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A new era for African media

5 Aug 2016

The advent of digital media has turned the media landscape upside down. The news cycle moves at lightning speed, thanks to live tweeting, blogging and citizen journalism, all unknown just a few years...

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The art of midwifing elections in Africa

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Bamboo: Africa’s untapped potential

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Lack of resources affecting interventions

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Closing Africa’s ‘elusive’ gender gap

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Architects at the drawing board of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) identified gender...
Women, peace & security

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To avoid wars, give diplomacy a chance - Mr. Sampaio

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Jorge Sampaio, former President of Portugal, and Dr. Helena Ndume, a Namibian ophtalmologist, are...
Loans to women = smart economics

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“Table banking” may not be a complex financial concept, but it is making a difference in the lives...
Women seek greater role in rebuilding Central African Republic

13 Apr 2015
The security and humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) may be dire, but the...
Progress towards gender parity still slow, uneven

30 Mar 2015
It’s been 20 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap that...