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One year of free trading in Africa calls for celebration despite teething problems
Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General AfCFTA Secretariat, says significant progress expected in 2022.Free trading under the auspices of the African Continent...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 08:41hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Fighting HIV and AIDS in times of COVID-19
The World AIDS Day is marked every on 1st December every year to raise awareness about the disease. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is the UN entity tasked with fighting HIV in...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 17:37hrs | 1 | by Zipporah Musau
Let's stay vigilant, COVID-19 is still here
My name is Saria Osman El-Amin, I am 24 years old and I am a medical doctor. I live in Khartoum, Sudan. I work at the Corona Call Centre as part of the Ministry of Health's strategic plan to hel...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 19:57hrs | 2 | by Dr. Saria Osman El-Amin (Sudan)
Time for Africa to stop managing poverty and start managing development
Cristina Duarte of the Republic of Cabo Verde is the new Special Adviser on Africa to the UN Secretary-General. A former Minister of Finance and Planning in her country, she intends to bring to ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 19:52hrs | 1 | by Elizabeth Scaffidi
Africa must address its debt burden once the pandemic is under control - says World Bank Vice President
Carlos Felipe Jaramillo was recently appointed the World Bank's Vice President for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region. He was, until his recent appointment, the bank's country director for Ken...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 12:13hrs | 1 | by Raphael Obonyo
Fashion and fabric: African history told through printed wax clothing
A mainstay of African fashion, "ankara," "wax hollandais "or "kitenge" fabric holds up a mirror to history In most West and Central African main market...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 13 | by Franck Kuwonu
Bringing rural women to the frontline
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and executive director of UN Women, recently began a second term in office. In her first term, she drew attention to women's issues globa...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 16:29hrs | | by Africa Renewal
Youth can be agents of positive change
Jayathma Wickramanayake, 27, from Sri Lanka, is the new UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth. Her role is to expand the UN’s youth engagement and advocacy efforts. She also serves as an adviser t...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 14:50hrs | 1 | by Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN youth envoy
Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency
Experts say conditions on the continent are great for virtual currency Interest in cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency, is growing steadily in...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 14:44hrs | | by Pavithra Rao
Young African women turn to coding
At Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Angela Koranteng was an accomplished student with a special dream. At a time when few women were breaking the gender barrier in male-dominated st...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 16:24hrs | 19 | by Fatimatou Sene
Corporate boardrooms: Where are the women?
A lack of diversity afflicts most companies' boardsWhen a woman rises to the top rung of the traditionally all-male corporate ladder in Africa, it's fro...Published: 15 Jan 2018 at 15:55hrs | 2 | by Kwamboka Oyaro
A visa-free Africa still faces hurdles
Despite fears of increase in crimes, some countries are liberalizing visas to attract investors Would an Africa in which Africans require no visa...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 20:56hrs | 2 | by Kerry Dimmer
Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum
Insufficient financial inclusion, unbanked masses and financial literacy are increasingly attracting investors When she needed to transfer money to a f...Published: 30 May 2017 at 21:28hrs | 2 | by Kingsley Ighobor
Youth can help achieve SDGs
In 2015, Samuel Malinga, at age 26, founded Sanitation Africa - a company engaged in turning human waste into briquettes for cooking and agricultural manure. For his innovative approach to waste manag...Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 23:16hrs | 2 | by Kingsley Ighobor
Morocco: Creating IT opportunities for self-starting youth
Soufian El-Kherchi, an intern at Clean Rabat, a small organization in Morocco's capital, spent most of his days giving information technology support and setting up its network. Bustling...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 19:40hrs | 1 | by Kaci Racelma
Nollywood star: More than just talent
Award-winning Stephanie Okereke Linus raising awareness on fistula While still in her teens, Stephanie Okereke ...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 19:38hrs | 2 | by Leon Usigbe
Young women breaking into the male-dominated ICT world
One of Africa's leading tech start-up spreads its wings It was a bright morning in March 2010, when a group of ...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 19:33hrs | | by Kwamboka Oyaro
It's time for young people to get political
Zambia's youngest mayor urges youth to get active in politics For many young people in Africa, a university deg...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 19:32hrs | | by Mwika Simbeye
Gains made in fight against malaria
Africa is finally making headway in its decades-long fight against malaria The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in December 2015 that the glob...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 22:12hrs | 3 | by Amelia Tan
Dying from lack of medicines
Encouraging local production, right policies the way out Approximately 1.6 million Africans died of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV-related illnesses in ...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 22:06hrs | 18 | by Tefo Pheage
Diagnosing Africa's medical brain drain
Higher wages and modern facilities are magnets for Africa's health workers Dressed in full medical gear and clutching a folder, Folu Songonuga, a physi...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 21:59hrs | 2 | by Kingsley Ighobor
Commodity prices crash hits Africa
Volatile global financial markets and weaknesses in global growth to blame Just three years ago, most of the world's fastest-growing economies were in ...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 21:52hrs | 4 | by Kingsley Ighobor
Africa most affected by refugee crisis - Ethiopia and Uganda praised for open-door policy
As Germany, France and other European countries contend with an unprecedented influx of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, shocking tales of women and children drowning in the Medit...Published: 17 Dec 2016 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Sulaiman Momodu
A green path to industrialization
The only viable option for Africa's continued development For environmentalists and development experts, green is not just a colour; it also refers to ...Published: 08 Nov 2016 at 17:23hrs | 1 | by Kingsley Ighobor
A new era for African media
Enter digital media with tweets, blogs and a plethora of new voices The advent of digital media has turned the media landscape upside down. The news cy...Published: 08 Nov 2016 at 17:16hrs | 4 | by Zipporah Musau
Unleashing the power of Africa's civil society
A Liberian women's peace movement led by 31-year-old Leymah Gbowee did something extraordinary in July 2003 to force Liberian warlords to sign a peace agreement that ended 10 years of a bloody civil w...Published: 13 Aug 2016 at 09:11hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Pan-African Passport to open up borders
The African Union launches a continental passport while Brexit closes doors in Europe The image of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Chadian President ...Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 07:39hrs | 4 | by Tonderayi Mukeredzi
Africa after Brexit
African economies may be severely affected by Britain's exitBy 6:30 a.m. on 24 June, less than 12 hours after a successful referendum on Brexit (Britai...Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 07:35hrs | 3 | by Amelia Tan
Urbanization is a tool for development
Joan Clos is the Executive Director of the Nairobi-based United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). In this interview with Newton Kanhema for Africa Renewal, Dr. Clos talks about the eff...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 21:41hrs | 1 | by Joan Clos
Africa's cities of the future - Proper planning key to sustainable cities
With an annual economic growth rate of about 5% over the last decade, driven mainly by the commodities boom, African cities have seen skyrocketing population growth, forcing governments to face a host...Published: 09 Apr 2016 at 09:01hrs | | by Busani Bafana
Ex-Botswana President Mogae chickens out on Mugabe criticism
Festus Mogae Former Botswana President has denied reports that he attacked President Robert Mugabe over the latter's anti-gay stance, claiming he was quoted out of context. Mogae told Bots...Published: 01 Feb 2016 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vets blast ex-Botswana president Mogae for attacking Mugabe
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association yesterday took a swipe at former Botswana President Festus Mogae for attacking President Mugabe over his stance denouncing homosexuality....Published: 26 Jan 2016 at 05:14hrs | 1 | by Zvamaida Murwira
Former-Botswana President want Mugabe to accept gay rights
FORMER Botswana President Festus Mogae has uncharacteristically called on President Robert Mugabe to "stop hiding behind sovereignty, while abusing people" and to accept gay rights.In a recent...Published: 22 Jan 2016 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Towards a unified African market
For several years, experts from the three largest trading blocs in Africa - the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and So...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 21:04hrs | 1 | by Sara Canals
Women, peace and security
15 years of implementing UN Security Council resolution 1325 in Africa As conflicts and crises in Africa took a more complex turn in recent years,...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 21:01hrs | 1 | by Zipporah Musau
'Good leadership is about people' - Festus Mogae
Festus Mogae served as president of the southern African country of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He is the recipient of several international awards, including the 200...Published: 08 Jan 2016 at 21:04hrs | 6 | by Tefo Pheage
Nelson Mandela Prize winners feted
A former Portuguese president and a Namibian eye surgeon are recognized for outstanding public service The planting of a small food garden this s...Published: 24 Dec 2015 at 19:32hrs | 14 | by Bo Li
'I foresee a world without poverty'
Amina Mohammed is the United Nations secretary-general's former special adviser on post-2015 development planning. She was heavily involved in planning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new ...Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 08:28hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Financing Africa's development agenda
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will build on the expiring Millennium Development Goals, which were launched in 2000 to end extreme poverty by 2015. What do the SDGs mean for African countrie...Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Jocelyne Sambira
Sustainable Development Goals are in sync with Africa's priorities
Newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals could transform the continentOn 26 September, a day after world leaders adopted the new development age...Published: 20 Nov 2015 at 21:55hrs | 1 | by Kingsley Ighobor
Billions now required to save depleted healthcare systems
Ebola's most affected countries lobby for funding for hospital infrastructure On 10 May 2015, a day after the World Health Organization declared Li...Published: 17 Jun 2015 at 17:48hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Can Africa fund its own growth?
Mobilizing domestic resources is a key source of finance Despite witnessing exceptional growth in development finance in recent years, Africa is st...Published: 17 Jun 2015 at 17:48hrs | | by Tonderayi Mukeredzi
Progress towards gender parity still slow, uneven
It's been 20 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap that set the agenda for realizing women's rights, was signed by 189 governments. While there have been ...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 06:23hrs | | by Zipporah Musau
Women seek greater role in rebuilding the Central African Republic
The current security and humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is dire—a reality that has prompted women of the CAR to make one urgent request to the international communi...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 06:23hrs | | by Zipporah Musau
Gender equality within reach
Some progress made, but challenges remain When the Rwandan delegation went to Beijing, China, in 1995 for the landmark women's conference, just a y...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Zipporah Musau
Africa grapples with a jobless growth
Until recently, rising demands for African commodities boosted most of the region's economies. Yet unemployment, especially among the youth, remains high. Africa Renewal's Franck Kuwonu spoke with Aen...Published: 07 May 2015 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Africa Renewal
African-Americans resettle in Africa
Ghana is the first African country to open its doors to people of African descent from all over the world - but bureaucracy takes a tollIn Prampram...Published: 07 May 2015 at 06:41hrs | | by Efam Dovi
If you want to liberate your body, liberate your mind
Recently the United Nations declared 2015-2024 as the International Decade for the People of African Descent. Africa Renewal‘s Masimba Tafirenyika sat down with the president of the 69th session of ...Published: 07 May 2015 at 06:39hrs | | by Africa Renewal
African leaders laud Climate Summit
New initiatives to address agriculture and renewable energy agreed uponAfrican leaders have welcomed the Climate Summit held at the United Nations...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 21:08hrs | 3 | by Dan Shepard
Financing Africa's massive projects
Innovative bankrolling gains popularity and raises high hopes among key countries It is an audacious $4.8 billion project undertaken by one of the ...Published: 28 Feb 2015 at 08:14hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor and Busani Bafana
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