Africa Renewal: September 2020

Cover Story

Fatima Kyari Mohammed

As UN marks 75 years, let us work together to realize the opportunities in African unity

— Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed is the Permanent Observer and Head of Mission of the African Union to the United Nations

Culture and Education

Dr. Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah is Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States

Beyond the Year of Return: Africa and the diaspora must forge closer ties

— Dr. Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah, Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States.

Op-Ed

The port at Tema, Ghana.

COVID-19 crisis amplifies the urgency for economic diversification in Africa

Business as usual in post-pandemic recovery will only reinforce economic hardship

Health

Top 50 finalists of the 2020 ANPI (Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative)

Africa’s young entrepreneurs can help in post-COVID recovery

— Jason Pau, Senior Advisor for International Programmes at the Jack Ma Foundation
Currently, Africa imports more than 80 per cent of its medicine and other medical products.

How Africa can manufacture to meet its own pharmaceutical needs

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa provides a roadmap.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO is supporting the Ghana Health Service in their efforts to ...

Could this be a turning point for Africa’s health systems?

PATH suggests five ways to place people at the centre of health systems and build back better.

Healthcare

Daniel Kabugi

Fight against COVID-19 has sparked innovations

— Daniel Kabugi, Biomedical Engineering student (Kenya)

Conservation

The Great Green Wall initiative created close to 120 000 farming jobs.

Africa's Great Green Wall: close to 18 million hectares of land restored

Annual restoration of 8.2 million hectares and US$4.3 billion may be needed to achieve the planned 100 million hectares by 2030.
By UNCCD

Gender

Women provided professional training.

Beijing +25: Overcoming 21st Century challenges to deliver for Africa’s women

Beyond legislation, countries must tackle negative social norms and rising bias. (#Beijing25)
Gender based violence

Fighting the ‘domestic pandemic’: AU applauds Sauti blog entry on gender-based violence

Young female writer raises awareness on the tensions between upholding public image and surviving domestic violence.

Culture

Clothes, bags and accessories

African history told through fashionable printed clothing

A mainstay of African fashion, the Ankara, wax hollandais or Kitenge fabric holds up a mirror to history.

Book Review

UN Affairs

Thousands of people around the world are participating in global conversation to mark the UN @75

Cameroon’s youth make their voice heard to shape our world’s future

As UN turns 75, thousands of people around the world participate in global conversation
Around the world people are calling for more action on human rights...

UN@75: Global conversation spotlights The Future We Want, The UN We Need

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN’s worldwide consultation reveals a strong call for action on inequalities and climate change, as well as more solidarity.

Women’s empowerment

Alaa Salah, Civil Society Activist and Community Leader from Sudan

Women lead in Sudan’s clamour for good governance

From leading the protests to pushing for lasting change, women are at the forefront.

Economic Development

Temie Giwa-Tubosun

Temie Giwa-Tubosun: the Nigerian entrepreneur delivering blood to patients

“What keeps me going is that someone is about to die, and they don’t die.”

Peace and Security

Youth

Podcast