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Free Trade Area

Digital trade is the next big thing in Africa

— Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA)

By Kingsley Ighobor

New technologies and business models are creating a mass market

Free Trade Area

Africans must explore opportunities in digital trade

— African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Chief Wamkele Mene

By Kingsley Ighobor

Youth

My life-changing journey to the African Union

Education as the most powerful weapon to change the world

By Chelvin Ramsamy

Cover Story

Beyond ending conflict in Africa, we must tackle its root causes

— Hanna Tetteh, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the African Union

By Kingsley Ighobor

coronavirus

AU Special Envoy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to youth: Use COVID-19 crisis to unleash your innovation

By Joyce Mulama

Children fill their cups at a water point built by UNICEF at Kanyosha III primary school in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Elections

AU and UN appeal for ‘stable and peaceful environment’ for Burundi elections

By UN News

Screengrab of the FAO-AU Ministerial (virtual) Meeting on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security in Africa.

coronavirus

COVID-19: FAO and African Union commit to safeguarding food security amid crisis

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)

Free Trade Area

Reporting on Africa’s Agenda 2063

By NEPAD

Free Trade Area

AfCFTA Implementation: Conditions for Success

By NEPAD

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, addressing the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 February, 2020.

Peace and Security

AU Summit: Guterres calls for ‘collective, comprehensive, coordinated’ response to challenges facing Africa

By UN News

Silencing the guns

ECA’s Vera Songwe issues clarion call for urgent action to silence the guns in Africa

By UNECA

Women

African Union Project on Malawian Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Cooperation with Norway and Germany

By NEPAD

Maureen Achieng (l), IOM Ethiopia Chief of Mission and Representative to AUC, IGAD & UNECA with Sweden’s ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti, Torbjörn Pettersson.

News

IOM, African Union and Partners Commit to Enhancing Labour Mobility in Africa with USD 9 Million Swedish Grant

By IOM

Departments

Africa in brief

By Africa Renewal

Ms. Gertrude Mongella: An internationally known Tanzanian gender activist was elected to preside over the new parliament. Photo : ©UN / E. Schneider

Also

Pan-African Parliament now a reality

'A sign of democratic maturity'

By Gumisai Mutume

Financing is crucial for building critical infrastructure such as transport, telecommunications and roads, like this one at Kinshasa Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: Simone D. McCourtie/World Bank

News

ADDIS: Africa's economic transformation in focus at UN development financing conference

By UN News

Magazine

Darfur: an experiment in African peacekeeping

Is African Union–UN hybrid a model for the future?

By Michael Fleshman

Symbolic burning of arms following Guinea-Bissau’s civil war

Web Feature

Reform of Guinea-Bissau’s military at the crossroads

By Damien Bonelli

Africa at 50

‘A lot of reasons to be optimistic’

Cheick Sidi Diarra, UN special adviser on Africa, reflects on 50 years

By Africa Renewal

Africa at 50

African women’s long walk to equality

Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms

By L. Muthoni Wanyeki

Also

‘Stability is based on democracy’

Interview with Said Djinnit, UN representative on West Africa

By Africa Renewal

Also

Africa’s displaced people: out of the shadows

African Union convention breaks new ground, but challenges await

By André-Michel Essoungou

Also

Africa’s disabled will not be forgotten

People with disabilities fight for services, rights, dignity

By Stanley Kwenda

Also

Africa defends democratic rule

“Zero tolerance” for coups, constitutional violations

By Ernest Harsch

Also

Delivering on Africa’s development

By Ernest Harsch

Also

Climate deal: hard work lies ahead

Africans press strong case at Copenhagen talks

By Ernest Harsch

Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, chief executive officer of NEPAD

Web Feature

‘We have to deliver’ on Africa’s development, says NEPAD chief

By Africa Renewal

Also

Pursuit of justice or Western plot?

International indictments stir angry debate in Africa

By Mary Kimani

Also

Africa sharpens its voice on climate

Leaders forging a common position for climate change talks

By Ernest Harsch

Also

World downturn squeezing Africa

Calls for more aid, greater voice in recovery plans

By Roy Laishley

Also

Africa calls for a ‘new impetus’

UN General Assembly debates continent’s development needs

By Africa Renewal

Also

Out of crisis, opportunity?

Africa seeks a voice in global financial management

By Ernest Harsch

Also

Africa’s partners must ‘walk the talk’

UN General Assembly urges donors to fulfill their promises

By Africa Renewal

Also

Africa aims for a scientific revolution

More funding needed for research institutes and universities

By Gumisai Mutume

Also

Africa a priority for new UN head

Ban Ki-moon sets African issues high on the global agenda

By Ernest Harsch

Also

Darfur facing even greater horror

With Sudan crisis sharpening, UN sees no time for “half measures”

By Ernest Harsch

Also

Ghana takes African governance exam

“Peer review” highlights progress, need for more reforms

By Ernest Harsch

Also

What the World Summit means for Africa

Commitments on aid, debt relief and MDGs are reaffirmed

By Africa Renewal

Also

Africa’s media pushes for more freedom

Slowly, a tough beat gets better

By Michael Fleshman

Also

African women battle for equality

Some progress 10 years after Beijing, but major challenges remain

By Gumisai Mutume

Also

Moving ‘from rhetoric to action’

UN panel on NEPAD highlights aid quality, private sector

By Africa Renewal

Also

Accelerating Africa’s agriculture plan

By Africa Renewal

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