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Guiding the Future: UN launches new panel on critical energy transition minerals

AfricaThe initiative aims to make the global shift towards renewable energy equitable and sustainable

The cover illustration of Claver Irakoze's book, 'That Child is Me.'

Claver Irakoze: Bridging Generations Through the Memory of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

Rwandan GenocideThe delicate balance of telling the next generation about a tragedy that shook the world, through the eyes of a survivor.

Betty Mtehemu, Deputy Chairperson of Fabric Clothes Sector, and Chairperson of the Women’s Union in Dar es Salaam’s Mchikichini Market.

2024: A year of cautious hope for African economies facing worldwide challenges

AfCFTAThe continent's economic growth is expected to inch up to 3.5 per cent

Afua Hirsch (Right) and Actor Samuel L Jackson

‘Enslaved’ episode blends live action and historical research

African Descent Transatlantic Trade

British writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch helping unearth more on slave trade

I went into the government with fight against female genital mutilation

—Says Morissanda Kouyaté, Guinea’s foreign minister and 2020 UN Mandela Prize winner

Amid global crises, Africa has opportunities for innovative development financing

Malawi African DevelopmentAgnes Chimbiri-Molande, Permanent Representative of Malawi to the United Nations

Mr. Ephraim Mwepya Shitima of Zambia, at center, between two other meeting participants.

Africa’s chief climate negotiator: We must have tangible and actionable climate decisions for a successful COP27

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Now is the time to sprint if we want to end hunger, achieve other SDGs

Food systems Sustainability

— Dr. Jemimah Njuki, the Custodian for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 and a Food Systems Champion.

“Extreme weather events will be the new normal if global warming increases at current speed”

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— Rondrotiana Barimalala, climate change researcher and contributing author to IPCC Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, on what it means for Africa.