الزراعة والتنمية الريفية والغابات
After making peace, Ethiopia and Eritrea now focus on development: Both countries say they must make up for lost times
The 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.
Plaudits for the man who mends women: Celebrating Dr. Denis Mukwege: Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2018
When 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).
Fighting ‘hidden hunger’ with fortified foods: Lack of key nutrients in food impedes growth
For 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.
Kofi Annan: Tribute to a rare gentleman
He could give you his full attention for a few seconds and leave you with the feeling you mattered. This is a quality you will recognize in very few individuals. It is emotional and profound. That’s because people occupying powerful positions more commonly portray arrogance and impatience. It could be true such people are usually quite busy, which explains their limited time for kindness or small talk. That is the normal behaviour you sort of expect. And, then, there was the Kofi Annan way.
African migrants keen to retain their cultural values abroad: African children abroad struggle over cultural identity
To 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.
Global warming: Severe consequences for Africa: New report projects greater temperature increases
Record global greenhouse gas emissions are putting the world on a path toward unacceptable warming, with serious implications for development prospects in Africa.
Youth profile: Egypt ‘Ify’ Ufele: African themes a standout in young designer’s fashion line
The 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.
Risky journey to Europe: Search for greener pastures carries deadly consequences
Alone 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.
Confronting the challenges of migration in West and Central Africa: Sound policies and cooperation by countries are key
Without 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.
2019: Year of return for African Diaspora: Ghana rolls out the red carpet to encourage resettlement in the motherland
In 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.
Ending violence against women and girls in the Sahel: Crucial for sustainable development
After 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.
Africa’s freedom struggles and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 70 years since its adoption, the declaration has inspired liberation movements
Sovereign 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.
Africa Dialogue Series launched
The 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.
Entretien: Ibrahim Thiaw, conseiller spécial pour le Sahel, Transformer le Sahel en une terre d’opportunités
D’originaire mauritanienne, Ibrahim Thiaw a récemment été nommé conseiller spécial du Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies pour le Sahel. Ancien directeur exécutif adjoint de ONU-Environnement, M. Thiaw est notamment chargé de mobiliser un soutien national et international pour le développement socio-économique de la région du Sahel, qui couvre 10 pays africains. M. Thiaw s’est entretenu avec Minielle Baro du Centre d’information des Nations Unies à Dakar sur sa vision, le sentiment d’urgence et les opportunités d’investissement au Sahel.
Vêtements d’intérieur: Le luxe africain s’exporte
Depuis des siècles, des matériaux non finis destinés à la fabrication de vêtements — soie, coton, peaux — sont vendus et expédiés d’Afrique vers les capitales occidentales de la mode, notamment Londres, Paris et New York. En contrepartie, un petit nombre de vêtements prêt-à-porter, de chaussures bon marché et de vêtements d’occasion retrouvent le chemin de l’Afrique — à des prix largement majorés ou sous forme de dons caritatifs.
La technologie, un outil deliberté pour les africaines
Les applications de mise en relation entre chauffeurs et passagers prolifèrent partout dans le monde et An Nisa Taxi, lancé l’année dernière au Kenya, est l’une des plus remarquables d’Afrique.
La liberté économique desfemmes profite à tous
Souhayata Haidara est fonctionnaire et aime décrire sa vie dans une société patriarcale. Sa carrière est d’ailleurs un exemple de patience et de persévérance, confie-t-elle.
Préparer les diplômés africains aux emplois d’aujourd’hui
Les mégalopoles attirent les investisseurs
Les mégapoles, ces villes d’au moins 10 millions d’habitants, prolifèrent partout en Afrique. Le Caire en Égypte, Kinshasa en République Démocratique du Congo et Lagos au Nigeria sont déjà des mégalopoles, tandis que Luanda en Angola, Dar es Salaam en Tanzanie et Johannesbourg en Afrique du Sud atteindront ce statut, d’ici 2030.
Musique africaine: aller-retour cotonou-la havane
Dimanche soir à Aba House, un bar en plein air de Lomé, la capitale togolaise : d`élégants jeunes gens en tenues africaines modernes occupent la piste de danse tandis que le bassiste accélère le tempo. Puissance et émotion sont au rendez-vous.