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In Focus
UN Chief urges just and inclusive energy transition as investment gaps persist
climate
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for coordinated global action to close energy investment gaps, reform climate finance, and ensure developing countries, especially those in Africa, rich in solar potential but short on investment, are full participants in the clean energy.
From Kibera to the world: Kennedy Odede wins 2025 UN Mandela Prize
Social Protectionjobs
The Kenyan social entrepreneur founded an organization which serves 4 million people in informal settlements.
Five years to go: UN sounds alarm on SDG progress as Africa seeks acceleration
Social Protection
The new SDG report shows only 35 per cent of targets are on track. More effort needed to unlock progress on the continent.
Punters driven by a growing appetite for gaming and the need to make that extra coin
elections
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
Big money and lavish lifestyles mark newly-minted millionaires
Country now hosts the largest number of refugees 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 toll