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Africa Renewal: December 2015

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Sustainable Development Goals are in sync with Africa’s priorities

Newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals could transform the continent

By Kingsley Ighobor

Sustainable Development Goals

‘I foresee a world without poverty’

— Amina Mohammed

By Kingsley Ighobor
Financing Africa’s development agenda

— Carlos Lopes

By Jocelyne Sambira and Kingsley Ighobor
Financing Africa’s development agenda

— Carlos Lopes

By Jocelyne Sambira and Kingsley Ighobor
Agenda 2063 is in harmony with SDGs

— Maged Abdelaziz

By Franck Kuwonu

Also

Women, peace & security

15 years of implementing UN Security Council resolution 1325 in Africa

By Zipporah Musau
Towards a unified African market

Newly-signed tripartite free trade area to bring together EAC, COMESA & SADC blocs

By Sara Canals
African leaders pledge to fight for a deal on climate change

An opportunity to emphasize the link between climate and development

By Dan Shepard and Kingsley Ighobor
African leaders pledge to fight for a deal on climate change

An opportunity to emphasize the link between climate and development

By Dan Shepard and Kingsley Ighobor
NEPAD mobilizes funds for regional infrastructure

— Ibrahim Mayaki

By Franck Kuwonu
Nelson Mandela Prize winners feted

A former Portuguese president and a Namibian eye surgeon are recognized for outstanding public service

By Bo Li
Ethiopia: fixing agriculture

A no-nonsense agency works to remove bottlenecks

By Masimba Tafirenyika

MDGs and beyond

MDGs: An assessment of Africa’s progress

Was development goals’ yardstick unfair to Africa?

By Jaspreet Kindra and Juliet Wasswa-Mugambwa
MDGs: An assessment of Africa’s progress

Was development goals’ yardstick unfair to Africa?

By Jaspreet Kindra and Juliet Wasswa-Mugambwa
Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

By Franck Kuwonu
More students in school but still not all

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education

By Franck Kuwonu
Closing Africa’s ‘elusive’ gender gap

MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

By Zipporah Musau
A glass half-empty, yet half-full

MDG 4: Reduce child mortality

By Kingsley Ighobor
Lack of resources affecting interventions

MDG 5: Mixed results in maternal health goals across Africa

By Zipporah Musau
New cases drop, but numbers still high

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB and other diseases

By Pavithra Rao
Light at the end of the tunnel

MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

By Richard Munang and Robert Mgendi
Light at the end of the tunnel

MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

By Richard Munang and Robert Mgendi
How did partnerships work for Africa?

MDG 8: Global Partnership for Development

By Tim Wall

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