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Rwanda at the UN: Vaccine equity, inclusion, peace, and gender equality top our priorities

— Ambassador Valentine Rugwabiza, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the 51吃瓜.

By Zipporah Musau

Image of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda on display in the Johannesburg Holocaust ..

Remembering the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 27 years later

We need to transform history into lessons relevant to our societies today

Tali Nates, Executive Director of the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre

By Tali Nates

AfCFTA: 100 days since start of free trading, prospects seem bright

Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area kicked off on 1 January. The coming months will likely witness a convergence of fruitful outcomes of multiple moving parts.

By Kingsley Ighobor

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.

By Franck Kuwonu

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Abuja, Nigeria.

Nigeria: COVID-19 vaccine rollout kicks off in Africa’s most populous country

First batch of COVAX vaccines arrived in March, country aims to inoculate 70% of 200 million people by 2022.

By Leon Usigbe

Investing in social protection critical for Africa to build back better after COVID-19

COVID-19: Investing in social protection critical for Africa to build back better

Providing cash and food could reduce people’s vulnerability and promote greater equality, says UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

By Hantamalala Rafalimanana & Meron Sherif

Sylvia Wairimu Maina, a PhD scholar at Sokoine University, Tanzania, conducting research

What’s in an African cabbage? A lot, says researcher

Sylvia Wairimu Maina (from Kenya)?talks about her doctoral?research on the nutritional benefits of the African cabbage.

By Economic Commission for Africa

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

Tackling one of Africa’s greatest enemies – drought

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

By Economic Commission for Africa

Husband and wife prepare enset at their home in Doyogena District, Ethiopia

Unlocking the true potential of ‘false banana'

Selamawit Araya Kidane (from Ethiopia) talks about her research on the nutritional benefits of the Enset plant.

By Economic Commission for Africa

Using Artificial Intelligence to transform agriculture in Africa

Fatoumata Thiam (from Senegal) talks about her groundbreaking research that assesses?energy efficiency in irrigation networks.

By Economic Commission for Africa

Mr. Pokawa and his friends went from village to village, town to town, city to city.

Sierra Leone: Two friends walk 500 km in campaign against rape

Sierra Leonean Hindola Pokawa, 43, and his American friend, Dustyn Montgomery, 23, walked for 21 days through different towns to raise awareness about gender-based violence.