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Africa Amnesty Month: A call to surrender illegal guns this September
— Mr. Ivor Richard Fung, Deputy Chief of the Conventional Arms Branch, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
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As UN turns 75, outgoing PGA calls for a more inclusive world
Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, outgoing President of the UN General Assembly (PGA) reflects on his tenure and the UN's 75th anniversary. -
UNAIDS Chief Winnie Byanyima: Preventing new HIV infections a top priority
— Ms. Winnie Byanyima is the new Executive Director of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). -
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Global Teacher Prize winner champions STEM
—Peter Tabichi, a Catholic Franciscan brother and winner of the Global Teacher Prize -
I am optimistic about Africa’s future
—Bience Gawanas, Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa -
Silencing the Guns campaign kicks off in 2020
— Ms. Aïssatou Hayatou, ‘Silencing the Guns’ operations manager -
Silencing the guns in Africa by 2020
African Union’s 2020 campaign to achieve peace and end conflict, extremism, crime -
Pushing for a green economy & clean energy
—Joyce Msuya, United Nations Environment Programme’s Deputy Executive Director -
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Africa grapples with huge disparities in education
Higher enrolment numbers mask exclusion and inefficiencies -
Global companies give Africa a second look
South Africa hosts most of the top companies in Africa, but other countries are coming up -
How South Sudan’s ‘lost boy’ brought water to his village
Salva Dut, a former refugee, has helped drill 300 boreholes in his country -
Plastics pose biggest threat to oceans
Oceans choking on millions of plastic water bottles, cups, straws and single use plastic bags -
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Entrepreneurial universities: marrying scholarly research with business acumen
New trend releases the power of entrepreneurship -
Lifestyle diseases pose new burden for Africa
Diabetes, cancer, heart and respiratory diseases will be the leading killers by 2030 -
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The art of midwifing elections in Africa
Credible electoral bodies key to ensuring peace and stability -
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Bamboo: Africa’s untapped potential
The new economic force is generating income, creating jobs and protecting the environment -
Lack of resources affecting interventions
MDG 5: Mixed results in maternal health goals across Africa -
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