Strengthening bonds in the Sahel
Confronting insecurity, joblessness, injustice and inequity could transform the region
Combating Africa’s inequalities
Obscene disparities: new UNDP study highlights chasm between rich and poor
The new face of the Sahel
Grassroots initiatives promote changes in livelihoods
Making African integration a reality
New strategies aim for public involvement, practical results
African Union: a dream under construction
Planners of new continental organization ponder design, encounter scepticism
Famine spreads across Africa
With 38 million facing starvation, “business as usual will not do”
Farmers embrace African 'miracle' rice
High-yielding 'Nerica' varieties to combat hunger and rural poverty
Brazil repaying its 'debt' to Africa
President's tour of Southern Africa strengthens South-South ties
The world reflects on Rwanda genocide
Annan urges action to prevent future tragedies
Africa and Asia forge stronger alliances
Expanding cooperation in trade, investment and technical assistance
A new Burkina Faso in the making
A new agenda of democractic and economic changes
The world reflects on Rwanda genocide
Annan urges action to prevent future tragedies
Africa and Asia forge stronger alliances
Expanding cooperation in trade, investment and technical assistance
South Africa marks a decade of freedom
Progress in many areas, but legacy of inequality runs deep
UN seeking to avert a 'new Rwanda'
Human rights, conflict prevention key to barring future genocides, says Annan
Civil society engages African plan
Despite criticisms, more grassroots groups want to work with NEPAD
Investors start to eye Africa
Hurdles to productive foreign investment remain high
Sexual violence, an 'invisible war crime'
Sierra Leone Truth Commission condemns abuse, discrimination
Sexual violence, an 'invisible war crime'
Sierra Leone Truth Commission condemns abuse, discrimination
Fighting African poverty, village by village
In Ghana, agriculture is central to project focused on achieving Millennium Development Goals
After Africa’s wars, a ‘new day’ for building peace
UN's Judy Cheng-Hopkins on peacebuilding work in Africa
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence
Building peace from the ground up
Key roles for civil society in keeping violence at bay
Community radio gives voice to shack dwellers
With new outlet, Korogocho residents push for reforms
‘Arab Spring’ stirs African hopes and anxieties
Will popular upsurge in the north help spur reform south of the Sahara?
Investing in Africa's farms — and its future
NEPAD encourages more spending on agricultural production
Securing lasting peace in Africa
Modest progress in overcoming conflicts, but challenges persist
Weighing a half century of independence
Beyond ‘heady days’ and sobering reality lies great untapped potential
Africans extend solidarity to Haiti
Money, food and medicines from “mother Africa” to her diaspora
Africa defends democratic rule
“Zero tolerance” for coups, constitutional violations
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence
Climate deal: hard work lies ahead
Africans press strong case at Copenhagen talks
Africa looks beyond ‘war on terror’
For long-term solutions rooted in development, human rights
Africa sharpens its voice on climate
Leaders forging a common position for climate change talks
Debt relief for post-war rebuilding
Liberia scores big, but the Congo and C?te d’Ivoire are still waiting
Setting foreign fighters on the road home
Repatriation of ex-combatants vital to securing regional peace
Reforming Africa’s security forces
For armies and police that protect citizens, not abuse them
Africa braces for global shockwaves
Growth slows, but Africa’s economies are now more resilient
Out of crisis, opportunity?
Africa seeks a voice in global financial management
Closing Ghana’s national poverty gap
North-south disparities challenge attainment of Millennium Development Goals
Price protests expose state faults
Rioting and repression reflect problems of African governance
Fighting African poverty, village by village
Innovative project in Ghana focuses on achieving Millennium goals
Safeguarding children from armed conflict
Progress in a few countries, but victimization still widespread
AIDS deaths are declining, reports UN
But new data show that epidemic remains huge in Africa
Building a state for the Congolese people
Beyond peace and elections, fundamental reforms are essential
Linking disarmament with justice
chieving peace should not mean ignoring past atrocities
Pact to end use of children in war
States vow to ‘spare no effort’ in freeing child soldiers
Africa a priority for new UN head
Ban Ki-moon sets African issues high on the global agenda
Conflict resources: from ‘curse’ to blessing
Transforming an African war risk into a peace asset
Darfur facing even greater horror
With Sudan crisis sharpening, UN sees no time for “half measures”
Ghana takes African governance exam
“Peer review” highlights progress, need for more reforms
Combating inequality in Africa
Lessen inequities to reduce poverty and reach MDGs, says UN
African AIDS battle at a crossroads
Progress in a few countries, but huge effort remains
Preventing genocide: from rhetoric to action
UN Special Adviser urges firm measures against Darfur slaughter
Seeking peace with justice in Uganda
International charges filed against northern rebel leaders
Liberian woman breaks the ‘glass ceiling’
Ambitious agenda for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Reintegration of ex-combatants
When war ends: transforming Africa’s fighters into builders
Women: Africa's ignored combatants
Gradual progress towards a greater role in DDR
Focusing aid on Africa’s own priorities
More financing for Millennium Development Goals, but still far to go
Peace pact raises hope in Senegal
After 22 years, Casamance war is winding down
Combating Africa’s ‘silent tsunamis’
Donor momentum builds for greater aid to the continent