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Franck Kuwonu

First day at school at the JP Brand School in Utuseb, Namibia. Photo: AMO/Graeme Williams

More students in school but still not all

MDGs

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education

Helena Ndume receiving the inaugural United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

No money can pay for the joy of a blind person who can now see – Dr. Ndume

Africa
Cashew nut processing and production factory in Sotria B Sarl, Banfora, Burkina Faso.   Alamy/Joerg Boethling

Cashing in on the cashew nuts boom

cashew nutCôte d’Ivoire

Local processing could boost revenue in Côte d’Ivoire

Factory workers package products at Decorplast, a manufacturer and regional exporter of injectionmoulded plastic goods in Ghana. Panos/ Nyani Quarmyne

Using trade to boost Africa’s industrialization

tradeIndustrialization

Deliberate trade policies could lead to growth

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (left) and President-elect Muhammadu Buhari shake hands. In the middle is former head of state, Gen (Rtd) Abdulsalam Abubakar.

African presidential elections 2015: Nigeria leads the way

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Seven other African countries; Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Central Africa Republic, the Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Sudan and Togo are set to hold elections in 2015

Aeneas Chuma, the International Labour Organization regional director for Africa. Photo: Abate Damte

Africa grapples with a jobless growth

— Aeneas Chuma

Young women study in a science laboratory at Mogadishu University, Somalia. Photo: Panos/Sven Torfinn

Millions of girls remain out of school

gender

The gender gap has narrowed, but progress is starting to stall

Workers lay rails at a train station outside Niamey, Niger.  Photo: Ado Youssouf

West Africa: New railway network aims to boost inter-regional trade

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Rail to link Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and Togo

Women harvesting rice in Carysburg, Liberia.  Photo: Panos/Aubrey Wade

Ebola disruption could spark new food crisis

ebola

Food prices skyrocket as farmers abandon farms