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Education
Eritrea: Transforming communities through literacy
Steady improvements in literacy are driving positive transformation and helping improve livelihoods.
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Malawi women motorcycle taxi owners pulling strings from behind the scenes
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Education
WHO, UNICEF urge safe school reopening in Africa
Urge governments to take measures to limit the spread of the virus.
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Culture and Education
“Bold steps required, to create inclusive, resilient, quality education systems fit for the future”
— UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres
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Healthcare
"More effort, training still needed to fight COVID-19"
— Dr. Nancy Abuya, Medical Doctor, Kenya
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Youth
My life-changing journey to the African Union
Education as the most powerful weapon to change the world -
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Women in Peacekeeping
“Once a peacekeeper, always a peacekeeper”
— Major Monira Mowri, from Bangladesh, serving in South Sudan -
Women in Peacekeeping
"Be the change you want to see"
— Captain Tanvi Shukla from India, serving in the DRC -
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Women in Peacekeeping
“Female peacekeepers inspire women and girls”
— Major Roseline Stephen Agwai, from Nigeria, serving in the DRC -
Women in Peacekeeping
"As a female peacekeeper, it is easy to connect with people"
— Lt Col Martha Masango from South Africa, serving in the DRC -
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Women in Peacekeeping
‘Women peacekeepers make it easier to interact with communities’
-Lieutenant-Colonel Doamba Sawadogo from Burkina Faso, serving in DR Congo -
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Women in Peacekeeping
“Peacekeeping is challenging but exciting too”
-Major Nargis Parvin from Bangladesh, serving in the DR Congo -
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Women in Peacekeeping
‘Women are effective in building peace and unity’
— Jackline Urujeni from Rwanda, serving in South Sudan -
coronavirus
Radio lessons: In Africa schools are closed, but learning goes on
Countries use radio, TV and internet to keep students engaged
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Women in Peacekeeping
Female peacekeepers are role models
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Partnerships for Development
Partnerships at work in Africa
SDGs envisage that PPPs can promote sustainable development in Africa -
Education
Private schools gain a foothold in Africa
Experts wary over corporate takeover of education in sub-Saharan Africa -
Partnerships for Development
Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa’s cash-strapped health sector
Billionaires Bill Gates, Aliko Dangote come together to fund health care projects
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Partnerships for Development
An integrated Africa: A boon to the private sector
Intra-African trade can help boost profit -
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Partnerships for Development
Alternative financing strategies to boost small businesses in Africa
Essential small and medium-size enterprises need funding -
Partnerships for Development
Global companies give Africa a second look
South Africa hosts most of the top companies in Africa, but other countries are coming up
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Partnerships for Development
Partnerships provide a lifeline for cash-strapped countries
Governments reforming to woo private capital
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Partnerships giving Africa a new look
Private sector working with governments to fund mega development projects -
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A 'disappointing' decade for Africa
Independent panel proposes UN General Assembly support NEPAD -
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Controversy rages over 'GM' food aid
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Africa pushes for better aid quality
Donors must also be held accountable for their policies and practices -
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Conflict Resolution
Tapping migration wealth to fund development
African diaspora remittances can reduce poverty
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Web Feature
Mothers’ health is improving across Africa
But far too many are still dying from childbirth complications -
Web Feature
‘Take away the guns,’ women tell UN envoy
Reforms needed to stop war-time sex crimes, says Zainab Bangura -
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Future of Somalia depends on empowering youth
UNDP releases 2012 Somalia Human Development Report -
Web Feature
Burundi’s push for universal education
Enrolment rates at an all time high, but challenges remain -
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‘Invest in the people,’ says Seychelles president
Exclusive interview with James Alix Michel -
Web Feature
Africa’s economy grows, but many stomachs are empty
Africa Human Development Report stirs debate on food security -
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Economic empowerment
Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing -
Economic empowerment
Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds -
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Improving health
Investing in the health of Africa’s mothers
Lacking care, too many women do not survive childbirth -
Combating violence
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence -
Combating violence
Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms and local activism start to alter laws, attitudes -
Political Empowerment
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights -
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Political Empowerment
African women are ready to lead
But social beliefs and attitudes hinder their quest -
Equality
NEPAD embraces women’s rights
After slow start, continental initiative advances gender equity -
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Equality
‘Renewed energy for women’s empowerment’
Interview with head of UN Women in Southern Africa -
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Improving health
In Africa, AIDS often has a woman’s face
Knowledge, power and resources needed to combat the scourge -
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Africa’s booming economies
Beyond mining taxes, to development
Contracts must benefit communities and promote economic linkages -
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Bid to end subsidy stirs protest in Nigeria
Unrest highlights problems of mismanagement and corruption -
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Millennium Villages: a lasting impact?
Aid promotes rapid gains, but dependence may be hard to break -
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NEPAD at 10
‘A common vision for agriculture-led growth’
NEPAD adds value to Africa’s farming sector, says Glenn Denning -
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‘In 10 years, NEPAD has achieved a lot’
Ibrahim Mayaki, head of Africa’s partnership initiative -
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Africa's least developed: lands of opportunity
At the UN conference on LDCs, focus moves away from aid -
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Microfinance: What role in Africa's development?
Time to reassess the limits and strengths of small-scale lending -
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Microfinance: What role in Africa's development?
Time to reassess the limits and strengths of small-scale lending -
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Global food crisis: time to break the vicious cycle
Delaying reforms will guarantee recurrent surges in food prices
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Peace in Sierra Leone, a project under construction
UN seeks to coordinate support for post-war development -
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Peace in Sierra Leone, a project under construction
UN seeks to coordinate support for post-war development -
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A social media boom begins in Africa
Using mobile phones, Africans join the global conversation -
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To save the lives of mothers, infants
Commitment, money and innovation can reduce high mortality rates -
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Abolishing fees boosts African schooling
A giant step for children, but governments must navigate the pitfalls -
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Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds -
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Africa struggles with soaring food prices
From emergency reactions to farming investments -
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Women in North Africa secure more rights
Despite hurdles, notable legal, political and social progress -
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Price protests expose state faults
Rioting and repression reflect problems of African governance -
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Fighting African poverty, village by village
Innovative project in Ghana focuses on achieving Millennium goals -
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NEPAD in action
Spurring business to invest in Africa’s future
NEPAD encourages African private sector engagement -
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Africa aims for a scientific revolution
More funding needed for research institutes and universities -
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Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms, local activism start to alter laws, attitudes -
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Africans fear ‘ruin’ in Europe trade talks
Opposition grows to more inequitable trade liberalization -
NEPAD in action
Water betters lives in Tanzania
Access to clean water critical to NEPAD development goals -
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Pledging peace at Great Lakes summit
In a region emerging from war, cooperation remains a challenge -
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Congolese women confront legacy of rape
War and sexual violence leave survivors in desperate need -
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NEPAD in action
Woman storekeeper boosts Malawi farming
NEPAD seeks to bring fertilizer nearer to villagers -
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NEPAD in action
Combating Zambia’s ‘hidden hunger’
NEPAD and partners fortify food with vitamins and minerals -
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Conflict resources: from ‘curse’ to blessing
Transforming an African war risk into a peace asset -
NEPAD in action
African expatriates look homeward
Skilled professionals answer NEPAD call to lend expertise -
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Harnessing the Internet for development
African countries seek to widen access, produce content -
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NEPAD in action
Boosting African farm yields
More fertilizer, irrigation and other inputs are vital, says NEPAD -
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Africa starts a fishing ‘revolution’
NEPAD plan promotes poverty reduction, food security and environmental sustainability -
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Trade talks: where is the development?
In North and South, critics see “Doha round” as a run-around -
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Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing -
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African migration: from tensions to solutions
Migrants who leave their countries in search of work are currently not adequately protected by international law -
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New barriers hinder African trade
Health standards in rich countries limit continent’s ability to export -
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Fixing the humanitarian aid system
UN, relief groups seek to bolster and speed up food delivery -
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Reintegration of ex-combatants
When war ends: transforming Africa’s fighters into builders -
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Community radio: a voice for the poor
Better local communications can boost development, democracy -
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African women battle for equality
Some progress 10 years after Beijing, but major challenges remain -
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Giant step for Kenya’s schools
Progress for both boys and girls towards Millennium education goal -
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Focusing aid on Africa’s own priorities
More financing for Millennium Development Goals, but still far to go -
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