Africa Renewal: April 2016
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Africa’s cities of the future
Proper planning key to sustainable cities
Departments
Focus on Cities
Kigali sparkles on the hills
Rwandan government implements an ambitious development master plan
Lagos now wears a new look
City transforming from chaos of traffic congestion, rickety buses and pickpockets
Abidjan regains its glamour
Spurred by Côte d’Ivoire’s current economic growth, the city is turning a corner
Also
SDGs: No one will be left behind
— David Nabarro
Africa looks to its entrepreneurs
A useful strategy in the toolbox to reduce youth unemployment
Mbeki panel ramps up war against illicit financial flows
Tax evasion by multinational companies, drug trafficking, smuggling, bribery and embezzlement are the main conduits
Boost in Japan-Africa ties
Japan is increasingly eager to support Africa’s transformation
Bamboo: Africa’s untapped potential
The new economic force is generating income, creating jobs and protecting the environment
Harvesting the sun
Scaling up solar power to meet Africa’s energy needs
A new Burkina Faso in the making
A new agenda of democractic and economic changes
Terrorism overshadows internal conflicts
As African countries scramble for solutions
Drones are effective in protecting civilians
— Hervé Ladsous
Somalia rising from the ashes
“Incredible progress” noted by the IMF
From strife to revival, Mogadishu holds hopes and dreams
The Somali capital is in recovery mode despite many challenges
Somalia charts a new path
— Nicholas Kay
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