Africa Renewal: January 2023
Gender
How business start-up kits are changing lives in Mozambique
By accessing economic opportunities and learning to run small businesses, women are building livelihoods and overcoming financial dependence on their partners
Supporting adolescent girls with disabilities through STEM
Michelle Obama, Melinda Gates, and Amal Clooney pledged to support adolescent girls
Climate Change
Crabshack floating restaurant thriving above mangrove trees
During high season it gets up 1,000 customers a day with monthly earnings of up to $30,000 and employs 42 staff
How Kenyan coastal villagers are cashing in on carbon credits
Mikoko Pamoja mangrove project expected to generate annual revenue of about $130,000
Sustainable Development Goals
Climate change destroys the livelihoods of Kenyan pastoralists
Amid acute and persistent drought, pastoralists in Northern Kenya—and other arid regions of Africa—are in dire straits and hinge hope on potential compensation for loss and damage.
Refugees & Migrants
Angolan refugees return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to build a new life
The voluntary refugee repatriation operation was organized by UNHCR, IOM, the Government of Angola and a number of other partners, with funding from the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF)
Economic Development
Africa: Economic growth decelerates before full recovery from pandemic-led contraction
Confluence of shocks on economies raised imbalances and elevated risks, says UN
Trade
Africa’s free trade on track, more efforts needed
Buoyant year ahead as AfCFTA marks 2nd Anniversary
Private sector urged to “own and drive” Africa’s continental free trade
Africa’s private sector accounts for 80 per cent of total production, two-thirds of investment, three-quarters of credit, and employs 90 per cent of the working-age population
AfCFTA is key in cushioning African LDCs from external shocks
Current trade patterns have exposed Africa’s poorest to commodity price volatilities and global shocks due to current trading patterns
Momentum builds for free movement under AfCFTA
Intra-African trade was largely stifled by stringent entry rules making it strenuous for citizens to move from one country to another
Health
Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak
Last patient was released from care on 30 November when the 42-day countdown to the end of the outbreak began
