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Africa Renewal

Africa Renewal: July 2009

Cover Story

Debt relief for post-war rebuilding

Liberia scores big, but the Congo and Côte d’Ivoire are still waiting

By Ernest Harsch

Also

Africa begins to tap crisis funds

Fears that deeper global reforms will drag out

By Roy Laishley
Seeking the ‘shoots’ of economic recovery

Uncertainty over when African growth will revive

By Roy Laishley
Setting foreign fighters on the road home

Repatriation of ex-combatants vital to securing regional peace

By Ernest Harsch
Safeguarding Africa’s fishing waters

Regional action needed to stop illegal trawlers off the coast

By Mary Kimani
Mobilizing money at the grass roots

Self-help groups in Kenya boost domestic savings and investment

By Mary Kimani
Emerging economies hold promise for Africa

But governments must play smart to get the best deals

By Roy Laishley

Magazine

Current Issue: December 2019 - March 2020

Theme: Silencing the guns

Realising a conflict-free Africa is the dream of every African. In this edition, we highlight the current hotspots; the root causes of conflicts; the various efforts in search of peaceful co-existence and development and the African Union’s quest for silencing the guns by 2020.

Download PDF version: A_R33_3_EN.pdf