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Residents of the Kanyaruchinya camp near Goma flee on Sunday - fighting has overwhelmed the capital of North Kivu province.
Peace and Security

Caught in the crossfire: The human toll of conflict in eastern DRC

DRC WFP calls for international intervention as displacement and hunger reach crisis levels.
Grammy winner and UNICEF ambassador, Angélique Kidjo, shares insights on blending cultures, empowering women and youth, and her ongoing mission to bring Africa’s voice to the world.
Youth

On music, activism, and empowering Africa’s next generation

UNICEF A conversation with Angélique Kidjo on the power of music, Africa’s future, and breaking boundaries.
A car involved in an accident.
Economic Development

Road Safety: Digital technology to help prevent accidents

Digitalization Experts explore how data-driven approaches, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies can help save lives.
Nairobi City.
Economic Development

Financial, fiscal, and budgetary planning crucial for African cities

debt To manage rapid urbanization effectively, African cities must enhance fiscal strategies and broaden revenue sources.

Editor Picks

Samuel Jepi, National Forest Initiative, outside of the NFI camp near Kupiano, Papua New Guinea. May 23, 2019
Climate

Creating credible carbon market in Africa

Fresh source.
Economic Development

Streamlining Egypt’s food value chain through technology

Ernest Rwamucyo (Right), Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations
Human Rights

Lessons post the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: we must speak out against discrimination and prejudice

Epsy Barr - Chair, Forum on People of African Descent.
Economic Development

We must confront the legacy of slavery, tackle systemic racism

Above, people carry drinking water in Bangladesh

ADDIS: UN conference opens with call for 'reboot' of development finance

Africadevelopment
UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi. Photo: UNCTAD

New UN report finds drop in global foreign direct investment in 2014

Africadevelopment
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Africa Books

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Appointment

A shopper buys Snow beer at a supermarket in Yichang city, central Chinas Hubei province.  AP Images /Yi chang

Africans also investing in China

African countries have poured over $14 billion in investments

Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General of Statistics South Africa.  ITU/ R. Farrell

African statistics have come of age

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

A MicroEnsure agent talks to microfinance clients about microinsurance at a group meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.  Alamy/David Dorey

Microfinance: Good for the poor?

microfinance

To lift the poor from poverty, create jobs, not loans, critics say

Designer Kiki Cardow adjusting a display at her boutique in Lagos, Nigeria. Panos/ Andrew Esiebo

Think beyond microfinance when talking about businesswomen

microfinance

Financing for women in Africa has remained stubbornly “micro”

A table banking session in Samburu, Kenya.   DPPS

Loans to women = smart economics

loanssustainable development

Women find innovative ways of financing projects

Wu Hongbo, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Development and the Secretary-General of the Financing for Development Conference.  UN Photo/Loey Felipe

For development finance, there is no one-size-fits-all solution

financing for development

Countries to choose targets best suited to local conditions

Solar panels being cleaned at the Ain Beni Mathar Integrated Combined Cycle Thermo-Solar Power Plant in Morocco.  World Bank/Dana Smillie

New bond issue set to help Africa go ‘green’

green bondsustainable development

A way of bankrolling a clean energy revolution