In Focus
Peace and Security
This beat covers conflict resolution, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding activities; women’s involvement in peace and security; and efforts by individuals and governments to finally ‘Silence the Guns’ in Africa.
25 years on: Why peace needs women at the table
80 years on, what has the UN done for the world?
A Poet’s Peace
Editor Picks
Second Counter-Terrorism Week concludes with calls for global collaboration
The African aviation industry is looking for ways to recover after a loss of more than $ 6 billion due to globalization.
- Phelisa Frida Miya, 28, a paratrooper/riflewoman from South Africa serving in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
— Merveille-Noella Mada-Yayoro, 29, a journalist and a producer with Guira FM in CAR.
— Kossi Gavon, 24, is a lieutenant from Togo serving in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali. (MINUSMA).
On this Africa Day, I renew my call to developed nations to stand in solidarity with Africa.
Countries need to invest in research and ratify African Medicines Agency treaty to regulate manufacture of home-grown medical products.