—Gilbert Houngbo

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Despite conflict, investors continue to pour money into the Great Lakes region

70 years since its adoption, the declaration has inspired liberation movements

African airlines must solve problems on their way to profitability

The role of women in bringing and sustaining peace lauded globally

People flee as the UN calls for national reconciliation and durable solution

—François Louncény Fall

African countries in dilemma over whether to leave or support the International Criminal Court

Scaling up solar power to meet Africa’s energy needs

The North African country has now rejoined the African Union, having worked slowly but steadily to establish itself as a major economic force in sub-Saharan Africa.

— Nicholas Kay

Seven other African countries; Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Central Africa Republic, the Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Sudan and Togo are set to hold elections in 2015

Deliberate trade policies could lead to growth

Rail to link Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and Togo

— Ibrahim Mayaki

The gender gap has narrowed, but progress is starting to stall

Food prices skyrocket as farmers abandon farms

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education

— Aeneas Chuma

Local processing could boost revenue in Côte d’Ivoire