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AUDA-NEPAD gender advocates
Gender Equality

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.
Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, stands as a powerful symbol of the transatlantic slave trade.
Human Rights

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.
Africa’s digital ecosystem is becoming more robust by the day
Food Systems

22 billion reasons for Africa to invest in digital

agriculture Agricultural value chains for a crisis-driven world.
Amb. Martin Kimani, the new Chair of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent.
Social Justice

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.

Editor Picks

Abidjan, District Autonome d'Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Economic Development

The long winding road to Africa’s infrastructure development

A woman.
Health

Skyrocketing healthcare costs in Africa driving families into poverty

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

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (right) at the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

History made as Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala picked to head WTO

WTOtrade

The Nigerian former minister is the first woman and first African to hold this position

Ebola vaccination is underway in Guinea to curb new outbreak

West African countries ramp up Ebola preparedness

ebola

WHO has disbursed US$ 1.25 million to support the response in Guinea and to reinforce Ebola readiness in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa

Turning the tide for women and girls caught in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado crisis

Mozambiquegender-based violence (GBV)

The resource-rich land of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique has developed one of the continent’s most complex and layered crises.

An image of Bimsen Beeharry.

Mauritius: A fisherman’s life amid COVID-19 and an oil-polluted ocean

MauritiusPollution

“From where we live, we could see that the MV Wakashio had run aground on the reefs,” says Bimsen Beeharry.

Amanda Serumaga, UNDP’s Resident Representative for Mauritius and Seychelles

COVID-19, oil spill in Mauritius highlight the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States

MauritiusPollution

— Amanda Serumaga, UNDP’s Resident Representative for Mauritius and Seychelles.

Staff unload the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by COVAX at Kotoka International Ai

Ghana receives COVID-19 vaccinations

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First historic shipment from international COVAX facility

An image of Lake Naivasha in southern-central Kenya.

Making peace with nature is possible, if we start now

Sustainable Development GoalsCOP

Despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions caused by the pandemic, the world is still headed for global warming of more than 3°C this century.

An image of Margaret Chepoteltel of Amudat District.

'My daughters will never undergo FGM'

FGMFemale Genital Mutiliation

— Survivors are leading the push to end female genital mutilation

An image of bank notes.

Tackling illicit financial flows to secure Africa’s future, curb conflict

Illicit Financial Flows

Annual US$88.6 billion illicit capital flight loss needs to be seen as missed development opportunities.

An image of Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi.

New AU chair DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi sets ambitious agenda for 2021

COVID19AfCFTA

Top priorities are COVID-19, the AfCFTA, peace, climate change, integration, gender equality and promoting African culture.

An image of Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC.

Africa CDC: There is a continental plan to vaccinate millions of Africans

COVID19Coronavirus Vaccine

— Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC

An image of Digital Fingerprinting.

African countries embracing biometrics, digital IDs

Nigeriabiometrics

New digital technologies have enabled countries to leapfrog outdated tools and progress to modern innovations.