In Focus

Destruction of Timbuktu mausoleums is “repugnant,” says UN

Contracts must benefit communities and promote economic linkages

Key roles for civil society in keeping violence at bay

But huge challenges still lie ahead

Coups in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, democratic defence in Senegal

Window of opportunity to save people from hunger narrowing by the day

Interview with Moses Kanduri, Vice President of AYE, Association of Young Entrepreneurs in Ghana

Interview with founding editor Salim Lone

UN magazine devoted to Africa’s progress

Tapping geothermal power in Kenya’s Rift Valley

Turbines generate hope for clean energy

Action needed to counter an “ecological catastrophe”