Africa Renewal: March 2021
Environment
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COVID-19, oil spill in Mauritius highlight the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States
— Amanda Serumaga, UNDP’s Resident Representative for Mauritius and Seychelles.
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‘The legacy of Wangari Maathai continues’
— says daughter Wanjira Mathai on Wangari Maathai Day and Africa Environment Day.
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Mauritius: A fisherman’s life amid COVID-19 and an oil-polluted ocean
“From where we live, we could see that the MV Wakashio had run aground on the reefs,” says Bimsen Beeharry.
Youth
Gender
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Turning the tide for women and girls caught in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado crisis
The resource-rich land of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique has developed one of the continent’s most complex and layered crises.
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'My daughters will never undergo FGM'
— Survivors are leading the push to end female genital mutilation
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Trade
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What Africa expects of the new WTO Chief Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
As Dr. Okonjo-Iweala takes office Africa seeks equitable COVID-19 vaccine access, support for free trade area, better market access and breaking of longstanding deadlocks.
Empowerment
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History made as Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala picked to head WTO
The Nigerian former minister is the first woman and first African to hold this position
Women’s empowerment
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Malawi women motorcycle taxi owners pulling strings from behind the scenes
Elbowed out of driving the motorcycle taxis, women own the business instead.
Climate Change
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Making peace with nature is possible, if we start now
Despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions caused by the pandemic, the world is still headed for global warming of more than 3°C this century.
Health
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What COVID-19 has taught us: “Healthcare can no longer exist without technology”
Start-up works to bridge healthcare gap in The Gambia.
Economic Development
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Post-COVID-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa’s development through digitalization
For the continent’s recovery from the pandemic, harnessing innovation is crucial.