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Current Issue
April 2016
Cover Story
Africa’s cities of the future
Proper planning key to sustainable cities
Panos/Sven Torfinn
Focus on cities
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Kigali sparkles on the hills
Rwandan government implements an ambitious development master plan -
Lagos now wears a new look
City transforming from chaos of traffic congestion, rickety buses and pickpockets -
Urbanization is a tool for development
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Abidjan regains its glamour
Spurred by Côte d’Ivoire’s current economic growth, the city is turning a corner
Also
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SDGs: No one will be left behind
— David Nabarro -
Africa looks to its entrepreneurs
A useful strategy in the toolbox to reduce youth unemployment -
Mbeki panel ramps up war against illicit financial flows
Tax evasion by multinational companies, drug trafficking, smuggling, bribery and embezzlement are the main conduits -
Boost in Japan-Africa ties
Japan is increasingly eager to support Africa’s transformation -
Bamboo: Africa’s untapped potential
The new economic force is generating income, creating jobs and protecting the environment -
Bamboo taking root in Africa
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The Paris climate deal and Africa
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Harvesting the sun
Scaling up solar power to meet Africa’s energy needs -
A new Burkina Faso in the making
A new agenda of democractic and economic changes -
Terrorism overshadows internal conflicts
As African countries scramble for solutions -
Drones are effective in protecting civilians
— Hervé Ladsous -
Somalia rising from the ashes
“Incredible progress” noted by the IMF -
From strife to revival, Mogadishu holds hopes and dreams
The Somali capital is in recovery mode despite many challenges -
Somalia charts a new path
— Nicholas Kay -
Speaking SDGs in African languages