Africa Renewal: August 2013
Cover Story
A new burst of energy in industrial activity
Reliance on commodities has to stop, says report
Departments
Africa Watch
Ethiopia plans Africa＊s biggest dam
Africa Wired
Simple invention brokers peace between humans and wildlife
Also
Influencing policy is ＆not a numbers game＊
More women in Africa enter public office, but still wield little power
No place like home
Africa＊s skilled labour returns
Most African countries will be middle income by 2040
Interview with Carlos Lopes, executive secretary, Economic Commission for Africa
Shea butter nourishes opportunities for African women
Fair trade brings decent profits to millions
Slippery justice for victims of oil spills
Nigerian villagers lose lawsuit against an oil giant
Conflict Resolution
UN chief teams up with World Bank leader to resolve conflict and fight poverty in Congo
A new partnership brings in troops and dollars
Intervention brigade: End game in the Congo?
UN peacekeeping task enters a new phase
Uprooting the causes of conflicts
Momentum in post-conflict peacebuilding in Africa
Tapping migration wealth to fund development
African diaspora remittances can reduce poverty