African Union’s 2020 campaign to achieve peace and end conflict, extremism, crime

— Ms. Aïssatou Hayatou, ‘Silencing the Guns’ operations manager

Insecurity persists in the DR Congo, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Mali and Libya

Youth empowerment is key to success for peaceful alternatives that keep them engaged

They are the ones sustaining peace and nurturing society

Food insecurity, conflicts, terrorism, displacement and climate change effects compound challenges

—Ambassador Mamman Nuhu, Lake Chad Basin Commission Executive Secretary

Local communities in search of lasting peace

—Bience Gawanas, Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa

A call for sustainability in the fashion world, as effects of climate change continue to bite

Aviation expert on what airlines need to do to remain competitive

— Ibrahim Mayaki, chief executive officer of the the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), which is currently transforming into the African Union Development Agency (AUDA)—the implementing arm of the AU.

Public, private and civil society organisations team up to tackle unemployment

“Pregnancy must not be a death sentence, we are working on different interventions”

From akara to acarajé: Culinary traditions that bind Africa and its diaspora

Conversations with filmmaker Toyin Ibrahim Adekeye

—Peter Tabichi, a Catholic Franciscan brother and winner of the Global Teacher Prize