November 30, 2011
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Africa: 'Peer Review' and Civil Society Keep African Leaders On Their Toes [interview]
Amos Sawyer is a member of the Panel of Eminent Persons of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), established in 2003 by the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD),... Read more »
November 12, 2011
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Southern Africa: 'Development Is Not Going to Happen Without Women' [interview]
Nomcebo Manzini is the regional director for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands of the United Nations' recently-created Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of... Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Peacebuilding Meets Key Goals
Countries emerging from conflicts often face huge development challenges. With support from the UN Peacebuilding Commission, Sierra Leone is a showcase of how a country can... Read more »
November 02, 2011
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South Sudan: Clearing Nation of Its Deadly Landmines
Juba - Before 2004 it would take three to four days to travel to Juba from the border towns of Nimule and Kapoeta. Cycling was the safest means of transport. The entire area of... Read more »
October 26, 2011
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Ethiopia: Battling Poverty With Tiny Bits of Cash [analysis]
Bishoftu - At the outskirts of this town, 45 kilometres south of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, Aselefech Desalegn fights the flames she uses for baking enjera, Ethiopia's... Read more »
October 25, 2011
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Africa: In the South of the Sahara, Echoes of the Northern Revolutions
As the "Arab Spring" of mass protests for democracy that is roiling much of North Africa and the Middle East slips past mid-year, activists and power holders across Africa continue... Read more »
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Africa: NEPAD Was a Remarkable Vision By African Leaders [interview]
In 2001, African leaders officially adopted the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) as the continent's premier framework for economic, social and political... Read more »
October 03, 2011
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Kenya: Wangari Maathai, the Woman of Trees, Dies
Kenya's Wangari Muta Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner, environmentalist and human rights activist, died 25 September at age 71. A mother of three, she devoted her life to... Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Exclusive Interview With Alassane Ouattara, [interview]
President of Côte d'Ivoire 'The priority is economic recovery' Read more »
September 19, 2011
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East Africa: Tackling the Evil of Famine
Images of starving Somalis have shaken the conscience of the world: stomachs flattened by hunger, sagging flesh and noses dripping in mucus, fed on by opportunistic toilet flies.... Read more »
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Africa: Elections - the Good, the Bad, and the Rest [analysis]
Twenty years into the continent's era of multiparty elections, with around 60 contests taking place in Africa this year alone, three dominant trends persist, observes UN Africa... Read more »
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Nigeria: In Elections, Record Social Media Use
In 2008, then US presidential candidate Barack Obama broke new ground by using social media in ways never seen before. Yet it was Goodluck Jonathan, the recently elected president... Read more »
September 06, 2011
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Somalia: Secretary-General Urges Implementation Roadmap for Unity, Peace and Stability [document]
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Read more »
August 25, 2011
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Africa: Aids Breakthrough High Hopes Hit Tight Budgets [analysis]
After 30 years and over 20 million deaths in Africa alone, US researchers report that early treatment of people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that leads to... Read more »
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Africa: Microfinance - What Role in Africa's Development?
The honeymoon with microfinance is over. Read more »
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Africa: Pour les Pays les moins avancés d?Afrique, le début d?une ère nouvelle
L’aide, un débat démodé ? En mai dernier, lors de la Conférence de l’Onu sur les Pays les Moins Avancés (33 sur les 47 sont... Read more »
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North Africa: Les femmes au c?ur des révolutions
En Tunisie et en Égypte notamment, les femmes ont une fois encore prouvé l’importance de leur rôle lors des révolutions. Pour Afrique Renouveau,... Read more »
August 17, 2011
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East Africa: Tackling the Evils of Famine
Images of starving Somalis have shaken the conscience of the world: stomachs flattened by hunger, sagging flesh and noses dripping in mucus, fed on by opportunistic toilet flies.... Read more »
August 11, 2011
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South Sudan: After Independence, What Next for State?
With a roaring cheer the people of South Sudan welcomed the newest nation in the world on July 9. Couples embraced and men cried as the new national anthem was sung for the first... Read more »
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Africa: Food Crisis - Time to Break the Cycle
Once every few years, the world goes through a familiar ritual: various factors converge to trigger unusual increases in global food prices. In response, countries rush through... Read more »
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