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Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the African Union

Africa needs more funds to fight COVID-19

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—Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund.

Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the African Union

'Our goal is speedy vaccination of 800 million Africans'

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—Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund.

Damilola Ogunbiyi

Energy will play a critical role in the success of Africa’s free trade area

—Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All.

Mike Nkhombo Khunga

Food Systems Champion Mike Khunga, Malawi

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From the Civil Society Organization Nutrition Alliance (CSONA) Mr Khunga is leading work on youth engagement.

Lucy Muchoki

Food Systems Champion Lucy Muchoki, Kenya

food championsThe Executive Director, Pan-African Agribusiness and Agroindustry Consortium (PanAAC) has organized talks for South Africa in the SMEs region.

Food Systems Champion Divine Ntiokam, Cameroon

food championsThe Founder & Managing Director of the Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN) set up a global Food Systems Summit Heroes Database and convened dialogues.
Joyce Msuya

Science has spoken, we must keep our foot on the environmental pedal

World Environment Day— UNEP Deputy Executive Director Joyce Msuya
Cristina Duarte, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa

Africa Dialogue Series: Harnessing culture for development

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Africa’s rich culture should go beyond artistic decorations, music or dance and showcase a strong set of values that embrace change, generate innovations and to contribute to the world.

Jewel Taylor, Vice President of Liberia.

Liberia's Vice President Jewel Taylor calls for an African industrial revolution

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In an interview with Africa Renewal, Ms. Taylor also discusses Liberia's development priorities.

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

Tackling one of Africa’s greatest enemies – drought

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