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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

Image of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda on display in the Johannesburg Holocaust ..

Remembering the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 27 years later

Rwandan Genocide

We need to transform history into lessons relevant to our societies today

Ambassador Ammo Aziza Baroud

Chad at the UN: Determined to have African voices heard in international forums

— Ambassador Ammo Aziza Baroud is the Permanent Representative of Chad to the UN in New York. She talks about her priorities and the importance of women’s empowerment.

Ambassador Valentine Rugwabiza

Rwanda at the UN: Vaccine equity, inclusion, peace, and gender equality top our priorities

Rwandan GenocideRwanda— Ambassador Valentine Rugwabiza, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations.
Port of Rades, Tunisia.

AfCFTA: 100 days since start of free trading, prospects seem bright

AfCFTA

Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area kicked off on 1 January. The coming months will likely witness a convergence of fruitful outcomes of multiple moving parts.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Abuja, Nigeria.

Nigeria: COVID-19 vaccine rollout kicks off in Africa’s most populous country

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First batch of COVAX vaccines arrived in March, country aims to inoculate 70% of 200 million people by 2022.

Viral Facts Africa initiative to combat dangerous health misinformation

Viral Facts Africa initiative to combat dangerous health misinformation

AfricaMisinformationTracking the focus of misinformation circulating on social media is difficult, but African fact-checking organizations say they have debunked more than 1300 misleading reports since the onset of the pandemic.
Developing countries, in particular, have been hit hard by the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Guterres urges ‘decisive action’ to stave off debt crisis in developing world

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Heads of State and Government Meeting

World leaders to meet on strengthening financial measures to boost efforts to cope with COVID-19 fallout

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Calls for additional measures to reduce debt burden and increase liquidity in low and middle-income countries to ensure full recovery

Susan Ojochide commenced her PhD research in 2020 at Bayero University in Kano, Nigeria.

Tackling one of Africa’s greatest enemies – drought

Africaagriculture

Susan Ojochide (from Nigeria) talks about her research that will help to alleviate food insecurity in semi-arid areas.

There are fewer than 10 African manufacturers with vaccine production and are based in five countrie

Africa can take a shot at own COVID-19 vaccine

Coronavirus VaccineManufacturing

Countries need to invest in research and ratify African Medicines Agency treaty to regulate manufacture of home-grown medical products.

Sylvia Wairimu Maina, a PhD scholar at Sokoine University, Tanzania, conducting research

What’s in an African cabbage? A lot, says researcher

Africaagriculture

Sylvia Wairimu Maina (from Kenya) talks about her doctoral research on the nutritional benefits of the African cabbage.

Fatoumata Thiam.

Using Artificial Intelligence to transform agriculture in Africa

AfricaagricultureFatoumata Thiam (from Senegal) talks about her groundbreaking research that assesses energy efficiency in irrigation networks.