Africa: Inclusion of Women and Land Rights As an Avenue to Accelerate the AfCFTA

[ad_1] Collective action in the form of women's groups has greatly benefited women in negotiating access to land To achieve the inclusion and developmental impacts in rural Africa, as well as for the sustainability of their environment, land tenure security is important. While it is clear that there is a direct link between productivity, trade and economic growth - a recurring question at the recent Conference on Land Policy in Africa is, what does it mean in terms of tradeoffs […]

January 2, 2024

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Africa: 2023 Has Been a Year of Enormous Suffering, Violence, and Climate Chaos. 2024 Must Be a Year for Rebuilding Trust and Restoring Hope.

[ad_1] Secretary-General's message for New Year 2024 2023 has been a year of enormous suffering, violence, and climate chaos. Humanity is in pain. Our planet is in peril. 2023 is the hottest year on record. People are getting crushed by growing poverty and hunger. Wars are growing in number and ferocity. And trust is in short supply. But pointing fingers and pointing guns lead nowhere. Humanity is strongest when we stand together. 2024 must be a year for rebuilding trust […]

January 2, 2024

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Africa: Interview – Ai Expert Warns of Digital Colonization in Africa

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe to help resolve certain major problems in Africa, from farming to the health sector, but Senegalese expert Seydina Moussa Ndiaye is warning of a new "colonization" of the continent by this new technology if foreign companies continue to feed on African data without involving local actors. One of 38 people members of the new UN advisory body on machine learning, Mr. Ndiaye spoke with UN News about the landscape ahead, building on his experience […]

January 2, 2024

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Africa: Intra-African Trade Provides an Opportunity for Inclusive Economic Growth

[ad_1] Women's land tenure security is essential for both their empowerment at a micro-level as agricultural producers in a household and at a macro-level for unlocking transformative social and economic benefits When the African Union adopted the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol) in 2003, the goal was to entrench the human, social, economic and political rights of women on the continent so that they can realize their full potential. Through the protocol, women are […]

January 2, 2024

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Africa: Afropop Game Changers 2024

[ad_1] Happy New Year. The future looks bright for African musicians and content creators as their ingenuity and talent are changing the global cultural landscape. Like the abundance of mineral wealth on the Continent, underground the cultural wealth of Africa and its diaspora runs deeper and hits are non-stop at the source. Many artists have been successful this past year but here are a few bands and artists who have changed the game completely for the dancefloor in 2024. Flavour […]

January 2, 2024

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BBC Sound of 2024: South Africa's Tyla says 'people are not ready' for debut album

[ad_1] After scoring a global hit with her summer anthem Water, Tyla comes fourth in the BBC Sound of 2024. [ad_2] Source link

January 2, 2024

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Ethiopia signs agreement with Somaliland paving way to sea access

[ad_1] The prime minister of the landlocked country has said that sea access was an existential question. [ad_2] Source link

January 2, 2024

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Afcon 2023: A pictorial journey through the Africa Cup of Nations

[ad_1] The Africa Cup of Nations has provided fireworks on and off the pitch since it was first played in 1957Fans, players and the world's media will soon descend on Ivory Coast for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on 13 January.The tournament provides colourful material for photographers such as Gavin Barker, who first covered the finals in 1996.As he prepares to travel to West Africa for […]

January 1, 2024

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Africa: South Africa’s ICJ Move Steps Up Pressure for End to War in Gaza

[ad_1] Cape Town — South Africa's referral of Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the grounds that the country is contravening the Genocide Convention adopted by the United Nations in the wake of the Holocaust steps up diplomatic pressures to end the war in Gaza. Unlike the International Criminal Court, established only in 2002 as part of the development of international humanitarian law since World War II, the ICJ – more commonly referred to as the World […]

January 1, 2024

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