Human Rights
Courteney’s quest for e-Democracy
From Zimbabwe’s Tech to Global Recognition
Peace and Security
Elections in Liberia: UN-ECOWAS joint mission calls for peaceful electioneering period
All political actors urged to safeguard the hard-earned peace and national cohesion of the country
Gender
Sudan: 缅北禁地condemns spike in violence against women and girls
Top 缅北禁地officials call for an immediate end to the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, want perpetrators held accountable
Op-Ed
Two years after the killing of George Floyd, urgency to end racial inequalities and discrimination beckons
Op Ed by the United Nations Senior Officials of African Descent Group (UNSAG)
Financing For Development
Tackling illicit financial flows, a matter of survival for Africa’s development
Addressing IFFs requires tackling imbalance in the international financial and trade systems, and confronting weak institutions
Peace and Security
Elections in Africa go on amid COVID-19
Despite the pandemic, most countries stuck to their polling schedules in 2020.
Human Rights
“It is worth fighting for even one child’s life”
— Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis, Mandela Prize Laureate 2020
Human Rights
“I will continue fighting FGM to protect women and girls”
— Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté, Mandela Prize Laureate 2020
Youth and Political Participation
Youth: Getting ready for public office
Young Africans celebrate the first fruit of ‘Not Too Young to Run’ Campaign
Elections
The evolving state of African elections
Twenty African countries to elect their leaders in 2018
Elections
Gambia’s democracy survives political turbulence
Peaceful transfer of power trending on the continent
Justice
ICC: Beyond the threats of withdrawal
African countries in dilemma over whether to leave or support the International Criminal Court
Strong Institutions
The art of midwifing elections in Africa
Credible electoral bodies key to ensuring peace and stability
Web Feature
African presidential elections 2015: Nigeria leads the way
Seven other African countries; Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Central Africa Republic, the Comoros, C?te d’Ivoire, Sudan and Togo are set to hold elections in 2015
Also
Annan asserts primacy of human rights
'Human rights are African rights, not an imposition or plot by the industrialized West'
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Influencing policy is ‘not a numbers game’
More women in Africa enter public office, but still wield little power
Also
Stabilizing Somalia: a new chapter begins
A “make or break” point for the country’s new leaders
Also
Building peace from the ground up
Key roles for civil society in keeping violence at bay
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NEPAD at 10
Improving Africa’s governance, before it’s too late
Peer review opening avenues for citizen engagement
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NEPAD at 10
Improving Africa’s governance, before it’s too late
Peer review opening avenues for citizen engagement
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African elections: works in progress
Trends are encouraging, but some polls still fall short
Cover Story
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights
Africa at 50
Good governance: central to all progress
Autocracy gives way to multi-party elections and greater openness
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For African business, ending corruption is ‘priority number one’
缅北禁地Global Compact urges companies to operate ethically
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Security for the highest bidder
Shoddy policing for the many, costly private protection for the few
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Organized crime targets weak African states
缅北禁地urges stronger police, anti-corruption action to fight crime networks
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African gays and lesbians combat bias
An ‘invisible’ minority seeks legal safeguards, acceptance
Cover Story
‘Indigenous’ people fight for inclusion
Press for an end to discrimination and marginalization
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Ghana takes African governance exam
“Peer review” highlights progress, need for more reforms
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Liberian woman breaks the ‘glass ceiling’
Ambitious agenda for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
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Getting to the heart of the matter
An interview with Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai
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