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In Focus
Gender advocates to push for social protection and economic empowerment at G20
Gender Empowerment
Other priorities include combating gender-based violence, bridging the digital divide.
UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent
The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent said during the forum’s fourth meeting.
22 billion reasons for Africa to invest in digital
agriculture
Agricultural value chains for a crisis-driven world.
Advocating for the justice and rights of people of African descent
Social Protection
Amb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent lists economic empowerment, digital equity and solidarity as priorities.
fishinginvestment
Regional action needed to stop illegal trawlers off the coast
investmentKenya
Self-help groups in Kenya boost domestic savings and investment
Burkina FasoICT
Local investors eager to profit from mobile phone boom
debt reliefLiberia
Liberia scores big, but the Congo and Côte d’Ivoire are still waiting
peacekeepingLiberia
For armies and police that protect citizens, not abuse them
employmentOSAA
Unemployment challenges stability in Liberia, Sierra Leone