Africa

Solidarity Message: The system should protect us not harm us

Press Statement Fellow African youth and youth of Uganda, Kampala. Our hearts are heavy over the lost of an energetic,…

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As COVID-19 Exposes Gender Gaps Across Africa, ‘Women Deliver’ Mobilizes Young Leaders to Build a Gender-Equal Future

  In claiming lives and wreaking economic havoc throughout Africa, COVID-19 is placing an especially heavy burden on girls and women,…

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Understanding Africa and Emerging Markets in COVID-19

  We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 has swept throughout the world, and governments globally have taken drastic measures…

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Can sub-Saharan Africa achieve sustainable access to energy for all by 2030?

  In 2019, the global population without access to electricity dipped below 1 billion for the first time. This progress…

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African Union Executive Council endorses African Development Bank President Adesina for second term

The Executive Council of the African Union has supported Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s candidacy for a second term as President of…

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BBC World News Launch 6th Komla Dumor Award

Now in its sixth year, the BBC has begun its search for the next BBC World News Komla Dumor Award winner,…

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‘BBC Global Questions’ asks panel “Is South Africa Afrophobic?”

  This February, Global Questions, the BBC’s highly respected, internationally renowned, current affairs programme comes to Johannesburg to raise important questions…

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LOOKING TO AFRICA’S FUTURE: THE PROMISE OF TRANSNATIONAL TIES

Nearly seven years ago, when I became president of Yale University, five of the top twelve-and eleven of the top…

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ARREST OF UGANDA’S BOBI WINE SPELLS TROUBLE FOR 2021 ELECTION

  Ugandan authorities have stepped up their repression recently by blocking all “political” meetings – even those held in private…

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Ivory Coast pledges trafficking crackdown as 137 child victims are rescued

  Ivory Coast police on Monday vowed to ramp up efforts to stop child trafficking after rescuing 137 children from…

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