Climate Change
This African Climate Summit is, in many ways, a financing summit
A statement issued by Stephen Jackson, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya, ahead of the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya (4-6 September)
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.
Health
Inequalities are blocking the end of the AIDS pandemic, say UN
The new UNAIDS report ‘Dangerous Inequalities’ shows how world leaders can tackle those inequalities
Kenya@UNSC
Many countries unable to manage diversity, says Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta
He called for political cohesion that strengthens public confidence in institutions and provides people with the sense that the State fully embraces diversity.
Culture and Education
How podcasting is taking Africa by storm
A vibrant Africa-centered social media platform is bringing African voices together.
Gender
Breaking the silence that led to surge in teenage pregnancies
In an environment where most families view sex as a taboo subject, parents are often in denial about their children being sexually active.
Health
Kenyan coastal community defeats lead polluter in court
3,000 slum dwellers affected by lead poisoning awarded $12 million, but clean up pending.
Silencing the guns
#SilencingTheGuns: 7 African countries ramp up efforts to collect illegal firearms
Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, C?te d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Kenya participated in the AU's?Africa Amnesty Month in September.
Healthcare
"More effort, training still needed to fight COVID-19"
— Dr. Nancy Abuya, Medical Doctor, Kenya
16 Days of Activism
Violence against women spikes during heated electioneering
Some success in reducing the abuses, but obstacles to their elimination remain
16 Days of Activism
Violence against women spike during heated electioneering
Some success seen reducing the abuses but obstacles to their elimination remain
Cover Story
Small arms in Africa
Counting the cost of gun violence
Web Feature
For girls, ‘it is possible to dream big’
Interview with Juliana Rotich, a leading African voice on tech
Also
Building peace from the ground up
Key roles for civil society in keeping violence at bay
Sustainable development
Full steam ahead to sustainable energy
Tapping geothermal power in Kenya’s Rift Valley
Also
Social media for a social cause
Leading by example, Kenyans mobilize support for drought victims
Cover Story
Young Africans put technology to new uses
Kenyan software a tool for political participation
Cover Story
Abolishing fees boosts African schooling
A giant step for children, but governments must navigate the pitfalls
Also
An African chorus on climate change
From activists to presidents, a call for urgent global action
Also
Security for the highest bidder
Shoddy policing for the many, costly private protection for the few
Cover Story
Africa fights the ‘people trade’
Scourge of human trafficking ensnares hundreds of thousand
Also
Pursuit of justice or Western plot?
International indictments stir angry debate in Africa
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Seeking the ‘shoots’ of economic recovery
Uncertainty over when African growth will revive
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Mobilizing money at the grass roots
Self-help groups in Kenya boost domestic savings and investment
Also
Emerging economies hold promise for Africa
But governments must play smart to get the best deals
Also
Small loans widen horizons for the poor
More money behind microfinance groups in Africa
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Trading from Cape to Cairo
Regional groups aim to expand trade within the continent
Also
East Africa feels blows of Kenyan crisis
Economic and social repercussions affect entire region
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A bank in every African pocket?
Mobile phones expand access to financial services
NEPAD in action
New cable to connect eastern Africa
NEPAD pushes for cheaper, faster telecommunications
Cover Story
‘Indigenous’ people fight for inclusion
Press for an end to discrimination and marginalization
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Millions of activists for a day
Stand Up campaign seeks to garner public support to fight poverty
NEPAD in action
Kenya promotes ‘responsible tourism’
NEPAD efforts safeguard environment, combat poverty