Africa

Jackline Urujeni from Rwanda, serving in South Sudan

‘Women are effective in building peace and unity’

Africa South Sudan

— Jackline Urujeni from Rwanda, serving in South Sudan

Africa’s telecoms infrastructure services need to be revamped if the continent is to effectively deliver digital health services, a new paper from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) notes.

COVID-19: Revamping Africa’s telecoms infrastructure crucial for digital health services

Africa COVID-19

Dr. Theo-Ben Kandetu (Namibia)

We’ll get through this if we support one another

Africa COVID-19

— Dr. Theo-Ben Kandetu (Namibia)

The UN Economic Commission for Africa is helping to bring unique African...

Electronic trade rekindling sales for African businesses during COVID-19

Africa COVID-19

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today released a Policy Brief which provides a preliminary analysis, from an African perspective, of the limits of international trade law in times of crisis such as now and offers powerful policy recommendations f

Covid-19 and Export Restrictions: The Limits of International Trade Law and Lessons for the AfCFTA

Africa COVID-19

A Ugandan enterprise helps communities of farmers to overcome the effects of coronavirus.

Access to finance rescues farmers during COVID-19

Africa COVID-19

Transhumant herder and families accounts for an estimated 20 per cent of the total population in West and Central Africa, are forced to stop their seasonal migration as a result of border closures.

Responding to the pandemic amid multi-layered crises in the Sahel: “Stop the virus, not the people”

Children fill their cups at a water point built by UNICEF at Kanyosha III primary school in Bujumbura, Burundi.

AU and UN appeal for ‘stable and peaceful environment’ for Burundi elections

Growing alliance of news and entertainment companies brings focus on socio-economic impact of COVID-19 crisis to its two-billion-strong audience

United Nations SDG Media Compact hits 100-member mark

Igihozo, 11, listens to a lesson on a radio after his school was closed in Rwanda.

Radio lessons: In Africa schools are closed, but learning goes on

Africa COVID-19

Countries use radio, TV and internet to keep students engaged

-Okwa Morphy from Nigeria, serving in South Sudan

'I am passionate about Human Rights'

Africa peacekeepers

— Okwa Morphy from Nigeria, serving in South Sudan

-Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA)

AfCFTA: Implementing Africa’s free trade pact the best stimulus for post-COVID-19 economies

Africa COVID-19

— Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat