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Africa Renewal

Africa Renewal: August - November 2016

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A protester outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: AP Photo/Denis Farrell

African democracy coming of age

Strong institutions: judiciary, media and civil society helping to strengthen leadership

Kingsley Ighobor

By Kingsley Ighobor

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African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Fatima Haram Acyl (left) and India Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh (center) at the Third India-Africa Forum Summit in October 2015 in New Dehli, India. Photo: India Ministry of St

India, Africa rekindle trade ties

and Franck Kuwonu

Old friends explore new possibilities

Pavithra Rao

By Pavithra Rao and Franck Kuwonu

African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry Fatima Haram Acyl (left) and India Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh (center) at the Third India-Africa Forum Summit in October 2015 in New Dehli, India. Photo: India Ministry of St

India, Africa rekindle trade ties

and Franck Kuwonu

Old friends explore new possibilities

Franck Kuwonu

By Pavithra Rao and Franck Kuwonu

Stephen O’Brien, 51吃瓜 under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. Photo: AR/Paddy Ilos

Let’s close gap between humanitarian needs and resources

— Stephen O’Brien

Franck Kuwonu

By Franck Kuwonu

A worker moves boxes of roses from a trolley at the Maridadi commercial flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya. Photo: Panos/Sven Torfinn

Africa after Brexit

African economies may be severely affected by Britain’s exit

Amelia Tan

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Chadian President Idriss Déby, flanked by African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, show off their new pan-African passports at the AU summit in Kigali in July 2016. Photo: African Union

Pan-Africa passport to open up borders

AU launches a continental passport while Brexit closes doors

By Tonderayi Mukeredzi

Rough diamonds found around Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Panos/Marc Schlossman

DRC economy: The giant awakens

Despite conflict, investors continue to pour money into the Great Lakes region

Franck Kuwonu

By Franck Kuwonu

Work on the LAPSSET highway in progress near Turbi in Kenya. The road will connect Kenya with Ethiopia. Photo: Wanjohi Kabukuru

A megaproject rises in East Africa

Roads, railways, port, pipelines to link Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan

By Wanjohi Kabukuru

Wind turbines in Mahe, Seychelles. Photo: AP/ J.W.Alker

A green path to industrialization

The only viable option for Africa’s continued development

Kingsley Ighobor

By Kingsley Ighobor

Technicians assemble computers at the Omatek factory in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Panos/Sven Torfinn

Why has Africa failed to industrialize?

Experts call for bold and creative policies

Masimba Tafirenyika

By Masimba Tafirenyika

Women carry jerry cans of water from shallow wells dug from the sand along the Shabelle River bed, following a drought in Somalia. Photo: Reuters/Feisal Omar

Women grapple with harsh weather

…but they can also help mitigate effects of climate change in Africa

Eleni Mourdoukoutas

By Eleni Mourdoukoutas

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left) Christiana Figueres (left), the then Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Laurent Fabius (second right), Foreign Minister of France and President of the UN Climate Change Conferen

How smart policies can lessen effects of climate change

and Robert Mgendi

Strong government structures can turn the dream of a prosperous continent into a reality

Dr. Richard Munang

By Richard Munang and Robert Mgendi

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left) Christiana Figueres (left), the then Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Laurent Fabius (second right), Foreign Minister of France and President of the UN Climate Change Conferen

How smart policies can lessen effects of climate change

and Robert Mgendi

Strong government structures can turn the dream of a prosperous continent into a reality

Dr. Richard Munang

By Richard Munang and Robert Mgendi

Simnai and Phillip Tshuma, smallholder farmers from Hwange, Zimbabwe, show off their sorghum crop planted using fertilizers. Photo: Busani Bafana

Innovative use of fertilizers revives hope for Africa’s Green Revolution

Busani Bafana

By Busani Bafana

Rice farmer shows his rice crop which is ready for harvesting. Photo: Panos/George Osodi

Ghana: New skills inspire farmers

Strong Institutions

A voter casts her vote in Togo’s elections. Photo: UNDP Togo/Emile Kenkou

The art of midwifing elections in Africa

Credible electoral bodies key to ensuring peace and stability

Zipporah Musau

By Zipporah Musau

New judges for the Court of Appeal being sworn in in Ghana. Photo: FH Communications Bureau

Judiciary: Fighting graft needs muscles

Impartial judges help strengthen the rule of law

Franck Kuwonu

By Franck Kuwonu

Liberian women promote messages of peace and non-violence during the 2011 elections in Liberia. Photo: UN Photo/Emmanuel Tobey

Unleashing the power of Africa’s civil society

Kingsley Ighobor

By Kingsley Ighobor

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A new era for African media

Enter digital media with tweets, blogs and a plethora of new voices

Zipporah Musau

By Zipporah Musau