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Africa Renewal - Volume 32, Issue 3, 2019
Volume 32, Issue 3, 2019
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Africa Dialogue Series launched
Author: Sharon Birch-JeffreyThe United Nations has launched a new initiative to promote Africa’s agenda. Organised by the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Africa Dialogue Series (ADS) will provide interactive opportunities to discuss and identify areas in which the UN, the African Union and the broader international community can mobilise efforts for a prosperous and peaceful Africa.
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Ending violence against women and girls in the Sahel: Crucial for sustainable development
Author: Amina J. MohammedAfter flying into the city of Bol in the Republic of Chad, over the lush fields and receding lakes, we landed to a rapturous welcome from traditional rulers and local women. Their faces reflected a hope and dignity slipping away under the harsh reality of poverty and insecurity. The women, smiling at us as we disembarked, showed the same resilience I have seen in women in countless contexts: an ability to survive, even in the face of multiple forms of violence and insecurity at home, in public or from political conflict.
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Plaudits for the man who mends women: Celebrating Dr. Denis Mukwege: Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2018
Author: Franck KuwonuWhen in October 2018 Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist and specialist in reconstructive surgery, won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018, the world’s media celebrated the extraordinary life of a doctor often referred to as “the man who mends women.” The moniker is a recognition of the years he has spent fixing the bodies of sexually assaulted women and girls in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Speaking up against gender-based violence: 16 days of campaign against GBV wants women to be heard
Author: United NationsEach year, the world comes together in a campaign to speak out on one topic: ending violence against women and girls. Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins on 25 November, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and runs through Human Rights Day on 10 December
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Towards a safe and orderly migration: A global migration compact may help combat the myth that migrants are liabilities
Author: Kingsley IghoborIn August 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May visited countries in Africa, sparking hope of increased foreign direct investments (FDI) in the continent.
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Risky journey to Europe: Search for greener pastures carries deadly consequences
Authors: Franck Kuwonu and Louise DonavanAlone in Niger, the young man sits, filled with regrets. “I didn’t necessarily want to come this far,” he says with anguish. “Khartoum may have been OK.” What made him extend his flight to a destination unknown, he wonders. He survived a perilous journey across deserts and seas, but at a terrible cost. His brother, with whom he was so close, lost his life after leaving the Sudanese capital, where the two had briefly settled after fleeing Eritrea, the country of their birth, as a result of political instability.
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A life on the move: From the ravages of war to culture shock in Europe
Author: Pavithra RaoLucia Kula was only eight when war came to her doorstep and upended her life. A civil war had raged for years in her birthplace of Angola and her father was held political prisoner. To save her two daughters, Lucia’s mother picked up the family and fled for safer ground.
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Confronting the challenges of migration in West and Central Africa: Sound policies and cooperation by countries are key
Author: Richard DanzigerWithout a doubt, migration is a defining issue of this century. One billion people, one-seventh of the world’s population, are migrants. Some 258 million people are international migrants, 40 million are internally displaced and 24 million are refugees or asylum seekers. In 2018, there is no longer a single state that can claim to be untouched by human mobility.
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African migrants keen to retain their cultural values abroad: African children abroad struggle over cultural identity
Author: Sharon Birch-JeffreyTo experience a taste of African culture deep inside the Big Apple, visitors—including many Senegalese—turn to Le Petit Senegal (Little Senegal), a West African neighborhood in West Harlem, New York.
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Interview: Ashraf El Nour, Director, IOM New York, Migration can be a catalyst for economic growth
Author: Zipporah MusauMigration is at the heart of every discussion on sustainable development in Africa today. Experts paint a more complex picture than the too-common images of young African migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Who in Africa is migrating, how and where to? Africa Renewal’s Zipporah Musau sat down with Ashraf El Nour, the Director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office to the UN in New York to find out more. Here are some excerpts.
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Uganda stands out in refugees hospitality: The country hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa — more than a million
Author: Sulaiman MomoduAs thousands of desperate men, women and children flee conflicts and natural disasters in search of a place of refuge, some countries are debating whether to accept or reject asylum seekers. But Uganda has opened its doors to refugees in record numbers.
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2019: Year of return for African Diaspora: Ghana rolls out the red carpet to encourage resettlement in the motherland
Author: Benjamin TettehIn the heart of Accra, Ghana’s capital, just a few meters from the United States embassy, lie the tombs of W. E. B. Du Bois, a great African-American civil rights leader, and his wife, Shirley. The founder of the US-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People moved to Accra in 1961, settling in the city’s serene residential area of Labone and living there until his death in August 1963.
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Youth profile: Egypt ‘Ify’ Ufele: African themes a standout in young designer’s fashion line
Author: Sonya BeardThe showroom in her Queens home in New York is bedecked with all the accoutrements of a young designer who has caught the eye of the high-flying New York fashion scene.
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A double challenge for the disabled: Stigma prevents many people with disabilities from entering the workforce
Author: Finbarr ToeslandAt five years of age, Kenneth Habaalu, a Zambian, was paralysed by polio, a viral disease that attacks the nerves. Mr. Habaalu’s paralysis appeared to cut short any hopes of getting an education and finding a job later in life. But thanks to his brother who paid his tuition, he acquired a diploma in management.
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Africa’s freedom struggles and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 70 years since its adoption, the declaration has inspired liberation movements
Author: Franck KuwonuSovereign African countries barely existed when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, three years after the end of World War II.
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Interview: Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Nigeria needs free, fair and credible elections
Author: Kingsley IghoborEdward Kallon is the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, a country that recently exited a painful economic recession. At the same time, insecurity stemming from the continuing terrorist activities of Boko Haram insurgents has not abated. Under these conditions, some 80 million Nigerians will go to the polls in February 2019 to elect a president, the governors of 29 of Nigeria’s 36 states and all federal and state legislators. On these and other pertinent issues, Africa Renewal’s Kingsley Ighobor interviewed Mr. Kallon. These are excerpts.
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Crisis worsens in Cameroon: People flee as the UN calls for national reconciliation and durable solution
Author: Franck KuwonuWhat started as a struggle for equality and justice by citizens of southern Cameroon has spiraled into a fullblown crisis. Rebel groups seeking an end to what they consider domination of the anglophone south by the francophone north have taken up weapons against the government’s security forces, causing hundreds to die while tens of thousands are forced from their homes.
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After making peace, Ethiopia and Eritrea now focus on development: Both countries say they must make up for lost times
Author: Daniel OtienoThe winds of change are blowing across the Horn of Africa following the signing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, of the 17 September peace agreement by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.
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Fighting ‘hidden hunger’ with fortified foods: Lack of key nutrients in food impedes growth
Author: Brenda WawaFor years, boosting agricultural production was believed to be the solution to world hunger and malnourishment. But years of intensive farming with chemical fertilizers and pesticides has done little to move the needle on food insecurity, health metrics or life expectancy.
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Global warming: Severe consequences for Africa: New report projects greater temperature increases
Author: Dan ShepardRecord global greenhouse gas emissions are putting the world on a path toward unacceptable warming, with serious implications for development prospects in Africa.
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