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Africa Renewal

Africa Renewal: August 2013

Cover Story

A new burst of energy in industrial activity

Reliance on commodities has to stop, says report

By Kingsley Ighobor

Departments

Africa Watch

Ethiopia plans Africa’s biggest dam

By Pavithra Rao
Africa Wired

Simple invention brokers peace between humans and wildlife

By Jocelyne Sambira

Also

Influencing policy is ‘not a numbers game’

More women in Africa enter public office, but still wield little power

By Jocelyne Sambira
No place like home

Africa’s skilled labour returns

By Aissata Haidara
Most African countries will be middle income by 2040

Interview with Carlos Lopes, executive secretary, Economic Commission for Africa

By Africa Renewal
Shea butter nourishes opportunities for African women

Fair trade brings decent profits to millions

By Rebecca Moudio
Slippery justice for victims of oil spills

Nigerian villagers lose lawsuit against an oil giant

By Yemisi Akinbobola

Conflict Resolution

UN chief teams up with World Bank leader to resolve conflict and fight poverty in Congo

A new partnership brings in troops and dollars

By Masimba Tafirenyika
Intervention brigade: End game in the Congo?

UN peacekeeping task enters a new phase

By Lansana Gberie
Uprooting the causes of conflicts

Momentum in post-conflict peacebuilding in Africa

By Kingsley Ighobor
Tapping migration wealth to fund development

African diaspora remittances can reduce poverty

By Jocelyne Sambira